Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro Evaluate

Introduction

The Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro is a really reasonably priced commonplace/macro prime lens for for Fujifilm’s X-series vary of APS-C format mirrorless cameras.

The Fuji 30mm supplies a focal size which precisely matches that of a 45mm optic in a 35mm full-frame system, making it a traditional normal-length prime lens.

This can be a very compact and light-weight lens, but it nonetheless affords a brilliant most aperture of F2.8 for higher low-light efficiency and bokeh results, helped by the 9 blade diaphragm which creates a gorgeous blur to the out-of-focus areas of the picture.

It affords a powerful minimal focusing distance of 10cm / 3.9″ and a life-size most magnification ratio of 1x, while utilizing value efficient 43mm filters.

When it comes to the optical development, it options 11 parts in 9 teams, together with two ED parts and three aspherical parts to assist management aberrations and distortion.

There’s a Tremendous EBC Coating to scale back lens flare and ghosting, a flourine coating on the entrance factor to repel water and fingerprints, and the lens is weather-resistant towards mud and moisture in addition to with the ability to function in temperatures as little as -10°C (14°F).

The Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro lens is out there now in black solely, priced at £599.99 / $599 within the UK and the US respectively. It’s designed in Japan and made in Thailand.

Ease of Use

Weighing in at 195g / 6.9 ounces and measuring 6.95cm / 2.7 inches in size, the XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro is a small and really light-weight commonplace prime lens.

It is barely noticeable when used with a mid-sized digicam physique just like the Fujifilm X-T5 physique that we examined it with, as proven within the product pictures beneath.

Construct high quality is superb for such an reasonably priced lens. Regardless of its combined metallic and plastic development, the XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro feels very strong in your hand, and it commendably has a metallic mount.

Because the WR acronym within the product identify denotes, this lens advantages from having a weather-resistant design to to assist shield it towards water and mud and permit it to totally function in temperatures right down to -10°C (14°F).

There is no such thing as a optical picture stabilizer built-in to this lens, although, as an alternative counting on the digicam physique to supply this perform

This is among the key variations between the XF 30mm and Fujifilm’s different macro lens, the XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro, which does have built-in optical picture stabilisation.

As with just about all Fuji lenses, the XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro lens has a standard aperture ring on the lens barrel, which lets you set the aperture in 1/3 steps, full with full aperture markings working from f/2.8 to f/22.

The present aperture can also be proven within the digicam’s viewfinder or on the LCD display as you flip the aperture ring.

The aperture ring is properly damped and makes a particular click on as you alter the setting, and it is stiff sufficient to forestall it from being by accident turned when saved in a digicam bag.

It toggles between auto aperture management (the ring is ready to A) or guide aperture management (the swap is ready to one of many aperture values).

Fujifilm have additionally included an A (Auto) Place Lock button. When the aperture ring is ready to the A place, it is routinely locked into place till you maintain down the A (Auto) Place Lock button and switch the ring to pick out one of many aperture values.

The fly-by-wire focus ring is clean in motion with out being unfastened, though it has no “exhausting stops” at both finish of the main focus vary, making it tougher to concentrate on infinity.

The XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro lens has an inside focusing (IF) system that makes use of a linear motor, which leads to pleasingly quick, quiet and correct auto-focusing on the X-T5 digicam that we examined it with.

Because of the IF mechanism the entrance of the lens doesn’t rotate on focus, which is excellent information for anybody wanting to make use of the lens together with a polariser or graduated impartial density filter.

The Fuji 30mm F2.8 has a clean guide focusing ring that’s focus-by-wire, reasonably than utilizing a mechanical clutch-based focus ring, however that is additionally true of each different Fuji X-series lens.

The main target ring has a pleasant really feel because the elements within the guide focusing ring meeting have been specifically engineered to reply with extra precision, particularly when the focusing ring is moved barely.

When it comes to equipment, the Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro ships with commonplace lens and mount caps plus a comparatively massive plastic circular-shaped lens hood which snaps into place. There is no such thing as a bag or case included with this lens.

Focal Vary

The Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro’s focal size of 30mm supplies an angle of view of fifty.7°.

Chromatic Aberrations

Chromatic aberrations, sometimes seen as blue or purple fringes alongside contrasty edges, weren’t particularly obvious in our check photographs, solely showing in very excessive distinction areas.

Vignetting

With the lens set to its most aperture of f/2.8, there’s some slight gentle fall-off within the corners, requiring you to cease down by no less than 2 f-stops to utterly stop it.

Distortion

There’s little or no barrel or pincushion barrel distortion evident.

Sunstars and Flare

The Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro is able to creating pretty good sunstars when stopped-down to f/22, as proven beneath, and flare is effectively managed even when taking pictures instantly into the solar.

Macro

The Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro affords a really shut minimal focusing distance of simply 10cm / 3.9″ with a life-size most magnification of 1.0x.

Bokeh

Bokeh is a phrase used for the out-of-focus areas of {a photograph}, and is normally described in qualitative phrases, akin to clean / creamy / harsh and many others.

Within the XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro lens, Fujifilm have employed an iris diaphragm with 9 rounded blades, which has resulted in interesting bokeh in our view.

We do realise, nonetheless, that bokeh analysis is subjective, so we have included a lot of examples beneath in your perusal.