Fujifilm has announced a new 50mm X series lens with an unprecedented f / 1.0 aperture. The XF 50mmF1.0 R WR is the world’s first F / 1 of Tofocus lens for mirrorless cameras, according to Fujifilm, and marks the company’s 35th X-Series lens. Its field of view is about 75 mm on Fujifilm’s APS-C sensor.
Fujifilm’s previous fastest lens was 56mm f / 1.2 mm, a hole that companies like Canon and Nikon take great care of when designing autofocus lenses. While Canon at one stage was making of ToFocus 50mm f / 1.0 for its DSLR, it was discontinued decades ago. Nikon and Leica have previously made f / 0.95 lenses, but they only worked with manual focus. Larger holes allow the user to achieve shall depth of field and shoot at faster shutter speeds or lower ISO settings.
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Long in development, this is the very statement lens for Fujifilm that will become a practical tool for most photographers. The difference in field depth between this and mm f mm f / 1.5 is at least partial. Will be compensated by a shorter focal length, and mm0 mm. larger4545 g, or larger and heavier than about 1.9 lbs. It does offer weather seals, though.
The XF 50mmF1.0 R WR will be available this fall for 1,499.95.
