Fujifilm Fujinon XF 60mm f/2.4 R Macro

Fujifilm Fujinon XF 60mm f/2.4 R Macro Lens Performance

In terms of sharpness across the frame, this Fuji 60mm lens is one of the best performers tested so far. Sharpness at maximum aperture is already excellent in the centre and very good towards the edges of the frame. Peak quality is achieved between f/5.6 and f/8, where clarity is outstanding in the centre and not far behind towards the edges.

Resolution @ 60mm

How to read our charts The blue column represents readings from the centre of the picture frame at the various apertures and the green is from the edges. Averaging them out gives the red weighted column. The scale on the left side is an indication of actual image resolution. The taller the column, the better the lens performance. Simple. For this review, the lens was tested on a Fujifilm X-Pro1 using Imatest.

As far as chromatic aberrations are concerned it is one of the best behaved lenses tested to date, with Imatest barely registering any fringing at all.

Chromatic aberration @ 60mm

How to read our charts Chromatic aberration is the lens' inability to focus on the sensor or film all colours of visible light at the same point. Severe chromatic aberration gives a noticeable fringing or a halo effect around sharp edges within the picture. It can be cured in software. Apochromatic lenses have special lens elements (aspheric, extra-low dispersion etc) to minimize the problem, hence they usually cost more. For this review, the lens was tested on a Fujifilm X-Pro1 using Imatest.

Falloff of illumination towards the corners of the frame is well controlled for a wide aperture lens. At f/2.4 the corners are 0.896 stops darker than the image centre and visually uniform illumination is achieved at f/4.

A very slight amount of pincushion distortion is detected by Imatest. With only 0.534% pincushion distortion, this shouldn't pose too many issues. If absolutely straight lines are required, the distortion is easy to correct in image editing software afterwards as the pattern is uniform across the frame.

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