With the Fujinon XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR, Fujifi lm brings a quintessential workhorse to the X-series lineup. K Madhavan Pillai puts it to the test.
Fujifilm’s XF 50-140mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR is the company’s answer to the archetypal full frame 70-200mm telephoto zoom (76-213mm, in this case, to be precise). It complements Fuji’s standard zoom, the XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR, and is meant to provide a versatile, high-end option for their X mount APS-C mirrorless cameras. Considering this, the XF 50-140mm also stands as the only option of its type for the X series user, including from other lens manufacturers.
Features
From the outside, the XF 50-140mm is a good-looking but understated lens. Most of its features lie within its engineering and design. The XF 50-140mm uses 23 glass elements in 16 groups, including five ED and one Super ED lens elements for reducing aberrations. Various element surfaces are specially coated using several advanced technologies, to ensure optimal light transmission, and to reduce flare and loss of detail caused by diffraction.
This story is from the June 2017 edition of Better Photography.
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