Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Macro Prime lens with APS-C max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Fujifilm X mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Fair |
| Sports | Fair |
| Portrait | Good |
| Travel | Average |
| Street | Good |
| Wedding | Good |
| Walk Around | Average |
| Vlogging | Average |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Very Good |
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro is a member of Fujifilm's XF Macro series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
XF Macro Series Lenses in Fujifilm X Mount
Reasons to Buy Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR Macro lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Weather Sealed |
| Autofocus |
| AF/MF Switch on Lens |
| Aperture Ring |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades |
| High Max Magnification ratio of 1x |
| Minimum focus distance of 0.1m / 3.9 inch |
| Light weight at only 195g / 6.9 oz |
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Lens Mount
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro 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 30mm F2.8 Macro has a maximum diameter of 60mm and total length of 79mm. It weighs 195g / 6.9 oz.
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro has a filter thread of 43mm.
Focal Range
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro has a fixed focal length of 30mm which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 45mm when used on a APS-C format camera. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 45mm.
Weather Sealings
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro 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 30mm F2.8 Macro with a weather sealed camera body such as Fujifilm X-T5, Fujifilm X-H2 and Fujifilm X-H2S.
Optical Image Stabilization
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro 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 30mm F2.8 Macro has a Max Magnification Ratio of 1x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.1m.
Aperture
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro has a max aperture of F2.8 and a minimum aperture of F32.
Optical Formula
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro's optical formula consists of 11 elements in 9 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 3 aspherical
- 2 Extra-low Dispersion (ED) elements
Lens Hood
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
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Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro Lens Hood
Body Colour
Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro is available in Black color.
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Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 Macro Attached to a camera
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