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Fuji XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro Review

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The Fuji XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro is a small, sharp, and wide-angle macro lens with beautiful build quality. It has a few performance issues, but overall it's a high-quality lens that could be a great addition for anyone interested in wide-angle macro photography.

The Fuji XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro is a high-quality lens with a few minor performance issues, but it could be a great addition for anyone interested in wide-angle macro photography.

Pros
  • Small and lightweight
  • Sharp image quality
  • Beautiful build quality
  • Silent and accurate autofocus
Cons
  • Shows distortion and vignetting at wider apertures
  • Busy background bokeh
  • Hefty price tag

The autofocus speed is very good and runs silently and accurately.

The Fuji XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro is a small, sharp, and wide-angle macro lens with beautiful build quality. The lens is made of plastic, but it is solid and well-built. It features a weather-resistant design and a metallic rear mount with a sealing gasket. The manual focus ring is large, metallic, and provides precise control, while the autofocus speed is very good and runs silently and accurately. The image quality is sharp, with excellent sharpness in the middle and good performance in the corners when stopped down to f/5.6. The lens shows some distortion and vignetting at wider apertures, but this can be corrected in post-processing. The bokeh is smooth at close distances, but busy in the background. Overall, the Fuji XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro is a high-quality lens with a few minor performance issues, but it could be a great addition for anyone interested in wide-angle macro photography.

The lens is small, sharp, and well-built, making it a perfect choice for wide-angle macro photography enthusiasts.

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