It toggles between auto aperture control (the ring is set to A) or manual aperture control (the switch is set to one of the aperture values). The only potential complaint. Vignetting is heavy on the widest apertures. More often than not I don’t have an issue with this, and in situations when I want falloff to be minimal, I’ve stopped down to where it is minimal. Flare The Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R WR lens has an internal focusing (IF) system that uses a DC linear motor, which results in pleasingly fast and accurate auto-focusing on the X-H2/S camera that we tested it with. The FUJINON LENS XF56mmF1.2 R APD offers brilliant levels of sharpness even when shooting with the aperture at F1.2. In addition, the apodization filter smoothes the bokeh’s outlines. This combination of image sharpness and beautiful bokeh delivers portraits with a three-dimensional feel. Let’s talk about f/1.2. This is a huge selling point for this lens and, when you nail focus, you can see why. You buy a lens like this to shoot wide open obviously but don’t forget that the focal plane is so narrow you may, more often than you think, miss focus.

Fuji Portrait Lenses Is Better? Which of These Two Impressive Fuji Portrait Lenses Is Better?

My favourite lenses at the moment are the Fujifilm 16mm f/1.4 on one X-T2 and the Fujifilm 35mm f/1.4 on another. For me, that is the perfect travel photography setup and, with the 35mm, you can still get absolutely beautiful portraits. I’ve seriously been considering whether the Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2 has a place in my bag at all and, certainly for travel photography, that Fujifilm 50mm f/2 is calling my name. Here are a few Fuji prime lenses that could be used forsimilar purposes to the XF 56mm. They are all good lenses, although none are as fast or exhibit quite the same bokeh: Lens Versus Wide Angle Primes Standard Zooms Telephoto Zooms 10-24mm F4 vs. Primes 14mm F2.8 vs. 18mm F2 16mm Comparison 18mm F2 vs. 27mm F2.8 18-55mm F2.8-4 vs. 35mm F1.4 35mm F1.4 vs. 35mm F2 WR 56mm F1.2 vs. APD 56mm F1.2 vs. 60mm F2.4 Macro X100(S/T) vs. 23mm F1.4 X100(S/T) vs. 27mm F2.8 X100 Converters vs. 18mm & 35mm MCEX-11 vs. MCEX-16 Extension Tubes There is no button on the lens to switch between auto and manual focus. Focus mode selection is made on the camera body. Like all Fujifilm X-Series lenses, focusing is by wire, so when you manually turn the focus ring, you are not physically moving lens elements. Instead, a signal is sent electronically to the camera telling it where to focus. The focusing motor makes a soft whirring noise, but it is not loud. Given the sheer amount of glass in this lens, my understanding is that it would make it substantially larger.

The new Fujinon XF56mmF1.2 R WR acquitted itself very well in our laboratory tests - with its center sharpness being particularly impressive at the maximum f/1.2 aperture - ensuring you can use the main selling feature of this prime without fear. This lens has a fast and near silent autofocus that is thanks to the inner focusing system. Fujifilm's inner focussing system can DC coreless motor are what makes the rapid autofocusing possible. This is particularly impressive when used on the likes of the Fujifilm X-Pro3, Fujifilm X-T3 or the Fujifilm X-T30. Of course, this is autofocus is very quiet and with a near-silent shutter sound, you're able to take photos unnoticed in quiet locations. What's in the box?

Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R WR Review | Photography Blog

The 56mm f1.2 is actually a tad smaller and lighter than the Leica Nocticron 42.5mm f1.2 for the Micro Four Thirds system which measures 74mm in diameter, 77mm in length and weighs 425g. But place them side by side and beyond the Leica being a bit longer, they look and feel roughly the same size and weight. In terms of effective / full-frame coverage and depth of field, it’s fair to compare it to models like Canon’s EF 85mm f1.8, which measures 75mm in diameter, 72mm in length and weighs 425g. So all of these lenses are in roughly the same ballpark. To put it in perspective, the Fuji XF 18-55mm f2.8-4 measures 65mm in diameter, 70mm in length and weighs 310g, making the 56mm wider and heavier, but the same length, so it’ll occupy roughly the same space in your bag. Finally, I’ve noticed that when shooting in colour, the images are much cooler than from other lenses in similar situations. I always found that I had to warm up the images in the editing process even after shooting JPEG. THE FUJIFILM 56MM F/1.2 & TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY Aside from the continued quality exterior that is featured on all Fujifilm X mount lenses, this lens has been constructed from 11 elements in 8 groups, including, 2 ED (extra low-dispersion) elements, 1 double-sided aspherical element, plus 4 elements with a convex surface facing the subject. All of which combined reduce spherical and chromatic aberration as well as delivering consistent and impressive results. Fast and Quiet Autofocus The two extra-low dispersion elements and double-sided aspherical element do an excellent job in controlling lateral chromatic aberrations. Below are the results from Imatest: Lenses like the 56mm f1.2 are all about delivering a shallow depth of field with attractive rendering of out-of-focus areas, also known as the quality of the bokeh. A key specification in this process is attempting to maintain a smooth circle when wide open and also closing the aperture iris control.One thing that is noticeably missing from this lens is weather and dust resistant seals. With no weather sealing, you have to be particularly careful with this lens if you use it in inclement weather or dusty conditions. The barrel of the lens does not extend when focusing, so this does help mitigate water and dust egress into the lens. Some longitudinal aberrations are present a wide apertures. This is to be expected with larger aperture lenses. I’ve seen much worse however. If this lens has chromatic aberrations, I have yet to find them. Conclusion and Rating The Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 R, with its 85mm full-frame equivalent focal length, is ideally suited for portrait, wedding and studio photographers. Its wide f/1.2 maximum aperture creates a shallow depth of field with immensely pleasing out of focus areas, well suited for subject isolation. Autofocus is quite fast and extremely accurate in good light. However, in low light, I found that the lens sometimes struggled to find focus, hunting in front and beyond my subject. Considering that this is a pretty complex lens, it is understandable that it is not as snappy to focus as the much smaller XF50mmF2 R WR lens with its linear motor.