FUJIFILM XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR Reviews
Great action lens
By Joyce
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-05-29
This lens is sharp and fast focusing. Works great with my XH 2.
This Lens is So Good
By Samuel
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-02-15
This is my favorite portrait lens. I don't have the 56mm f/1.2 (I want to get that one too/is the next lens on my wishlist) but this one is freaking awesome
Sharpest Fujifilm Lens I have ever owned
By Jan
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-01-04
I have had this lens only a couple of weeks, but am so pleased with it. Tack sharp images, great bokeh and color rendition. Very happy I made the investment!
For stationary subjects and steady hands.
By sheri
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2021-10-22
When this lens works, it works amazingly well. I must admit though, I get a lot of soft images with this. I try so hard to be steady but can't seem to nail focus with this. I just did a photo shoot with a toddler under a cloudy fall sky and my images were not sharp. Under sunny skies, shooting stationary landscape items like flowers, this lens is phenomenal. I especially love it for macro-type shots. I used it in Hawaii and got some beautiful flora images with creamy bokeh in the background. However, photographing portraits, it's very hit or miss, especially if people are walking or slightly moving. Heck even sometimes when they are still, I'll still get a portion that aren't crisp. Even with my speed up and even when I have a strong stance trying to have a steady hand. Wish I had more success considering the price of this glass!
Fabulous lens, with a caveat.
By Simeon
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-09-13
I bought this FABULOUS lens to take pictures of my grandchildren without being intrusive. The lens lives up to all my expectations,but, NOT great for usual indoor lighting. GREAT outdoors. Tack sharp, quiet, almost instant autofocus, and yes, it "clunks," until the camera is turned on.
For indoor photography, the 16 mm, f 1.4 lens, is SUPERB.
Comparable to Canon EF 135mm f2, but different
By Mark
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-06-08
Ordered in Adelaide, Australia, and travelled via Melbourne during lock down. Arrived within a week in first class condition - as always, exemplary service from B&H.
The reviews for this lens are all true. It is stunningly sharp, and is the first telephoto lens that I feel does not need a dash of fill-in-flash to bring out its best qualities. I was astounded how sharp hand held 1/80th sec f2 ISO400 shots were, and how magical the rendering was. I have the Canon f2 135mm, and this Fuji lens is marginally sharper, but you don't get the same isolation at full aperture on the Fuji as you do on the Canon. In absolute terms, the Canon is better because of this, but in terms of weight and ease of use the Fuji wins hands down (IMHO).
Build quality is exceptional, focus is rapid and 75% accurate when using a small centre spot focal point and readjusting the frame post focus, so 75% isn't bad and is similar to the Canon 135mm, but way better than the Canon 50 f1.2 or 85mm f1.2, which are far more hit and miss (at full aperture). Optically the Canon EF 85mm is as good as the Fuji 90mm, but the Canon EF 50mm f1.2 can't touch the Fuji for sharpness.
This lens is excellent for portraits, and also for flower and other natural history applications. It also makes an interesting landscape lens when used to isolate details or compress interesting land- or seascapes.
The optical quality and lightweight utility of this lens is simply amazing for the price. I prefer not to have OIS as this compromises optical quality, so no complaints from me on that one. The Fuji 90mm with the 10-24mm and two X-Tn bodies make a brilliant lightish weight travel kit to cover, landscape, portraits and nature.
I went through a troublesome decision process over whether to go for the Fuji 50-140mm f2.8 or the 90mm f2.0. Optical quality, closer focus, and lighter weight won the day for the 90mm. Also I have the superb Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS MkII, which is a better lens (full frame) so pointless duplicating this. I also have the f4.0 variant of this zoom, and optically the 90mm wins by a significant margin. Also, the Fuji F2.8 is the equivalent of F4.0 anyway when used on an APS-C sized sensor.
In the end it was a no brainer. This lens appears to me to be sharp at every aperture and across the frame and at near and far focus..........I look forward to using it for some serious projects in the near future.
PS: I may be saying some nice things about Canon lenses, but the weight/size of my Canon kit means it gets far less use these days. The light weight and optical quality of Fuji X series kit means this is my go to system 95% of the time. Its far more convenient and fun to use. Honestly, 36 inch prints, even from the X-T1 can be show stoppers. I have some on my wall and they are as good as similar sized prints from my Canon and from Ebony 5x4 inch large format Velvia prints - all sit my wall. The Fuji prints probably give me most pleasure. I guess that's all that really matters at the end of the day.
My Favorite Lens
By Paul
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-01-29
This lens is incredibly sharp. I like that it has a bit of telephoto compression. I have had this lens for nearly two years and it is the lens most frequently on my camera. My most photographed subjects are people and flowers and this lens is great for both of those. If you have a darker room and you're trying to get good pictures from a bit of a distance that f2.0 aperture is quite helpful. I have the 56mm 1.2 and before I got this lens it was always on my camera. Now I barely use it and I think the closer focusing of this lens as well as the larger amount of telephoto compression is the reason for that. It is also a great lens, but I think this one is just a bit better.
Portrait magic
By Robert
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-10-19
Fast AF, great Bokeh, sharp.
