Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5 Review: Outstanding Sharpness Wide Open, a Super Lens to Use (ephotozine)

ephotozine has published their Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5 review.

And it’s one of those reviews that, if you suffer from GAS, you better skip. ;)

Summary:

  • central sharpness is outstanding at f/3.5 and f/4, excellent from f/5.6 to f/16 and very good at f/22
  • the edges are good at f/3.5, very good from f/4 to f/11, good at f/16 and fair at f/22
  • Chromatic Aberration is very well controlled
  • no real sign of any color fringing
  • Distortion measures at just -0.62% barrel, which is fantastic for an 8mm lens
  • bokeh quality is very acceptable (although not really the great importance for such a lens)
  • Flare is well under control, even with very bright light sources in the frame
  • Vignetting is present but not excessive for the focal length

Pros

  • Excellent to outstanding central sharpness
  • Weather resistant
  • Low CA
  • Virtually no flare
  • Very low distortion
  • Excellent manufacturing standards
  • Moderate vignetting

Cons

  • Edge sharpness lower than centre
  • No OIS, reliant on camera body IBIS

It looks like Fujifilm released just another winner :). Read the full review with all the details and charts at ephotozine.

Notice Regarding Supply of Fujinon Lens “XF8mmF3.5 R WR”

Fujinon XF8mmF3.5:
BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Moment

Fujifilm has issued a notice, where they say that the Fujinon XF8mmF3.5 R WR has received more orders than expected and hence it may take some time to deliver the product.

Official Fujifilm Notice

Dear customers,

Thank you very much for your continued patronage of Fujifilm products.

The Fujinon lens “XF8mmF3.5 R WR” released on June 29 (Thursday) has received more reservations than expected, and it may take some time to deliver the product.

We will make every effort to deliver it as soon as possible, so we ask for your understanding.