Last Updated on 11/05/2021 by Chris Gampat
If you use any of Fujifilm’s excellent X series cameras, this guide to Fujifilm X Mount lenses is for you.
Over the last few years, Fujifilm has been working incredibly hard to build up their X series line up of cameras. As great as their cameras are, we all know that they are nothing without quality lenses. Fortunately, Fujifilm has amassed a collection of superb primes and zoom lenses that really help make the platform shine. With the partnership of companies like Zeiss and Rokinon, the Fujifilm X series lens lineup has also grown to include a few solid third party lens options. If you currently use a Fujifilm camera or are thinking about making the switch and just aren’t sure which Fujifilm X Mount lenses you want to spring for, this guide is for you.
We’ve reviewed almost all of the Fujifilm X Mount lenses that have come to market. As the platform continues to go from strength to strength, we’ll continue to complete our comprehensive real-world reviews on the newest Fujifilm X Mount lenses too. This Fujifilm X Mount lenses buyers guide puts all of our reviews in one easy to find location. Check out all of the reviews we’ve completed for first, and third party Fujifilm X Mount lenses below.
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Zeiss 12mm f2.8 Touit
In our review, we said:
“The user of this lens may be the typical Zeiss customer: the higher end that appreciates better build quality and image quality for the money. When they purchase this lens, they’ll be rewarded with fast autofocusing and excellent image quality on top of the already mentioned stellar construction.”
Buy Now: $899.99
Fujifilm 14mm f2.8
In our review, we said:
“The real beauty of this lens comes from manually focusing. The pull back focusing ring and the depth of field scale often make street photography exciting again when using the Zone Focusing/Hyperfocal Length style of shooting.”
Buy Now: $899
Fujifilm 16mm f1.4 R WR
In our review, we said:
“The Fujifilm 16mm f1.4 is quite the excellent lens when it comes to image quality. It’s sharp, offers great color no matter what the color profile, and has very little that would make you hate it when it comes to image quality.”
Buy Now: $999
Fujifilm 16mm F2.8 R WR
In our review, we said:
“For documentary and travel work, I think that the Fujifilm 16mm f2.8 R WR lens is more than quick enough to make you want to tote it along vs using your phone’s camera.”
Buy now: $399
Tamron 18-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di III-A2 VC VXD
In our review, we state:
“Using this lens, I didn’t at any time feel like the colors were off from what I expected from Sony. Gampat had similar thoughts with the Fujifilm version. Going with third-party glass isn’t going to ruin Fujifilm’s beautiful colors, at least not in this case. The colors were what I expected from this lens, with the exception of occasional colored fringing.”
Buy Now: $699
Fujifilm 18mm f1.4 LM WR
In our review, we state:
“The Fujifilm 18mm f1.4 LM WR lens provides the classic 28mm equivalent focal length with a fast aperture. The linear motor delivers even more impressive autofocus, and it’s weather sealed. Images are beautifully sharp with painterly bokeh, gorgeous colors, and solid contrast. The film simulations make editing a breeze and get you back to shooting in no time. It is a lens that you can and will want to take with you everywhere.”
Buy Now: $999
Fujifilm 18mm f2
In our review, we said:
“When pairing the XF 18mm f2 with my X-Pro 1, I just feel motivated to capture everything around me, and I found myself zipping about, shooting things I would have otherwise ignored when lugging around my Canon DSLRs.”
Buy Now: $599
Fujifilm 23mm f1.4
In our review, we said
“When you first mount the 23mm f1.4 to your camera, something really magical happens after you get the first photo that you really love. Using the lens will bring back a nostalgia that you may have had when first creating your earliest film images. All that we can really say is that it is pure magic. With that, note that the 23mm f1.4 lens has excellent sharpness (though it could be better wide open), wonderful color rendition when using one of the Neutral color profiles, exhibits a touch of micro-contrast, and has some extremely creamy bokeh.”
Buy Now: $899
Fujifilm 23mm f2 R WR
In our review, we said:
“The speed when focusing with this lens on the X Pro 2 is very impressive. It’s by far the absolute best lens in Fujifilm’s lineup for street photography and candid shooting due to its autofocus speed.”
Buy Now: $449
Fujifilm 27mm f2.8
In our review, we said:
“We don’t have a single problem with the sharpness that this lens offers. At f2.8 it already is very sharp and only gets better until f5.6. After that, don’t even bother unless your exposure really needs it.”
Buy Now: $449
Fujifilm 27mm f2.8 R WR
In our review, we state:
The XF 27mm f2.8 R WR doesn’t embody any new technology, but it does squish a lot into a lens that’s less than an inch long, including weather-sealing.
Buy Now: $400
Fujifilm 33mm f1.4 R WR LM
In our review, we state:
“Mount the Fujifilm 33mm f1.4 R WR LM to your camera, and you’ll probably fall in love nearly immediately. The balance, the build quality, and the reliability all work together to make this a fantastic lens. Couple that with one of the great Fujifilm simulations and you’ll be very happy. It focuses incredibly fast in any situation you’ll need to it. And it also reliably tracks your subjects.”
Buy Now: $799.95
Fujifilm 35mm f1.4
In our review, we said:
“The 35mm f1.4 is truthfully best experienced if not wide open, nowhere past f5.6. Otherwise, you’re doing an extreme injustice to yourself by not taking advantage of the beautiful bokeh and extreme sharpness that the lens has to offer wide open.”
Buy Now: $499
Fujifilm 35mm f2 R WR
In our review, we said:
“The Fujifilm 35mm f2 R WR is a solid lens as far as image quality goes. It has nine aperture blades, renders very sharp photos even on the X Pro 1, and overall gives you images that aren’t worth complaining about at all.”
Buy Now: $399
Mitakon 35mm F0.95 II
In our review, we said:
“The Mitakon 35mm F0.95 II is a great lens, especially when you consider the price tag. That is only a little more than the Fujifilm lens offerings and you are getting a lens that gives you a lot more versatility in low light and in playing with your depth of field.”
Buy now: $519
Fujifilm 50mm f1 R WR
In our review, we said:
“I must commend Fujifilm for creating an f1 lens with autofocusing capabilities. Despite the amount of glass the motors have to push around, the lens is more than quick enough for its intended use, which is portraits. As you can see above, the lens can be used easily in various situations. Wide-open at f1, you’re going to get some of the best bokeh you’ll ever see on the APS-C platform. It’s a must-have for portrait photographers. Sharpness at f1 is great in the center of the frame, but stop it down a hair, and you’ll get edge-to-edge goodness. Portrait photographers will love the way the lens renders colors too. However, with the good comes a little bad. I wish the lens controlled sun flares a little better. Still, pick up this lens, and you’ll be flawed by the images you create with it.”
Buy Now: $1,499.95
Fujifilm 50mm f2 R WR
In our review, we said:
“The Fujifilm 50mm f2 R WR has fantastic image quality that really, truly speaks for itself. There isn’t a single reason for photographers to complain. It’s sharp, has nice bokeh, doesn’t suffer from any sort of issues the 23mm f2 suffers from when it comes to image quality, and most importantly it’s got great colors.”
Buy Now: $449
Rokinon/Samyang 50mm f1.2
In our review, we said:
“This lens is razor-sharp, has a decent build quality, a very smooth focusing ring, gorgeous bokeh, and has a fantastic price attached to it. If you’re an APS-C camera user, then you’ll be hard-pressed to find something better for portraits.”
Buy Now: $364
Zeiss 50mm f2.8 Touit Macro
In our review, we said:
“When it comes to the color rendition, this lens is absolutely phenomenal, and we consider it to be the optic’s biggest strength. The beauty of the colors is something that is not only lifelike but will make you want to reach into the image and touch the subject.”
Buy Now: $999
Fujifilm 56mm f1.2
In our review, we said:
“Fujifilm’s 56mm f1.2 is the sharpest mirrorless camera lens that we’ve tested. Not only that but it exhibits beautiful bokeh, pretty good color rendition, almost no distortion, focuses quickly, and is built well.”
Buy Now: $999.95
Fujifilm 60mm f2.4 Macro
In our review, we said:
“One of the best things about this lens is its build. The 60mm f2.4 comes with a large lens hood that makes it feel like a true portrait lens but otherwise is pretty much as large as the lens itself. This lens looks and feels like something Leica would make if the M mount system has autofocus lenses.”
Buy Now: $649
Fujifilm 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro
In our review, we said:
“Overall, the image quality of the Fujifilm 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro is outstanding, truly. The lens is sharp, even wide open from edge to edge. Distortion, CA, and other abnormalities are well controlled for the most part. I don’t have a bad thing to say about the Image Quality you can expect out of this lens.”
Buy now: $1,199
Fujifilm 90mm f2 R LM WR
In our review, we said:
“Of all the portrait lenses that we’ve tested for the system, it’s by far the best. Yes, there is an f1.2 lens out there, but it can’t compare to the pure image quality that the 90mm f2 renders in the best situations. You’ll fall in love all over again with the bokeh, sharpness, and consistent performance that gives you very little reason to do any sort of editing to the images right out of the camera.”
Buy Now: $949.95
Fujifilm XF 200mm F2 OIS WR
In our review, we said:
“With such a massive price tag, the Fujifilm XF 200mm f2 OIS WR is incredibly capable of delivering the fantastic image quality that we’ve known Fujifilm capable of producing for years now. Combine this with your camera’s Classic Chrome setting or something like that, and you’ll be producing images that look almost like they belong in a vintage issue of Nat Geo or something.”
Buy now: $5,999.95
Fujifilm 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR
In our review, we said:
“The Fujifilm 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR is meant to do serious work; it absolutely, totally can do that. It completes Fujifilm’s weather-sealed, working zoom lens trinity and brings with it some major weather sealing and performance. In complete transparency, there isn’t a single thing wrong or awful with this lens at all. I can see so many photographers having fun with it while traveling, while working, etc.”
Buy now: $1,999
Fujifilm 10-24mm f4 R OIS
In our review, we said:
“Like all of Fujifilm’s lenses, the 10-24mm f4 is built like a tank and it’s in line with Fuji’s retro aesthetic. The barrel is all metal, save for the zoom ring, and this metal construction is part of the reason for its heft. It feels good in the hand, and the long barrel could lead some to think you’re shooting at a much longer focal length.”
Buy Now: $999
Fujifilm 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR
In our review, we state:
“The 10-24mm zoom isn’t unheard of, and weather-sealed lenses are thankfully becoming more common. But what’s unique about this lens is the stabilization. Yes, there are plenty of stabilized lenses out there. But, those stabilization systems tend to go to the telephotos and mid-range focal lengths. Packing the stabilization into a wide-angle creates more opportunities for a walk-around lens for nighttime street photography or even shooting brief long exposures handheld. I was able to shoot a two-second exposure without a tripod.”
Buy Now: $999
Fujifilm 16-80mm F4 Lens
In our review, we said:
“The Fujifilm 16-80mm f4 R OIS WR delivers a ton of great features in an affordable package that is compact, lightweight, and well-built. It combines versatile focal range coverage, weather sealing, and optical image stabilization, with overall excellent image quality.”
Buy now: $799
Fujifilm 16-55mm f2.8 LM WR
In our review, we said:
“The Fujifilm 16-55mm f2.8 LM WR is an exceptional lens in pretty much every way when it comes to the image quality. The lens is sharp–sharper than most of the company’s primes, in fact. It also gives us great bokeh, excellent colors, and everything that a photographer could ask for, including weather sealing.”
Buy Now: $1,199.95
Fujifilm 18-55mm f2.8-4 OIS
In our review, we said:
“This lens performs exceptionally well at every point on the spectrum. With accurate colors, sharp lines, and bokeh that just won’t quit, the 18-55mm is a fantastic kit option.”
Buy Now: $699
Fujifilm 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
In our review, we said:
“The Fujifilm 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 lens produces some astounding image quality. Sure it’s not the sharpest glass in the X-series lineup, but it captures more than enough detail to produce a nice image with decent bokeh and excellent colors.”
Buy Now: $899
Fujifilm 50-140mm f2.8 R LM OIS WR
In our review, we said:
“Ah, the wonderful world of bokeh at f2.8. With seven rounded aperture blades, the 50-140mm f2.8 renders bokeh very nicely, which makes it great for portraitists, wedding photographers, and folks who hold bokeh as one of the essential elements of an image.”
Buy Now: $1,599.95
Fujifilm 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 OIS
In our review, we said:
“This lens produced great results, and while it is a little bulky, it’s worth the weight with what it can give you out of the camera. On the street, in the studio or at an event, you’ll find that this lens can give you what you’re looking for.”
Buy Now: $699
Fujifilm 70-300mm f4-5.6 R OIS WR
In our review, we state:
“The Fujifilm 70-300mm f4-5.6 is a compact, telephoto zoom lens that comes equipped with highly sought-after features found in more expensive offerings. Autofocus is very fast in ideal light, but it does struggle achieving autofocus in high contrast situations with a lot of texture and low light environments with a lot of tonality. It makes up for any shortcomings with its versatility and image quality which are sure to satisfy various niches.”
Buy Now: $799.95
Fujifilm 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
In our review, we said:
“When you consider the fact that there really is nothing quite like the Fujifilm 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 lens on the market, you get a greater reason to want to give it an Editor’s Choice award. But then you look at the image quality it can deliver, add in weather sealing, and you’ve got a serious winner. With great autofocus, a compact size, and image stabilization, you’re getting quite the package overall.”
Buy Now: $1,899