Fujifilm Fujinon XF 56 mm f/1.2 R WR review - Summary

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Fujifilm Fujinon XF 56 mm f/1.2 R WR

27 March 2023

Maciej Latałło

11. Summary

Pros:

solid, weather-sealed casing, mostly made of metal,
sensational image quality in the frame centre,
very good image quality on the edge of the frame,
negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
excellent correction of lateral chromatic aberration,
negligible spherical aberration,
sensible coma correction,
low astigmatism,
out-of-focus areas pleasing to the eye,
sensible performance against bright light,
accurate autofocus.

Cons:

slow and a bit too noisy autofocus,
a tad too pronounced vignetting,
distinct focus breathing.

The Fujnon XF 56 mm f/1.2 R WR not only proved to be better than its predecessor but also put its faster 1.0/50 brother in his place. The new model boasts of a whole list of impressive assets, starting with the amazing resolution record in the frame centre. It has one significant flaw, slow autofocus; when it comes to other disadvatages, noticeable vignetting is not so important and focus breathing will be a problem mainly for video shooting fans.

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As I've already written, the launch of this lens was a complete surprise for me but our test showed that it turned out to be a quite pleasant surprise. We hope there will be more of such launches in the future.