Fujifilm Fujinon XF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR £1,500/$1,900

This top-grade super-telephoto has great credentials

Matthew Richards

TELEPHOTO LENS www.fujifilm.co.uk Fujifilm has been manufacturing professionalgrade lenses for the photographic, TV and movie industries for decades. The relatively recent XF mount lenses have earned an excellent reputation for build quality and image quality. This new 100-400mm super-telephoto zoom is an ‘R’ lens with a built-in aperture ring; it has an LM (Linear Motor) autofocus system, OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) and a WR (Weather-Resistant) construction as standard. Build & handling Fujifilm says the lens has a compact and lightweight design; however, despite being an APS-C format lens that produces a small image circle, it’s about the same size as the latest Canon 100- 400mm and Nikon 80-400mm full-frame compatible lenses. It’s a little lighter, and the crop factor of Fujifilm’s compact system cameras give the lens a monstrous ‘effective’…

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