It has an optical formula comprised of 13 elements in eight groups including one ED element to reduce flare and ghosting and two aspherical elements to help limit distortion and spherical aberrations. Fujifilm’s own image processing function that corrects the optical effects of diffraction, based on the optical performance of each lens. Perhaps this was the beginning of my gear acquisition syndrome (but failure to commit due to budget reasons), I never ended up purchasing the lens and traveled the world with my X-T4, the 10-24, and the 55-200. Bokeh is exceptional both in front and behind. Some rings around highlights is possible, but nothing extreme, and I find they are reduced even by stopping down to just F/1.4.

Fujifilm 50mm F1 vs 56mm F1.2 WR - World Embark Fujifilm 50mm F1 vs 56mm F1.2 WR - World Embark

The Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R WR doesn't exhibit any barrel or pin-cushion distortion, as you can see in the photo below. Macro With the lens set to its maximum aperture of f/1.2, there is just a little light fall-off in the corners, requiring you to stop down by at 2 f-stops to completely prevent it. Distortion Not really. There’s a much bigger difference between the 50-140 F2.8 and this 56mm F1.2/50mm F1 combination. 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.This is one area I wasn’t too effusive. The manual focus ring is buttery smooth, and pleasant to turn. No push/pull clutch focus like on the XF 23mm F1.4 here though. Engraved Depth of Field Markings Fujifilm have paid close attention to this aspect of lens use, employing a 11-segment diaphragm with rounded blades for some very pleasing bokeh. This is actually the first ever X-series lens to have an 11-blade aperture. I am unsure whether I will find a 50mm lens too tight for a crop sensor after a particular period of time. One of the biggest questions meddling my mind is about if DOF opportunities that I can get from a 50mm lens could also be acquired from a fast 35mm lens like XF 35mm f1.4.

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The cat’s eye does start to disappear around F2, but this is where another problem sets in for the 50mm F1. 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 PHOTOGRAPHYAnd here is how Imatest measured vignetting at different apertures, at both close focus and infinity: In comparison, the previous 56mm F1.2 lens weighs 405 g and its dimensions are 73.2 x 69.7 mm. It has 11 Elements in 8 Groups and minimum focus distance of 70 cm and filter thread of 62mm. I do have some great images from Edinburgh and Florida with this lens (I mean some of the images of the American muscle cars are insane) but when Fujifilm offer the 50mm f/2; a lens that is much smaller, lighter, cheaper, is weather resistant and has fast auto-focus, my mind is telling me to go with the 50mm! He photographs weddings across the UK, Europe and Destination Weddings overseas. He was the first officialFujifilm Ambassador for Wedding Photography. You can also visit his Corporate Media Agency, Portrait & Headshot Photography& Personal Photography.

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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. Again comparing the lenses at the minimum aperture, the 56mm F1.2 is sharper at F1.2 than the 50mm F1. As you can see from the images above and the video walkthrough, the Fujifilm 56mm F1.2 R WR (Mark II) image quality is stellar. 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 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.

I’ll come out and say it now that I’d probably go as far to say that this is the perfect portrait lens for the Fujifilm X Series. 56mm (85mm on full frame) is a brilliant focal length for full length portraits as well as headshots. Combine that with a super fast aperture of f/1.2 and you have an incredibly dreamy lens. The wedding photographer’s lenses of choice seem to be the 23mm and 56mm on two separate bodies and, from the few weddings I’ve shot, that has worked brilliantly for me. In terms of build quality the 56mm f1.2 feels very solid with its metal body and well-engineered construction. There’s a wide and heavily damped manual focusing ring which feels very smooth, if perhaps a little stiff, and closest to the mount a manual aperture ring with a fixed range of f1.2 to f16, followed by A for automatic aperture adjustment by the body. Despite its build quality the 56mm, like all Fuji X-series primes to date, is not weather-sealed. 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: