Let’s try to kill the endless waiting time with a little Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 roundup.

Rico’s Coverage

Rico’s full XF16-80 coverage is online, and it has been tested also on the brand new Fujifilm X-A7.

• Flickr Album – Rico’s high res samples
• Rico’s test report on facebook – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7
• Flickr Album – Rico’s sharpness and distortion test
• Flickr Album – testing for infrared hotspots

Rico’s Conclusions (from Part 8 of his coverage)

Pros

• Ideal focal length range for an “always on” and travel zoom lens
• Excellent image quality over the entire focal length range
• Low minimum focus distance (MFD)
• Appealing Bokeh (my subjective opinion)
• Solid build and weather-resistant
• Constant aperture and marked aperture ring
• Fast and silent autofocus
• 6-stop-OIS with automatic tripod and panning detection
• No hotspots with infrared photography (R72, X-T3)

Cons

• Slightly larger and heavier than the XF18-55mm kit zoom: ideal for cameras like the X-T3 and X-H1, but maybe a little too bulky for the X-T30, X-T100 or X-A7
• The pronounced digital barrel distortion correction at 16mm results in a minor but visible sharpness reduction at the edges and in the corners

Additional XF16-80mm f/4 coverage

• bjornmoerman – Fujifilm XF 16-80mm f4 REVIEW – Comparison with XF18-135
• ivanjoshualoh – XF16-80mm
• billfortney – The New Mid-Range King
• myfujifilm – Thoughts on the Fujinon 16-80mm f/4 by Anton Bosman
• fujifilm-x – A Quick Look at XF16-80mmF4 R OIS WR by Huseyin Aldirmaz

The lens itself will ship soon:

• XF16-80mm f/4: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera

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