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It's the only telephoto available for the Fujifilm XF system so it's a good thing this is an excellent lens. I have directly compared this to the Sony 200-600mm and, despite the obvious autofocus advantages in the Sony, the printed images are more often indistinguishable. To my mind it's slightly behind image quality in the Nikon 200-500mm and Sony 100-400mm GM but equal to the Sony 200-600mm and Sigma 150-600mm telephotos. What that means is that you will not be disappointed in the image quality. The autofocus was actually quite excellent on the XT3, XPro3, and the XT30. If you are using an older generation, you might find a drop in hit rates on the XT2 generation sensors / AF systems. This is a decent value zoom when bought used, and a little pricey for an APS-C telephoto zoom brand new. All that being said, it does the job and it finds its way into my backpack due to its weight and size more often that my Sony 200-600mm for opportunity birding. Read full review
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For Fujifilm interchangeable lens camera owners, and if you like to take photographs of wildlife, this lens is perfect. It is a bit heavy, but balances well with either the X-T2/T3 or X-H1 with added grip. It is well made and the quality of the lens shows in the way it focuses and zooms so smoothly and in the resulting photographs. For me, the reach is perfect for those zoo trips with my grandkids or my treks into the mountains for pictures of elk, deer and birds. Get one and enjoy using this gem.
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Purchased this lens primarily for birding as I was looking for more 'reach'. Using it with my XT-3 and yeah, the lens is a bit heavy and cumbersome to handhold (but what 400mm lens isn't). I ended up using it with the additional battery grip which gave me better control managing it. Putting the tripod bracket on it and using it on a tripod makes it very manageable if I'm shooting stationary subjects. Using it for flying birds is still challenging. The images are tack sharp and the it hits focus rather well. Overall I'm very happy with the lens. A few of my shots are attached.
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Fuji knows what it is doing. It completes a T-1X kit. With this lens, I have everything I need. If I wanted to try to make a living with a camera this would be an essential lens. Medium to long-range with sharpness I need. Can't say enough good things about it. Anyone need some Nikon equipment?
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NIce lightweight lens ( for it's zoom range ). Comfortable to handhold. Very sharp, even wide open, through the entire range. Maybe a tad less sharp at 400mm, but still very nice and easily sharpened a bit in post production editing. I'm not a pixel peeper that peers at sharpness at all the corners, so this isn't a techinical review. I go by the general "feel" of how a lens renders a scene, and this lens is a winner. Nice bokeh with creamy backgrounds. Auto focus seems to be quite fast and accurate ( I was using it on a Fuji XT3 ). I'm a little concerned about how weather resistant the lens is when it zooms out to 400mm and then back into the lens while wet. ( It's not internal focus, so the lens is about 5-6" longer when zoomed out ). I've attached a few quickie test shots from my backyard. Read full review
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