Fujifilm has just announced the XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens. A fast short telephoto ‘portrait’ lens for its X system mirrorless cameras. With an angle of view equivalent to an 85mm lens on full frame, it uses an internal focus design for fast, silent autofocus.
The lens has an aperture ring which Fujifilm says has been engineered to give positive click stops, something that hasn’t really been the case with previous XF lenses. Like the older XF primes (but unlike the more recent wide angle primes), the focus ring is of the continuously-rotating type with no distance or depth of field scales – although Fujifilm claims it should have improved ‘feel’.
Price: $999.00
Pre-order link:
| XF 56mm f/1.2 R | Amazon | B&H | Adorama | ebay |
Release date: XF 56mm f/1.2 R will be available in February, 2014.
Specs:
| Principal specifications | |
|---|---|
| Lens type | Prime lens |
| Max Format size | APS-C / DX |
| Focal length | 56 mm |
| Image stabilisation | No |
| Lens mount | Fujifilm X |
| Aperture | |
| Maximum aperture | F1.2 |
| Minimum aperture | F16.0 |
| Aperture ring | Yes |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 |
| Aperture notes | Rounded diaphragm |
| Optics | |
| Elements | 11 |
| Groups | 8 |
| Special elements / coatings | 2 ED glass elements, 1 double-sided aspheric element |
| Focus | |
| Minimum focus | 0.70 m (27.56″) |
| Maximum magnification | 0.09× |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| Motor type | Micromotor |
| Full time manual | Unknown |
| Focus method | Internal |
| Distance scale | No |
| DoF scale | No |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 405 g (0.89 lb) |
| Diameter | 73 mm (2.88″) |
| Length | 70 mm (2.74″) |
| Materials | Metal barrel, metal mount |
| Filter thread | 62 mm |