- Fujifilm hosted a live event two weeks ago, showcasing 14 lens concepts
- The company conducted a poll asking viewers to vote for their three favorites.
- More than 70,000 votes later, the XF 16-80mm F2.8 concept won
Fujifilm recently hosted a ‘Focus on Glass – Untold Stories’ live event, during which its product planning team walked viewers through 14 different lens concepts and said, “we’d love to make lenses like these.” If you love photography gear, the event is worth checking out.
Something totally refreshing happened as the event closed: Fujifilm opened voting for you, the fans, to have your say. Two weeks and 70,000 votes later, we now know which of these lenses resonated the most.
Each participant could vote for three of the concepts: the ‘character-rich’
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In first place was the XF 16-80mm F2.8 with 16.4% of the votes, followed closely by the XF 18-50mm F1.4 with 15.85%. You can see the full results below and see more details about each option on Fujifilm’s website.
What’s unclear now is exactly how Fujifilm will use this information. There’s no guarantee that any of these lenses will actually be produced, but many will no doubt hope that their voice matters and that the XF 16-80mm F2.8 in particular becomes a reality.
This is how you voted
Fujifilm XF lenses are APS-C format, so the effective focal length (1.5x) of the winning XF 16-60mm F2.8 lens is 24-120mm. For me, it would fill a big gap in Fujifilm’s line-up, and looks like it could be my dream travel lens, especially considering it’s estimated to weigh just 400-500g and measure 80-100mm long, despite its versatile zoom range and constant wide aperture.
And the
I would expect both lenses to be extremely popular, along with the third place lens, an 18mm 30mm XF inspired by the compact ‘Travel Mini’.
Slightly larger than a pancake lens, the 18mm and 30mm
This small lens would weigh between 100 and 200 g and measure between 40 and 50 mm in length. It is not known what aperture the lens would have, only that the focal length changing mechanism (unlike a zoom) would help keep the size and weight down. It could be a great option with one of Fujifilm’s smaller mirrorless cameras, like the X-E5.
Let’s take a look at how the rest of the vote went:
|
Lens |
Vote percentage |
Votes |
|
XF 16-80mm F2.8 |
16.4% |
11,121 |
|
XF 18-50mm F1.4 |
15.85% |
10,747 |
|
XF 18 and 30mm (mini) |
12.1% |
8,205 |
|
XF 14-140mm F3.5-6.3 |
9.21% |
6,246 |
|
XF 35mm F1.4 II |
7.07% |
4,794 |
|
XF 33mm F1.0 |
7.02% |
4,761 |
|
XF 35mm F1.4 WR II |
6.5% |
4,410 |
|
XF 23, 35, 50mm F2 with brass exterior |
5.89% |
3,993 |
|
Manual focus lens (23, 35 or 50 mm) |
4.72% |
3,201 |
|
XF 90mm F2 APD |
4.49% |
3,042 |
|
Cine Prime T1.2 Lenses |
3.35% |
2,270 |
|
XF 35mm F1.4 II (new optical design) |
3.26% |
2,210 |
|
soft focus lens |
2.2% |
1,490 |
|
XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 |
1.96% |
1,327 |
What do you think of these lens concepts and the survey results? Are there any particular Fujifilm XF lenses you’re excited about? Let me know in the comments below!
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