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Fujinon XF 16-80mm F4 R OIS WR

Sometimes, for reasons that are usually unreported, it can take a while for newly announced cameras and lenses to roll off the production line. One lens we've been eagerly waiting to get our hands on ever since Fujifilm announced it in July last year has been the Fujinon XF16-80mm F4 R OIS WR. After months of chasing and asking questions as to what might be holding up its arrival, we were pleasantly surprised when we recently took delivery of a review sample.

So why all the fuss about a new standard zoom? Well, as many Fujifilm users will know, there has been a lens missing in the XF lineup for a while between the excellent, but somewhat limiting, Fujinon XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS (£549) and

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