Long-reaching yet lightweight, the FUJIFILM XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR is a versatile 107-457mm-equivalent telephoto zoom positioned to be an ideal companion for long-range outdoor shooting. Ideally suited for landscape, wildlife, and nature photography, this zoom features a versatile feature-set, including 5.5 stop-effective OIS to help reduce camera shake, unique close-focusing capabilities for working with nearby subjects, and fast AF performance due to a smooth, quiet linear motor. The lens also sports a weather-sealed design to benefit working in harsh climates. Optically, this lens features a pair of extra-low dispersion elements and one aspherical element to correct a variety of aberrations and realize a high degree of sharpness and clarity. Additionally, a nine-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality when working with selective focus techniques.
- X-Mount Lens/APS-C Format
- 107-457mm (35mm Equivalent)
- Aperture Range: f/4 to f/22
- Two ED Elements, One Aspherical Element
FUJIFILM XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR Overview
FUJIFILM XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR Specs
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FUJIFILM XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR Reviews
versatile lens with impeccable image quality
I bought this lens to use as a travel photography lens for wildlife and it did it's job perfectly. It's fairly lightweight for the amount of reach you get. Paired with the XT5 it's incredibly sharp and a great match. I was able to get some incredible photos because of this lens. I wish it reached a bit further, but at the weight and size I can't really complain, some compromises had to be made. My only regret was I didn't buy this lens sooner.
Highly versatile and fun lens with great optics
Having been the owner of the excellent 55-200mm Fujifilm lens for quite a few years, I didn't even pay attention to this 70-300mm when it was released. My copy of the 55-200mm provides highly detailed images at the 55mm end at 5.6 and stopped down a bit to f7.1 at the 200mm end, so image quality was never an issue in my case. However, I found myself frequently shooting at the 200mm end and wishing for a little more reach. My search naturally led to the 70-300mm as a compact alternative suitable for my travel and everyday carry needs. And the frequent reviews stating the superior image quality of the 70-300mm piqued my interest. Could it really be better? I can now advise that...yes, the 70-300mm IS sharper, at least wide open, but towards f/8 there is little difference between the 2 lenses at equivalent focal lengths. Since most of us probably use these lenses wide open a lot of the time due to the already slow maximum apertures, that is definitely a factor to consider if absolute image quality is a concern. However, the 55-200mm is no slouch, and still one of my favorite Fujifilm zooms. The 70-300mm is a bit more plasticky, and I would not want to bump into that lens when the long barrel is fully extended at 300mm, but with a little attention I have no doubt that the build quality with hold up over the long term. When focused at distance, the 70-300mm is very sharp at 5.6 through most of the range, but at 300mm I feel while it is more contrasty at f5.6, it may show a little more fine detail stopped down to f8. Really, it seems to be competing against the limitations of diffraction when stopped down to f8, and at f10 or smaller we start losing detail, but that is due to the laws of optics and we see similar softening with all lenses on APS-C format, so not in any way a fault. When focused close, the 70-300mm retains very good sharpness at 5.6, but gives a little better definition at f/8. Still, this is a very good performance as a lot of zooms get annoyingly soft at closer focus distances. All of the above info applies while nitpicking with the 40MP sensor on an X-T50. On a 26MP body, I can shoot away at any aperture at f/9 or wider and get sharp, contrasty images at any distance. The image stabilization is simply superb. This feature has come such a long way from the early days, and has partially changed the way I shoot, allowing hand held shooting with perfect sharpness at 300mm and 1/40 of a second. It can probably even do better than that, but I have not fully tested this. And last, but not least, the fun factor on this lens is HUGE. It has stayed mounted on a camera and gone everywhere I have brought my Fujifilm camera bag since I purchased it. And the fun factor is one of the major reasons I got into Fujifilm X series in the first place - allowing high quality professional grade imaging without lugging around huge clunker full frame DSLRs.