Distinguished by its slender form factor, the FUJIFILM XF 18mm f/2 R is a wide-angle 27mm-equivalent prime featuring a bright f/2 maximum aperture. The compact size and general wide field of view make this lens well-suited to everyday shooting, as well as for landscapes and street photography. The optical design incorporates a pair of aspherical elements, which reduce distortion and spherical aberrations in order to realize greater sharpness and accurate rendering. A Super EBC coating is also featured, which reduces flare and ghosting for improved contrast and color accuracy.
- X-Mount Lens/APS-C Format
- 27mm (35mm Equivalent)
- Aperture Range: f/2 to f/16
- Two Aspherical Elements
FUJIFILM XF 18mm f/2 R Overview
FUJIFILM XF 18mm f/2 R Specs
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FUJIFILM XF 18mm f/2 R Reviews
Great for compact travel
28mm (equivalent) is my favorite wide-angle lens. I find 35mm (Fuji 23mm) too close to the normal lens (Fuji 33 or 35mm) to be worth carrying and changing lenses. Unfortunately not WR. The autofocus is poor, as others have said. Noisy and jumpy (on my X-T2). Manual focus isn't smooth either. I haven't looked at the photos yet on a big screen, but going by other reviews and tests, I expect it to be generally good. Would prefer staying with Fuji as much as possible over 3rd party lenses. I may eventually get the Fuji 18mm f/1.4 for the better auto-focus and resolving for the 40M sensor, but it is quite a bit larger for just one stop difference.
Size is the Thing
This lens is ridiculously small. If you like wide primes, and you like to keep weight and bulk down for street photography or travel, this things is awesome. The major caveat here is that the autofocus system is deeply sub-par; it is accurate but slow, and horrendously loud, and the manual focus ring is sloppy and imprecise, as well as being tiny and difficult to operate. This renders this lens pretty much useless for video, which is a huge drawback for hybrid shooters like myself. I own two Fujifilm zooms that cover this focal range, the 10-24 and the 16-80, and both not only utterly whip the focus performance of this lens, they also best it for low light performance thanks to the OIS stabilization features. Optically, I think the 10-24 is my favorite of the three at 18mm. However, both of those zooms are four times the size and weight of this prime, and neither can produce that lovely f2 depth of field. I like this lens, but it fills a very narrow niche for me as a still street-shooter/travel rig. If this is your thing, go for it! But if you are looking for maximum versatility, I would advise you to look elsewhere. For me the clattery, slow autofocus really limits the use I get out of this lens.
