Fujifilm Fujinon GF 250mm F4 R LM OIS WR review: Go long or go home!

The Fujinon GF 250mm F4 R LM OIS WR is currently the longest telephoto lens in the growing GF line-up for the medium format Fujifilm GFX system

5 Star Rating
Fujinon GF 250mm F4 R LM OIS WR
(Image: © Matthew Richards)

Digital Camera World Verdict

I’ve been highly impressed by every Fujinon GF lens I’ve tested and the Fujinon GF 250mm F4 R LM OIS WR is no exception. This telephoto prime delivers super-special image quality and all-round performance.

Pros

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    Spectacular image quality

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    Fast, virtually silent autofocus

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    5-stop optical image stabilization

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    Classy handling and controls

Cons

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    No de-click switch for aperture ring

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    Fairly weighty

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    No Arca-Swiss profile in tripod foot

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    Typically expensive for a GF lens

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Fujifilm is enhancing its long-term reputation as a high-quality photographic company, stretching back to 1934, with a growing line-up of fabulous Fujinon GF lenses for its highly acclaimed medium format GFX system cameras. The Fujinon GF 250mm F4 R LM OIS WR takes its place as the longest telephoto lens so far, with an ‘effective’ focal length of about 200mm in full-frame terms (198mm to be precise). And if that’s not long enough for your liking, the lens is also compatible with the GF 1.4X TC WR teleconverter, which boosts telephoto power to 280mm, equivalent to 277mm on a full-frame camera with a smaller image sensor. Naturally, you’ll get the usual 1 f/stop reduction in aperture rating when adding the teleconverter.

As a medium format lens, the GF 250mm needs to produce a relatively large image circle, catering to a bigger image sensor. (Image credit: Matthew Richards)
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Mount optionsFujifilm GF
Lens construction16 elements in 10 groups
Angle of view12.5 degrees
Diaphragm blades9
Minimum aperturef/32
Minimum focus distance1.4m
Maximum magnification0.22x
Filter size82mm
Dimensions108x204mm
Weight1,425g
Fujinon GF 100-200mm F5.6 R LM OIS WR

If you prefer the versatility of a zoom lens, there’s the Fujinon GF 100-200mm F5.6 R LM OIS WR, although it has less maximum reach and is an f/stop slower.

Fujinon GF 120mm F4 R LM OIS WR Macro

The Fujinon GF 120mm F4 R LM OIS WR Macro only has half as much telephoto reach but adds a 0.5x macro magnification facility for extreme close-ups.

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Matthew Richards

Matthew Richards is a photographer and journalist who has spent years using and reviewing all manner of photo gear. He is Digital Camera World's principal lens reviewer – and has tested more primes and zooms than most people have had hot dinners! 

His expertise with equipment doesn’t end there, though. He is also an encyclopedia  when it comes to all manner of cameras, camera holsters and bags, flashguns, tripods and heads, printers, papers and inks, and just about anything imaging-related. 

In an earlier life he was a broadcast engineer at the BBC, as well as a former editor of PC Guide.