Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18 mm f/1.4 R LM WR review - Summary

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Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18 mm f/1.4 R LM WR

22 June 2021

Maciej Latałło

11. Summary

Pros:

solid, weather-sealed casing, mostly made of metal,
sensational image quality in the frame centre,
decent image quality on the edge of the frame,
negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
excellent correction of lateral chromatic aberration,
lack of problems with spherical aberration,
slight distortion,
low astigmatism,
out-of-focus areas pleasing to the eye for a wide-angle lens,
sensible performance against bright light,
silent, accurate, and fast autofocus.

Cons:

a bit too high vignetting.

After the test the situation is very clear. You get a long list of pros and just one flaw, and, additionally, it's a flaw to be expected. The tested lens broke the latest resolution record and not just barely so but by a very healthy margin. In such a case we have no other choice than recommend the Fujinon XF 18 mm f/1.4 R LM WR wholeheartedly (even though its price, currently almost $1000, is rather high) and also award it our 'Editors' Choice' badge.

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