Fujinon XF 50mm f/1.0 R WR Lens

A f/1 lens is a dream f stop in anyone's language, but is it for you and is it worth the $$$$? Watch the video review (from a desktop or laptop) as they cover the technical side of using such a fast lens especially in bright sunshine.

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The "ONE"

The FUJINON XF50mmF1.0 R WR will allow you to experience sharpness like you have never seen before. Free from vignetting and the ability to control aberrations, creates precision with extremely creamy bokeh. Auto focus on this F1.0 lens is effortless and the weather resistance removes any concerns that elements can cause. The XF50mmF1.0 R WR is a powerful lens that will change the way you capture the world.

The smooth outlines and the creamy bokeh of the XF50mmF1.0 R WR is not like any other F1.0 lens you know. Finely controlling aberrations and maintaining crisp sharp edges means the lens creates an extraordinary balance of backgrounds and foregrounds. Witnessing this well designed contrast will fascinate and inspire your creativity.

(1) Achieve an incredibly shallow depth of field
The XF50mmF1.0 R WR consists of 12 lens elements in nine groups, including one aspherical element and two ED elements to achieve optimum control of spherical aberration. Used at or near its maximum aperture of F1.0, XF50mmF1.0 R WR can produce an astonishingly shallow depth of field. Its precisely engineered, rounded diaphragm produces large, smooth bokeh in a professional fashion, allowing users to create clean portraits with almost true-to-life quality and edge-to-edge sharpness. Users can take advantage of this new feature to exclusively focus on  the subject’s eyes, making captivating close-up character studies. The lens is not just for portraits. Take it out onto the street or into a lifestyle session and users can turn cluttered locations into clean backdrops with unrivaled subject separation.

(2) Be ready to make images more easily in low-light conditions
The large maximum aperture on XF50mmF1.0 R WR means there are more options when it comes to capturing images in low-light conditions. At night, or in darkened interiors, XF50mmF1.0 R WR offers the widest aperture on an XF Lens to date, allowing more light to be brought into an image. XF50mmF1.0 R WR also easily achieves fast shutter speeds that freeze movement and keep ISO settings lower for detail-rich results. Alternatively, users can combine high ISO settings with the F1.0 aperture for incredible versatility and apply this to other low-light situations like astrophotography.

(3) World’s first F1.0 autofocus lens for mirrorless cameras
As the world’s first autofocus F1.0 lens made for any mirrorless system, including full-frame cameras, XF50mmF1.0 brings more light to the sensor than any previous XF lens. This makes it possible for the autofocus to operate at -7EV luminance level. The previous limit of -6EV luminance level is achieved using lenses with a maximum aperture of F1.4*2 . X Series users now have fast and precise low-light autofocus, even when used in near-darkness. With the added benefits of on-sensor Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Face/ Eye AF and a powerful DC motor, precise and fast autofocus at shallow depths of field is now a possibility.

(4) Precise focus for those critical moments
To make the most of its extremely shallow depth of field, focusing must be precise. As a result, XF50mmF1.0 has a focus ring eight times more accurate than any previous XF lens. This makes it possible to change the focus from the minimum focusing distance to infinity with precision. For this, XF50mmF1.0 R WR comes with a focus ring with 120 degrees of rotation to let users focus manually without error, as well as achieve accurate focus when using the X Series camera’s Focus Peaking and Focus Assist modes. The 120 degrees rotation also makes autofocus movements notably effortless and precise, while the lens’s engineering is designed to minimise focus shift effects while capturing images.

(5) Engineered to keep the images coming
With fast shutter speeds and a large aperture of F1.0,, XF50mmF1.0 R WR is a lens that enables users to take amazing pictures almost anywhere. Measuring 103.5mm (4.07 inches) long and weighing 845 grams (1.86 pounds), the lens is compact and portable. Like all other weather-resistant XF lenses, it is sealed in 11 locations to protect it from moisture and dust, as well as being capable of use in temperatures down to -10°C (14°F). When attached to a similarly specified, weather-resistant X Series mirrorless digital camera body, XF50mmF1.0 R WR allows users to  create unique images in the toughest environments.

The Fujinon XF 50mm F1.0 R WR Lens comes with a full Australian warranty.