The Travel Trinity: Fujinon XF 16-80mmF4 vs XF 18-55mm vs XF 18-135mm Specs Comparison

The Travel Trinity

Two of the most popular and loved travel lens options for Fujifilm X shooters are the Fujinon XF18-55mm f/2.8-4 and XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6.

But there is one lens, that might rule them all: the just announced Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4.

The XF16-80 sits nicely between the XF18-55 and XF18-135 in terms of size and price, but it stands out from the rest by offering 6 stops of OIS and a new feature, where the lens automatically detects if you are shooting on a tripod, and automatically adjust OIS accordingly.

Optically it’s all still to evaluate. But initial impressions as well as full size samples can be found in our live blogging.

In this post, we are going to just compare the mere specs of the travel trinity. So, if you want to compare filter size, weight, size, minimum focus distance and more, access this dedicated BHphoto specs comparison page.

Personally I am very happy with my XF18-135mm, which snapped my favorite image of 2018 and makes it hard for me to replace it with anything, unless the XF16-80 has some significant image quality advantage.

Time will tell how the XF16-80 stands up against the other zooms, and of course you’ll be the first to know, if you follow FujiRumors on Facebook, Instagram, RSS-feed, Youtube, Flipboard and Twitter.

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ANNOUNCED: Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 and GF 50mm f/3.5 – Hands On Reviews, Samples, Pre-Orders LIVE BLOG

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XF16-80mm f/4: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera

GF 50mm f/3.5: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera

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XF16-80mm f/4 Videos

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Size Comparison: Fujinon XF 16-80mmF4 vs XF 18-135/XF16-55 and GF50mmF3.5 vs GF63/GF45

I took the leaked images of the Fujinon XF16-80mm f/4 and Fujinon GF 50mm f/3.5 and made a size comparison with other Fujifilm lenses (see below).

The Fujion XF 16-80mm f/4 weights 440g and the XF18-135 weights 490g.

  • fujirumors.com – both lenses will be announced tomorrow, July 18, at 1 AM New York time
  • fujirumors.com – specs and price of XF16-80 and GF50

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Fujinon XF 16-80mm F4 and GF 50mm F3.5 Shipping in September, Announcement July 18, Specs and Price Leaks

The Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 and GF 50mm f/3.5 will start shipping in September.

We already told you that both lenses will be announced tomorrow, July 18 at 01:00 AM New York time.

We already reported about the first leaked specs and images.

There will be a live blogging tomorrow here on FujiRumors. Don’t miss it, and make sure to:

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DJI Ronin-SC Gimbal Launched with Fujifilm X-T3, X-T30, X-T2, X-T20 and X-H1 Support

DJI has just officially launched the DJI Ronin-SC, with Fujiiflm X-T2, X-T3, X-T30, X-T20 and X-H1 support.

Down below I share screenshots of the compatibility with Fujifilm cameras and lenses, but you can check out the full PDF file here, too.

Hands-On Video and Fujifilm Compatibility Table

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Fujinon XF16-80mm f4 and GF50mm f3.5 Announcement July 18 at 1 AM New York Time

I own you the time, so here it is:

The Fujinon XF16-80mm f/4 and GF 50mm f/3.5 will be announced July 18 at 1AM New York Time.

There will be a live blogging on FujiRumors, so make sure not to miss it and follow us Facebook, Instagram, RSS-feed, Youtube, Flipboard and Twitter.

In an ealier post, we share price and some specs of these lenses. Check it out here.

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LEAKED: Fujinon GF50mm f/3.5 and XF 16-80mm f/4 – Price, Specs and Images

Nokishita just leaked the first official images as well as initial specs of the Fujinon GF50mm f/3.5 and Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4.

Fujifilm “XF16-80mm F4 R OIS WR”

  • are 12 groups of 16 elements
  • shortest focus disctance 35cm
  • maximum 0.25x
  • filter 72mm,
  • φ 78.3 x 88.9mm
  • weight 440g
  • $ 799.95 (in Japan it costs 102,060 yen which would be converted to 943 USD)

Fujinon GF50mm f/3.5

  • 134,460 yen (converted 1,240 USD)

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Sony launches A7rIV and Says it Rivals Medium Format Image Quality – Signs of Confidence or Nervousness?

Sony launched the Sony A7rIV. You can read the facts and see the live stream again here.

It has a 61 MP full frame sensor, that offers 26 MP in APS-C crop mode. Anyone knows an APS-C Fuji camera with 26 MP out there? It’s all the same sensor wafer, just cut in differnt sizes for X-T3 (26 MP), A7rIV (61 MP) and GFX100 (102 MP).

The Sony A7rIV is a very fine camera, and I know at least one guy, who won’t be able to resist the temptation of buying it.

But one thing really grabbed my attention during the official presentation: the regular reference to medium format image quality.

The first reference comes from a Japanese Sony manager, who says:

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Fujifilm Patents Touch Sensitive Top LCD Panel

Fujifilm has patented a touch sensitive top LCD panel, that should avoid erroneous operation when turning the command dial.

As I have understood it works basically like this:

If your finger touches the top LCD panel, the command dial is activated and you can adjust your settings. If no finger is on the touch panel, then turning the dial won’t change anything.

This is supposed to help operation with smaller cameras featuring a top LCD panel.

Set your camera, and once your finger is on the shutter button, your settings won’t change if you accidentally hit the command dial.

Moreoever, the top LCD panel adjust the display depending if a finger is detected or not. There is also an option to display fake dials, more or less like we see today already on the Fujifilm GFX100.

  • read here – Fujifilm Patent Shows Compact Camera with Dual Rear Command Dials for Digital Dials Control
  • read here – Fujifilm Patent Shows Tilting Top LCD Screen

These are patents, that may or may not see the light of the day.

But it’s concept Fujifilm is studying, and here on FujiRumors we are always happy to give Fujifilm some feedback :).

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