Fujifilm Fujinon XC 15-45 mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ review - Introduction

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Fujifilm Fujinon XC 15-45 mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ

14 January 2019

Arkadiusz Olech

1. Introduction

The evolution of Fujifilm X system kit lenses has been a bit similar to the evolution of their cameras. The system has debuted with the X-Pro1 model, a camera aimed at professionals and advanced photographers, so its kit lens, the Fujinon XF 18–55 mm f/2.8–4 OIS, was also a quite solid instrument - produced in Japan, with sensible aperture fastness and image stabilization.

When entry level X-A1 and X-M1 cameras, aimed at amateurs, were shown on the market, also the Fujinon XC 16–50 mm f/3.5–5.6 OIS hit the shelves, with aperture and build quality typical for most of so-called kit lenses.

The launch of other simple, entry-level cameras of that system (the X-A5 and the X-T100) coincided with the presentation of another kit lens, the Fujinon XC 15–45 mm f/3.5–5.6 OIS PZ with an interesting focal length range but a plastic bayonet mount, typical for kit devices. The ‘PZ’ letters in its name suggest that this time you deal with a power-zoom type model.

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