Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18mm f/2 R

Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18mm f/2 R Handling and features

Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2.0 R Rear

Although this 18mm lens from Fuji is extremely light weight, at only 116g, is feels very solidly put together. A combination of metal and high quality plastics have been used in the construction of the lens barrel and the mount is made of metal. The high quality build and retro styling compliments the Fuji X-Pro1 perfectly.

Although focusing isn't performed internally, the lens only extends by a few millimetres at closest focus and the 52mm filter thread does not rotate, making it perfect for use with polarising and graduated filters. A rectangular hood attaches to the bayonet around the front of the lens and there is space inside for one filter. The narrow focusing ring is well damped, making fine adjustments easy to apply.


Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2.0 R Mounted

In keeping with the retro styling of the X-Pro1, this 18mm optic has a manual aperture ring for selecting your desired aperture in a more traditional way. This aperture ring has each full stop marked, but has click stops for each intermediate 1/3 stop setting, and an 'A' setting for automatic operation. The aperture ring only requires a light touch to move through the aperture range, which is great for making quick adjustments, but also means it can be quite easy to accidentally change the aperture setting, especially when changing lenses.

At normal distances and in good light the lens focus reasonably quickly but focusing speeds slow considerably at close distances and in poor light. A minimum focus distance of only 18cm is ideal for getting in close to your subject to exploit the distortions a wide angle lens produces, or for shooting in claustrophobic environments.

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