Fujirumors unveiled the updated roadmap according to their trusted sources. First of all Fuji will launch an impressive XF 16mm f/1.4 lens at Photokina!
And they will also launch a 120-400mm OIS lens which surely will become popular among bird photographers and spies 🙂
The third good news is that the soon to come 18-135mm lens will become 1 stop faster at the tele end. Instead of the expected f/5.6 the lens will have a f/4.8 aperture at 135mm!
Fuji really knows what lenses has to be done to make a system popular!
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“The third good news is that the soon to come 18-135mm lens will become 1 stop faster at the tele end. Instead of the expected f/5.6 the lens will have a f/4.8 aperture at 135mm!”
f/4.8 is not one stop faster than f/5.6; it’s just half a stop.
Right. Just 12 stop.
For sure fuji has the most interesting lens lineup in the aps-c mirrorless world. All those fast primes…are simply great.
IMO it also matches the m43 pretty well. Fuji sure can’t have the sheer number of m43-compatible lenses, but the line up, the coverage is full and complete.
To outdo the m43, Fuji simply needs to release WA TS and long tele primes. I’m not sure why they haven’t jumped on it yet. (And while at it, also release some 150-200mm macro lens.) The lenses are niche and will not sell high volumes, but they would give Fuji marketing advantage over the m43.
Macro lens (1:1), yes please. A 150 2.8 would be incredible.
Excellent move by Fuji. A homework for all other mirrorless players.
I believe the 120-400 will be 4.8 at the 400 end. This will distinguish it from the rest if the pack. I hope it will have a lightning fast AF for sports and wildlife. Bring it on, Fuji! And make it this year!!