Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Wideangle Prime lens with APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Fujifilm X mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Fair |
| Sports | Fair |
| Portrait | Very Good |
| Travel | Average |
| Street | Good |
| Wedding | Very Good |
| Walk Around | Average |
| Vlogging | Average |
| Landscape | Average |
| Macro | Poor |
Lenses in Fujifilm X Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is a member of Fujifilm's XF F2.8 Prime series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
XF F2.8 Prime Series Lenses in Fujifilm X Mount
Reasons to Buy Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Weather Sealed |
| Autofocus |
| Aperture Ring |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Light weight at only 84g / 3.0 oz |
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Lens Mount
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is compatible with cameras that have Fujifilm X lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Fujifilm X lenses are Fujifilm X-T5, Fujifilm X-H2 and Fujifilm X-H2S.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR has a maximum diameter of 62mm and total length of 23mm. It weighs 84g / 3.0 oz.
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR has a filter thread of 39mm.
Focal Range
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR has a fixed focal length of 27mm which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 40.5mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Weather Sealings
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR with a weather sealed camera body such as Fujifilm X-T5, Fujifilm X-H2 and Fujifilm X-H2S.
Optical Image Stabilization
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.1x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.34m. 0.1x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR has a max aperture of F2.8 and a minimum aperture of F16.
Optical Formula
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR's optical formula consists of 7 elements in 5 groups . Special elements used in this design is 1 aspherical element.
Lens Hood
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR is available in Black color.
Popular Comparisons of Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR
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