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Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4 OIS Review

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The Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4 OIS lens is a great professional zoom lens for GFX bodies. It is image stabilized and rugged, with great build quality. It delivers sharp images and is impressive in controlling aberrations and flare issues.

The Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4 OIS lens is a top-notch professional zoom lens, with rugged construction, impressive image quality, and useful image stabilization capabilities. Its build quality, sharpness, and the absence of chromatic aberrations make it a compelling option for GFX users, particularly those in need of handheld shooting with image stabilization support.

Pros
  • Image stabilized and rugged
  • Great build quality
  • Sharp, high-quality images
  • Impressive control of aberrations and flare issues
Cons
  • Limited range for landscape and architectural photography
  • Imperfections with sun stars and bokeh
  • May not offer full versatility for diverse shooting scenarios

The lens performs impressively in controlling aberrations and flare issues, delivering sharp, high-quality images across the board. However, it does exhibit some imperfections with sun stars and bokeh, but overall performs very well in controlling optical issues.

The Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4 OIS lens is a versatile and high-quality professional zoom lens designed for GFX bodies. It provides an equivalent focal length of a 35-80mm lens in full-frame terms, making it a new general-purpose zoom lens for the GFX bodies. The lens is bundled with image stabilization and is ruggedly built, featuring weather sealing and great manual control rings, providing an overall high-quality feel. The lens performs impressively in controlling aberrations and flare issues, delivering sharp, high-quality images across the board. However, it does exhibit some imperfections with sun stars and bokeh, but overall performs very well in controlling optical issues. The lens's ability to deliver high-quality images, combined with its built-in image stabilization, makes it a great option for handheld shooting and is particularly useful for portrait-oriented photographers. Despite its impressive performance, the lens does not entirely fulfill the versatility needs, especially for landscape and architectural photography. The limited range of 35-80mm equivalents might be a compromise for some users, requiring them to combine it with other lenses for specific shooting situations. For portrait-oriented photographers, this lens offers excellent performance, especially with its ability to deliver high-quality images and soft backgrounds. Performance-wise, the autofocus is fast and snappy, making it suitable for various shooting scenarios and capable of delivering sharp images across the board. Overall, the Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4 OIS lens is a top-notch professional zoom lens, with rugged construction, impressive image quality, and useful image stabilization capabilities. While it may not offer the full versatility for some shooting scenarios, it excels in delivering high-quality results, especially for portrait-oriented photography and general-purpose zoom needs. Its build quality, sharpness, and the absence of chromatic aberrations make it a compelling option for GFX users, particularly those in need of handheld shooting with image stabilization support.

Overall, the Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4 OIS lens is a versatile and high-quality professional zoom lens designed for GFX bodies. It provides an equivalent focal length of a 35-80mm lens in full-frame terms, making it a new general-purpose zoom lens for the GFX bodies.

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