![]() With a close focus distance of only 25cm, I was able to focus on objects just over an inch away from the lens hood. It does tend to hunt a bit when the lighting isn't great, and using the focus limiter definitely helps cut down on the time it takes to acquire focus. When focusing within a foot or so of the lens hood, AF speed was pretty respectable compared to macro lenses I've used from other lens manufacturers. I'm far from a macro photographer, and only dabble with it here and there so I decided to put the AF system through its paces. For the serious macro shooters, AF performance may not be a big concern as many of them are far more comfortable using manual focus/peaking, or using macro rails. One of my biggest questions about the lens was the autofocus performance. When using the EVF the AF noise is very similar, if not exactly like the 50-140mm f/2.8 (a little bit of hum from the OIS, and a quiet mechanical sound of the focus motors). ![]() The focusing system and OIS are fairly quiet - not noticeable in most conditions when holding the camera away from my face. ![]() It is nice and sharp wide open, and the combination of ED, Super ED, and Aspherical lens elements helps minimize any chromatic abberation. Just like most of Fuji's higher end lenses, image quality is fantastic. It is also weather and dust resistant, and when paired with a weather sealed body like the X-T2, shooting outdoors in all sorts of weather conditions is no problem at all. Fortunately, the lens has OIS (with 5 stops of stablization according to Fujifilm) to deal with a bit of movement. When mounted to an X-T2, it is quite front heavy and makes shooting handheld a bit more difficult, though adding the grip makes it feel more balanced. The Fuji XF 80mm is a beefy lens (16 elements in 12 groups), the largest of all their primes and looks like it would almost be more at home in the GFX lineup. Fujifilm has finally filled the 1:1 macro void in their lens lineup, but how well does it stack up? We were lucky enough to get a pre-release version of the new lens to test out for a few days - just enough time to get some real world use out of it. ![]()
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