Fujinon XF60mmF2.4 R Macro

This is a very nice moderate general purpose telephoto with an angle of view equivalent to a 90mm lens on a full frame or 35mm film SLR. It be used as a "macro" lens but "close-up" would be a better description. It can be used as a portrait lens so long as you dont need/want the super thin DOF an f/1.8 or wider aperture lens can provide. Some of the slow focus issues have been mitigated with firmware update to Fujis camera bodies. On an X-E1 I find it fast enough for that bodys capabilities but fast enough to sing and celebrate about. Its strong points are compactness, light weight, accurate (but not particularly fast) auto focus and really good optical qualities. The only thing that really bugs me sometimes it that there is no mechanical stop to tell you when you have focused as close or as distant as possible. This is in manual focus mode, of course. The focus ring does not move the internal lenses directly. It send an electrical signal to the body which then sends a command to the focus motor in the lens. This works fine 90% of the time but if you are trying to make a very small manual adjustment to the focal distance at very close objects the disconnect between your fingers and the focus mechanism can frustrate. If Fuji hadnt called this a "macro" lens I probably would not even bother with this paragraph and give it 5 stars. I you REALLY need/want a REAL macro capability try a good used pre-AF Nikon (or Canon) 105mm macro with a Nikon(or Canon)-to-Fuji X adapter. Or wait until Fuji releases its promised 120mm Macro in 2016. As long as you recognize and accept what this lens is and is not its a keeper. Update about focus stacking: Like some other Fuji lenses the focus ring is "focus by wire". That is there is no mechanical connection; rather turning the ring sense a signal to the focus motor. Normally this is unimportant. You may not even notice the difference. However, if you are going to do focus stacking it may be a little imprecise and awkward. Not impossible just something to be aware of. I would suggest that you take care that each image is completely written to the SD card (watch the blinking light) before making the next shot. On an X-E2 the focus doesnt respond smoothly while the writing takes place - the insides of the camera is mstly computer after all and its trying to multi-task.

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First of all, I absolutely LOVE this lens for its image quality. The bokeh it produces is dreamy. The subject in focus is sharp with vivid details. Unfortunately, I cant say its perfect (I wont bore you with too many details -- just google the lens and you will find far better reviews than a few lines on Amazon): -- its not 1:1 macro. Bummer and I dont understand why its so hard for Fuji to produce a true macro, since its done by every other company out there. -- AF is slow and hunts sometimes. You really do need patience with macro, but esp. with this lens. -- I hate the retracting lens barrel (not sure what to call the 39mm filter size thing). Its SLOW and noisy, and since its 39mm, setting it up with a Raynox macro filter is an adventure (you need a 39mm UV filter as "spacer" otherwise there is an error, and then you need to put on the Raynox adapter, and then finally the macro filter itself. Lots of work! If it were 1:1 I wont have to bother with all the Raynox complications. But I guess since I chose Fuji, I have only myself to blame.). Okay, so despite the three things, I am keeping this lens and really enjoy the results despite all the "hard work" involved to get what I want. On the other hand, its a fabulous portrait lens too if you cant afford the 56mm.

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Really needs a limit switch. In bright light focus is fast enough, but otherwise it hunts tremendously.

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