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Fujifilm XF 18mm F1.4 R LM WR

It was nine years ago, back in 2012, when Fujifilm announced the X-Pro1 camera. This was the first of a new line of mirrorless X-system models, and along with it came a new range of Fujinon lenses, including the XF 18mm F2 R. This compact and lightweight wideangle prime was a great match for the equally agile X-Pro1.

Like some other manufacturers, Fujifilm is now at a stage where it is updating some of those original focal lengths to create faster lenses, as the technology and the demand has increased. It is also a sign of the times that mirrorless systems no longer stand for simply being ‘smaller and lighter’ than their DSLR counterparts; instead they’ve evolved to be judged on their own merit. With that in mind, Fujifilm has introduced the new Fujinon XF

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