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    Fujinon XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro

    Feb 20, 2018 5 minutes
    Source:   The lens produces an extremely shallow depth of field when used at its minimum focus distance Fujifilm X-T2, 1/450sec at f/5.6, ISO 800  

    Fujifilm has always been open about its plans to release new lenses. Every so often, we're told that the firm's roadmap has been updated, which usually offers a great clue as to what's around the corner. One lens that has been on the cards for quite some time is the XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro. Unlike Fujifilm's wider XF 60mm f/2.4 R Macro, it presents true1:1 magnification and doesn't require extension tubes such as the Fujifilm MCEX-11 or MCEX-16 to photograph the world in minute detail. It's an optic that many keen close-up X-series photographers have been waiting for and fills a missing link in Fujifilm's X-mount lens line-up.

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    Although some lenses are labelled ‘macro', not all are true macro lenses because they don't reproduce an image of a subject at lifesize. One example is Fujifilm's XF 60mm f/2.4

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