Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR Overview

Introduction

The Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR is the fifth zoom lens designed particularly for Fujifilm GFX medium-format mirrorless cameras.

This ultra-wide-angle zoom provides a focal vary of 16-28mm in 35mm full-frame phrases, with an aperture vary of f/4-f/22.

Optically, it is comprised of 14 components in 10 teams together with 3 aspherical,1 aspherical ED and three ED components, with 9 rounded aperture blades.

It has a linear stepping AF motor that delivers quick, near-silent focusing, a hydrophobic fluorine coating on the entrance aspect to repel moisture, and a dust-, freeze- and weather-sealed bodily development that permits it to perform in temperatures as little as -10°C (14°F).

The Fuji 35-70mm has an inner focusing mechanism and is ready to focus as shut as 35cm / 13.8″. It accepts 82mm filters.

The Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR is priced at £2349 / $2499 within the UK/USA respectively. It’s designed and made in Japan.

Ease of Use

With a most diameter of 88.5mm and a continuing size of 112.5mm, the Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR is a wide-angle zoom lens that is very well-suited to the GFX 100S digicam that we examined it with.

Weighing in at 725g, it is a pretty heavy zoom lens, however in use proved to be well-balanced on the GFX 100S.

As with the opposite GF lenses that we have reviewed, the Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR boasts wonderful construct high quality. The lens is mud, freeze and moisture resistant and it includes a steel bayonet.

The Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR lens is comprised of 14 components in 10 teams together with 3 extra-low dispersion components. It accepts 82mm filters through steel threads.

There is no such thing as a built-in optical picture stabilisation on this lens, as an alternative counting on the GFX digicam physique to offer it.

The main target ring is nearly extensive sufficient, easy and superbly well-damped in motion with out being free, and has a ridged, rubberised grip band. There are not any “exhausting stops” at both finish of the 35m-infinity focus vary although. It has a big rotation angle which allows exact focusing and strikes easily with none play.

Two completely different focusing aids are supplied – auto magnification and focus peaking. At the side of the GFX 100S’ high-resolution digital viewfinder, we discovered it very straightforward to precisely decide vital sharpness.

With regards to auto-focusing, the Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR is a really quiet performer on the Fujifilm GFX 100S that we examined it with because of the linear motor, and it is also fairly quick too, taking about 0.2 second to lock onto the topic in good mild. We did not expertise an excessive amount of “searching” both, with the lens precisely focusing nearly the entire time.

Focusing is usefully inner and handbook focusing is feasible when set through the digicam physique. Full-time handbook focus override is on the market at any time just by rotating the main target ring, if specified within the menu system, otherwise you set the focusing swap on the digicam (if accessible) to M, C or S.

The Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR lens has a conventional aperture ring on the lens barrel, which lets you set the aperture in 1/3 steps, full with full aperture markings. The aperture can also be proven within the viewfinder or on the LCD display.

The aperture ring is properly damped and makes a particular click on as you modify the setting. The aperture ring toggles between auto aperture management (the ring is ready to A) or handbook aperture management (the swap is ready to one of many aperture values) or the C (Command) place which lets you set the aperture through the digicam physique somewhat than the lens.

A smooth fabric bag and a big plastic petal-shaped lens hood are equipped within the field.

Focal Vary

The 32mm focal size offers an angle of view of 108 levels on a 35mm full body sensor, which is equal to a focal size of 16mm, and the 64mm focal size offers an angle of view of 76° levels, which is equal to a focal size of 28mm.

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Chromatic Aberrations

Chromatic aberration (purple fringing) is a non-issue with the Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR lens, solely showing in very excessive distinction conditions.

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Vignetting

Gentle fall-off is noticeable extensive open at f/4, although this may simply be corrected in Photoshop. Cease right down to f/8 and the vignetting is already a lot much less distinguished, however it’s nonetheless seen when capturing pale scenes that fill the body.

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Distortion

There’s little or no barrel or pincushion barrel distortion evident at both finish of the zoom vary.

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Sunstars and Flare

The Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR is able to creating pretty good sunstars when stopped-down to f/22, as proven beneath, and flare is properly managed even when capturing straight into the solar.

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Macro

A minimal focus distance of 35cm does not make the lens very helpful for capturing shut topics, not helped by the utmost magnification ratio of 0.14x.

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Bokeh

Bokeh is a phrase used for the out-of-focus areas of {a photograph}, and is normally described in qualitative phrases, resembling easy / creamy / harsh and so on.

With a most aperture of f/4, the Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR is not the quickest of lenses, nevertheless it nonetheless manages to generate easy out of focus areas because of having 9 rounded aperture blades.

Bokeh is nevertheless a reasonably subjective a part of a lens’ picture high quality, so try these examples to see the Fujifilm GF 20-35mm F4 R WR’s bokeh high quality for your self.