2 years ago
Refurbished FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R
FUJIFILM £499
The FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R lens is perfect for portrait photography. Not only does it have the focal length for frame-filling compositions, the F1.2 maximum aperture creates amazing blurred backgrounds that highlight your subject and gives extra versatility when shooting without a flash in low light.
Results are truly outstanding, which is why you’ll often find one of these lenses in the bags of serious portrait photographers. Make space for one in your kit, too.
Impressive build quality is a hallmark of the XF lens range, and the XF56mmF1.2 R is beautifully put together. It uses an all-metal construction that will last for years, but it is also well sized, measuring just under 70mm in length and perfectly weighted at 405g so it feels well balanced when attached to any X Series camera.
Many photographers will pick the XF56mmF1.2 R to shoot portraits, so it’s imperative that the lens is distortion free. Thanks to the excellent design, it keeps any distortion to an absolute minimum, so you can be sure of capturing natural-looking portraits with every shot.
Not only is this setting perfect to fine-tune depth-of-field (what is and is not in sharp focus), it also makes the lens extremely versatile in low-light shooting conditions. Whereas other photographers may have to resort to a tripod, XF56mmF1.2 R users will be able to use the maximum aperture to keep shooting handheld.
Every aspect of the XF56mmF1.2 R’s optical construction is focused on delivering quality results. It features one aspherical and two extra low dispersion lens elements, plus an additional four elements use convex surfaces to ensure even light distribution across the frame, even at the maximum aperture of F1.2.