Below are the full-resolution images that I show in the film. Remember that they have been resized for the web and the nature of compression that comes with that. It's still relatively compact and light enough to feel well-balanced on the X-H2 and X-H2S cameras that we tested it with, although they are admittedly one of the largest X-series bodies currently available. Fujifilm unveils the latest interchangeable lenses roadmap for the X Series of mirrorless digital cameras

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Although not a normal focal length to use sunstars in images, call me surprised when I saw the 56mm F1.2 WR was able to produce a prevalent, twelve-point sunstar. Chromatic aberrations, typically seen as purple or blue fringes along contrasty edges, are not really a problem for the Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R WR lens, except in areas of very high contrast. Vignetting I had no real issues with the first version of this lens regarding focus speed, but I know that that, along with sharpness wide open, is what most people are interested in with the new version.

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The cat’s eye does start to disappear around F2, but this is where another problem sets in for the 50mm F1. This is one area I wasn’t too effusive. The manual focus ring is buttery smooth, and pleasant to turn. No push/pull clutch focus like on the XF 23mm F1.4 here though. Engraved Depth of Field Markings

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The focus ring on the 56mm F1.2 does at least have a nice feel as the components in the manual focusing ring assembly have been specially engineered to respond with more precision, especially when the focusing ring is moved slightly.

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Bokeh is exceptional both in front and behind. Some rings around highlights is possible, but nothing extreme, and I find they are reduced even by stopping down to just F/1.4. The current aperture is also shown in the camera's viewfinder or on the LCD screen as you turn the aperture ring.

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The apodization filter delivers its best results at wider apertures. To enable wide apertures to be used even in bright environments, an ND filter is included that adjusts brightness in three levels. To indicate the apodizing effect, the lens features an aperture ring showing the effective F No. in red. The difference between the F No. and the effective F No. indicates the effectiveness of the apodization filter. It has an optical formula comprised of 13 elements in eight groups including one ED element to reduce flare and ghosting and two aspherical elements to help limit distortion and spherical aberrations.The Fujifilm 56mm lens boasts a metal mount and focusing and aperture rings, metal lens barrel and non-rotating 67mm filter thread. which is larger than the original version's 62mm filter thread. Once again compared to lenses released before it, the aperture ring feels better, and great. The aperture ring on my early copy is comparatively looser than any of the newer F2WR lenses, but much tighter than Fuji’s earliest-released lenses. Hood There is no button on the lens to switch between auto and manual focus. Focus mode selection is made on the camera body. Like all Fujifilm X-Series lenses, focusing is by wire, so when you manually turn the focus ring, you are not physically moving lens elements. Instead, a signal is sent electronically to the camera telling it where to focus. The focusing motor makes a soft whirring noise, but it is not loud. The Fuji 56mm provides a focal length which exactly matches that of a 85mm optic in a 35mm full-frame system, making it a classic head-and-shoulders portrait prime lens. It is a little noisy in operation, though, with the DC motor audibly driving all of the lens elements.

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Fujifilm has undoubtedly made some serious improvements to its predecessor that any photographer would welcome. Weatherproofing, for starters, is hard not to give a big seal of approval to. The Fujifilm XF56mmF1.2 R WR is now weatherproofed – and the resolution has been improved to take advantage of the newest X-Trans sensors on Fujifilm cameras. It is one of 20 lenses approved by Fujifilm for use with the new 40-megapixel X-H2 - which was announced alongside this lens at the New York X-Summit. It is the fourth pro-grade f/1.4 prime lens that has been updated with the X-H2 in mind - the others being the XF18mm f/1.4, the XF23mm f/1.4, and XF33mm f/1.4. Again comparing the lenses at the minimum aperture, the 56mm F1.2 is sharper at F1.2 than the 50mm F1. The XF 56mm F1.2 leaves little to be desired in the image quality department. Only one of the standard measures can really be complained about. SharpnessI’ll come out and say it now that I’d probably go as far to say that this is the perfect portrait lens for the Fujifilm X Series. 56mm (85mm on full frame) is a brilliant focal length for full length portraits as well as headshots. Combine that with a super fast aperture of f/1.2 and you have an incredibly dreamy lens. The wedding photographer’s lenses of choice seem to be the 23mm and 56mm on two separate bodies and, from the few weddings I’ve shot, that has worked brilliantly for me. Let’s talk about f/1.2. This is a huge selling point for this lens and, when you nail focus, you can see why. You buy a lens like this to shoot wide open obviously but don’t forget that the focal plane is so narrow you may, more often than you think, miss focus. WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER Kevin Mullins is a Documentary Wedding Photographer based in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK. You can get an idea of the size difference between the original Fujifilm 56mm F1.2 and the Mark II below. It’s plastic and light, and just about doubles the length of the lens. It’s nowhere near as elegant or premium-feeling as the metal hood that ships with the XF 60mm F2.4 Macro, but it actually cuts flare, which is more important. I only deploy the hood in studio settings, personally, and work with the flare otherwise. Lens Cap