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Fuji XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Review

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The Fuji XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens is an awesome lens with lovely build quality, lots of sharpness, a nice maximum aperture, smooth bokeh, and good contrast. It also has impressive image stabilization and a slightly brighter maximum than usual, yielding slightly out-of-focus backgrounds.

The Fuji XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens is an awesome lens with lovely build quality, lots of sharpness, a nice maximum aperture, smooth bokeh, and good contrast. It is a highly recommended lens for telephoto photography and some portrait shots.

Pros
  • Lovely build quality
  • Lots of sharpness
  • Nice maximum aperture
  • Smooth bokeh
Cons
  • Limited reach for bird photography

The autofocus is silent and averagely quick, and the lens features built-in stabilization, performing well in reducing camera shake.

The Fuji XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens is a highly recommended lens for telephoto photography and some portrait shots. The build quality is impressive with a mixture of metal and plastic, a smooth zoom ring, and a well-constructed control ring and switches for aperture control and image stabilization. The autofocus is silent and averagely quick, and the lens features built-in stabilization, performing well in reducing camera shake. In terms of image quality, it delivers sharpness and good contrast, with a nice maximum aperture that produces smooth bokeh. The only downside is its limited reach at 55-200mm, which may not be sufficient for bird photography.

In terms of image quality, it delivers sharpness and good contrast, with a nice maximum aperture that produces smooth bokeh.

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