Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5 Review: Outstanding Sharpness Wide Open, a Super Lens to Use (ephotozine)
ephotozine has published their Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5 review.
And it’s one of those reviews that, if you suffer from GAS, you better skip. ;)
Summary:
- central sharpness is outstanding at f/3.5 and f/4, excellent from f/5.6 to f/16 and very good at f/22
- the edges are good at f/3.5, very good from f/4 to f/11, good at f/16 and fair at f/22
- Chromatic Aberration is very well controlled
- no real sign of any color fringing
- Distortion measures at just -0.62% barrel, which is fantastic for an 8mm lens
- bokeh quality is very acceptable (although not really the great importance for such a lens)
- Flare is well under control, even with very bright light sources in the frame
- Vignetting is present but not excessive for the focal length
Pros
- Excellent to outstanding central sharpness
- Weather resistant
- Low CA
- Virtually no flare
- Very low distortion
- Excellent manufacturing standards
- Moderate vignetting
Cons
- Edge sharpness lower than centre
- No OIS, reliant on camera body IBIS
It looks like Fujifilm released just another winner :). Read the full review with all the details and charts at ephotozine.