Fuji XF 16mm F/2.8 R WR

The Fuji XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR is a compact, fast-aperture, wide-angle lens designed for Fuji X-mount mirrorless cameras. Key features include:

• Excellent for architectural, nature, and landscape photography

• Great for use in available lighting conditions

• Fast, nearly silent autofocus

• High-quality optical design

Wide Angle, Moderately Bright Aperture. With a focal length equivalent to 24mm after crop factor, the XF 16mm f/2.8 gives users a high-quality wide-angle lens that’s ideal for use in available lighting conditions. Additionally, the moderately bright f/2.8 aperture helps to limit this lens’s size and weight.

Target Market. Architectural, nature and landscape photographers will greatly benefit from this lens, as well as anyone who needs a balance between wide angle and speed.

Optics. The ten-group/eight-element optical design features two aspherical elements, which effectively eliminate chromatic, spherical, and axial aberrations while keeping distortion to a minimum. This results in images with consistent edge-to-edge sharpness and illumination. Super EBC coating helps to eliminate flare and ghosting while helping ensure contrast and color fidelity.

Autofocus. The XF 16mm provides fast, nearly silent autofocus performance thanks to its internal-focusing design. It has a 6.7-inch minimum focusing distance so you can get reasonably close to your subject.

Build. This lens offers a weather-resistant design to keep you shooting even in adverse conditions. There’s also a manual aperture ring for those who prefer manual selection.

Experience: Field use

Take: I’ve been waiting for Fuji to release this lens for a while now. It’s a great addition to their “Fujicron” lineup to round it out a little bit. I really liked the Fuji …

Experience: Field use

Take: I’ve been waiting for Fuji to release this lens for a while now. It’s a great addition to their “Fujicron” lineup to round it out a little bit. I really liked the but always thought it was on the large side. If you prioritize size over fastest aperture in a wide angle then you’re going to really enjoy using this lens. If you’re pixel peeping you’ll notice this lens isn’t as corrected as its bigger (and significantly more expensive) sibling but for the trade off in size it’s definitely worth it. It’s definitely going to be my new go-to Fuji wide angle.