#55-200

Tram Station by Vladobgd

I'm just posting up a few random shots taken with the [easyazon_link asin="B00CNZTPGA" locale="US" new_window="default" nofollow="default" tag="m06d-20" add_to_cart="default" cloaking="default" localization="default" popups="default"]Fujinon 55-200mm[/easyazon_link] lens on my first day of using it.  Maybe it will persuade you! First impressions are very good, looks like Fuji are onto another winner with this lens.  I'd forgotten how nice it was to have a telephoto lens in the bag!  Shots are all JPEGs, I don't have the time to process RAW files for this quick run through.  Hopefully the new plugin I installed should be showing you the EXIF data below the images (Thanks Richard!).  Pretty much everything was shot wide open at the appropriate focal length simply because it was getting dark. Click on the images to open them up larger in a new tab - if it doesn't work, blame Wordpress,which seems to have randomly taken to changing my image settings! 05-06 NEW: Some landscapes.

In-camera pano - 55mm camera in portrait.

Another pano, stitched in CS6 this time. 

I think I'll be using this lens an awful lot as a portrait lens.  Here are a couple of very quick portrait shots.

This shot is at 55mm (83mm equivalent)

And what it looks like when you zoom to 200m (300mm equivalent)

Some others showing wide, mid and full zoom

 The bokeh can be a little fussy if the background isn't far away, but that's quite typical for a zoom lens, even 'pro' ones.

 Get the background further away and you get a lovely smooth out of focus area though, the equal of any Nikon or Canon pro zoom.

These two shots are 55 and 200mm wide open, looking for any evidence of CA.  Looks pretty good to me.  These are JPEGs but the RAW files appear pretty similar.

The obligatory brick-wall distortion shots!

Another couple of shots showing the wide-angle end and then fully zoomed in.

Some random shots of flowers!  All of these are at 200mm, at pretty much the closest focusing distance of 1.1m.  The bluebell shot it at ISO 3200!

The obligatory wildlife shots!  A duck - because that's easy to get a shot of!

A shy heron, who flew off when he turned his head back around!  I know it's not a great photo, but how I would have killed for that sort out performance at ISO 3200 out of my Nikon D300S!

Some shots of a very brave Sandpiper! (this is a fairly small bird if you don't know).  I was about 2m away.

A couple of Black Headed Gull photos

A random rabbit!

And finally, no telephoto lens gallery is complete without a swan shot or two!

[easyazon_block add_to_cart="default" align="left" asin="B00CNZTPGA" cloaking="default" layout="top" localization="default" locale="US" nofollow="default" new_window="default" tag="m06d-20"]Fujinon 55-200mm[/easyazon_block]

Launch of the first telephoto zoom for the XF Lens series

FUJINON XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS - fast aperture of F3.5-4.8 across the entire zoom range and outstanding image stabilisation

17.04.2013

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) is proud to announce the launch of the new “FUJINON XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS” lens for the FUJIFILM X-Pro1 and X-E1 compact system cameras. FUJINON XF lenses feature advanced lens engineering, capable of drawing the maximum performance out of the highly-descriptive "X-Trans CMOS Sensor" in the FUJIFILM X-Pro1 and X-E1 cameras. The new FUJINON XF55-200mm lens produces sharp images across its entire zoom range, well resolved corner-to-corner.  The fast F3.5-4.8 lens facilitates image capture in scenes requiring a fast shutter speed.  Its image stabilisation function enables the use of shutter speeds 4.5 stops slower, preventing camera shake even when shooting hand-held in low-light, or at a stopped down aperture.  Furthermore, it is built to include two linear motors for high-speed AF of 0.28 seconds, instantaneously focusing on your subject.

Built with advanced optical design to cover the mid-telephoto (84mm*1) to telephoto (305mm*1) range and deliver the large maximum aperture of F3.5-4.8 despite its compact size; offering mobility and high descriptive performance at the same time.

Featuring image stabilisation that allows the use of shutter speeds 4.5 stops slower; detecting a wide range of camera shakes from low to high frequencies to deliver advanced correction

Uses two linear motors for high-speed AF and quiet operation, making the lens suitable for video recording as well

Features two ED lens elements including one Super ED lens element that boasts performance equivalent to that of fluorite lenses; controlling chromatic aberrations, which typically occur in long focal lengths, to produce images that resolve well corner-to-corner across the full zoom range

Applying FUJINON's proprietary "HT-EBC Coating" on the entire lens surface to achieve a highly preventative measure against reflections, and to control flair and ghosting

Offering the minimum working distance of 1.1m across the entire zoom range to enable telephoto close-ups, and the ability to capture a small part of a subject

Featuring a 1/3EV step aperture ring so that users can easily adjust the aperture whilst holding the camera up to their eye

The focus ring and aperture ring are made from metal and have been designed to have a high quality feel, with the benefit of being extra robust

  NEW Firmware will speed up the Auto Focus performance of the X-Pro1 and X-E1 compact system cameras At the launch of the XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8R LM lens, FUJIFILM will upgrade the firmware for both the X-Pro1 and X-E1 cameras.  Thanks to a new algorithm, the firmware will be able to harness the full capability of the lens enabling both cameras to search the contrast AF quickly throughout the full range of focal lengths. The focus speed will be as fast as 0.7 sec. even if it searches from infinity to the Minimum Object Distance at the telephoto end. By upgrading your X-Pro1 or X-E1 with new firmware you will also improve the AF speed with other existing XF lenses. *3 The firmware will be available to download from www.fujifilm.com nearer the launch of the XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8R LM lens. *1 based on CIPA standards *2 35mm format equivalent *3 It will be necessary to update the firmware on all XF lenses except the XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS. The lens firmware will be available from July 2013.