Fujinon XF16-55mm F2.8 LM R WR- a working dog worth the money | Tony Bridge

I have been waiting for this lens for some time. When Fujifilm entered the market with the X-Pro 1 and its 3 old-school prime lenses, a 28, 50 and 90mm full-frame equivalent, they were taking aim squarely at all of us who were Leicaphiles without the deep pockets to support that particular addiction. And while they were supremely capable, for this particular photographer, they weren’t quite there. 28mm has always seemed to me to be a focal length with an identity crisis, not sure whether it wanted to be a wide-angle or a standard lens, too long to really give the perspective expansion of a 24mm and too short for the subtle compression of a 50mm. 90mm makes for a moderate telephoto (very moderate) but lacks the pulling power needed when you want to haul in something far away or get obvious perspective compression. Or both………

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Fujifilm Fujinon XF 16-55mm F2.8

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