Fujifilm's fast portrait lens for its X-series lenses gets weatherproofing and 8K-ready resolution
(Image credit: Fujifilm)
Fujifilm announced today at the Fujifilm X-Summit in New York, that it has updated its popular XF56mm f/1.4 portrait lens.
The new Fujifilm XF56mmF1.2 R WR brings a significant number of improvements to the eight-year-old XF56mmF1.2 R - which has been a must-have lens for portrait photographers, looking for shallow depth of field and background bokeh.
The ultra-fast prime offers an equivalent focal length to an 85mm lens on a full-frame camera (thanks to the 1.5x crop-factor of the X-Series of cameras)
The Fujifilm XF56mmF1.2 R WR is now weatherproofed - and the resolution has been improved to take advantage of the newest X-Trans sensors on Fujifilm cameras, including the new 40MP X-H2. It is the fourth f/1.4 prime lens that has been updated with the X-H2 in mind - the others being the XF18mm f/1.4, the XF23mm f/1.4, and XF33mm f/1.4.
Another notable improvement is that the minimum focusing distance has been improved from 0.7m to just 0.5m.
Fujifilm XF56mmF1.2 R WR on the Fujifilm X-H2S(Image credit: Fujifilm)
Key features of the new lens are:
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13 elements in 8 groups, inc two aspherical elements, and one ED glass element
11 rounded aperture blades to offer improved bokeh (this is more blades than any XF lens to date)
Aperture ring with ‘A’ position lock
Reduced chromatic and coma aberration
Fujifilm XF56mmF1.2 R WR with supplied lens hood (Image credit: Fujifilm)
9-point weather sealing, and ability to be used down to temperatures of -10° C (14°F)
Fluorine coating
Weighs 445g, with external dimensions of 79.4 x 76mm
Minimum focus distance of 0.5m / 19.69in
Maximum magnification ratio 0.14x
Designed for high-resolution sensors
The new lens, which has not appeared in previous XF-lens roadmaps, will go on sale for US$999 / £999 / AU$1,729 from September 29.
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