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Fujifilm

XF23mm
f/2RWR
£909

from

excellentcondition

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Fujifilm lenses

Fuji lm users who’d like a

wideangle prime for their

camera have a couple of

options – there’s the

sublime XF16mm F1.4 R

WR and this more

affordable and compact

alternative. Equivalent to

24mm in 35mm terms,

there’s a £420 saving to

be made buying a used

example of this lens over

a similar used condition

XF16mm F1.4 R WR. It

left us thoroughly

impressed when we

reviewed it last year and

in our verdict we said

‘those who’d like to keep

their set up as light and

compact as possible

when travelling or heading

out with a camera and

single lens will love its

petite size’. Design-wise

it’s similar to Fuji lm’s

other small primes. Its

aperture ring clicks

through its range in

1/3-stop increments and

the WR abbreviation in its

name denotes it is a

weather-sealed optic.

Fuji lm XF 16mm F2.8 R WR

● £289

Fuji lm offers a good

selection of dinky f/2

primes for its X-series

cameras and this one is

up there as one of our

favourites. Not only is it

smaller than the stellar

XF 56mm f1.2 R lens, it’s

also around half the

weight and can save you

around £400. It’s a lens

that bene ts from

weather-sealing, an

internal stepping motor

that improves autofocus

lock-on speed while

keeping operation near

silent. The aperture ring

offers lovely feedback

when rotated and it’s

possible to attach

screw-in  lters and

adapters via its 46mm

thread. If you choose to

buy an excellent

second-hand example

with clean and clear

optics and no marks or

scratches it’s possible to

save yourself around

£110 buying it from new.

It was awarded AP’s

recommended award

when we reviewed it

in 2017.

Fuji lm XF 50mm F2 R WR

● £309

by today’s standards. Users will  nd they

can con dently push to ISO 3200 and

ISO 6400 in low light without fear of

noise severely degrading image quality.

Though the video speci cation, burst

speed, battery life, buffer capacity and

autofocus algorithms have improved on

the X-T3 and X-T4, the X-T2 shouldn’t be

overlooked. We’d highly recommend it to

amateurs and enthusiasts working to a

£500 budget who’d like to strike a  ne

balance between appealing aesthetics

and practical performance. At the time

of its release the X-T2 changed people’s

perception of speed associated with

mirrorless cameras. Today, it continues

to encourage people to buy it for the

amazing value it offers in excellent

second-hand condition.

At a glance

● Sensor 24.3MP X-Trans CMOS III,

23.6x15.6mm

● Sensitivity ISO 200-12,800;

ISO 100-51,200 (extended)

● Autofocus 325-point or 91-point

hybrid AF

● Continuous shooting Up to 14fps

with VPB-XT2 booster

● Video 4K up to 30p, Full HD up to 60p

● Rear display 3in, 1.04m-dot tilting

● Viewfinder 2.36m-dot electronic,

0.77x equivalent magnification

The X-T2 focuses well on

subjects approaching

head-on at high speed

Fujifilm X-T2, XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R

LM OIS WR, 1/2700sec at f/5.6, ISO 400

sealing. It  ts the average-sized hand

well and it’s partly the feel, size and

excellent ergonomics that has led to it

being so well received by amateurs,

enthusiasts and professionals. With

regard to output, it produces stunning

colour rendition straight out of the

camera and the quality of its JPEGs are

sublime. You get Fuji lm’s fabulous  lm

simulation modes too, albeit without the

latest Eterna and Classic Negative

additions. The X-T2’s exposure metering

system rarely misjudges scenes and the

detail the sensor resolves at high

sensitivity settings remains impressive