Fujifilm Focus on Glass Event – Early Results and My Vote
My focus on Glass even coverage can be found here, along with explanations of all the lenses we can vote for. Several thousand votes have already been cast, and results are updated every 5 minutes after you vote. Currently, there are some clear winners and it looks like Zooms are going to come out on top with the top 3 lenses being
- 1st Fujinon XF16-80mmF2.8 [16:33]
- Features a 5x zoom.
- Ideally, it would be around the same size as the current XF16-80mmF4.
- Size: 80–100mm
- Weight: 400–500g
- Filter Size: 80-90mm
- 2nd Fujinon XF18-50mmF1.4 [15:02]
- It would be great to have it around the size of the original XF16-55mmF2.8.
- If this was an f/2 lens, the chance of it being developed would be very high.
- There are extremely high technical hurdles for f/1.4, but technology is advancing and maybe one day it can become a reality.
- Size: 110–130mm
- Weight: 700–800g
- Filter Size: 80-90mm
- 3rd Fujinon XF18 and 30mm [34:22]
- Inspired by the Fuji Cardia Mini Travel camera, which did not have a standard zoom, but rather 2 prime focal lengths.
- It is a two-focal-length switchable lens; instead of physically zooming, you simply switch between the two.
- 18mm on the wide side, 30mm on the long end.
- Since it is not technically a zoom lens, it could be a fairly fast lens overall.
- It would be slightly larger than a typical pancake lens.
- Size: 40–50mm
- Weight: 100–200g
- Filter Size: 60-65mm
Below you can see what I voted for. I am a fan of fast prime lenses, and I have always loved the XF35mm f/1.4, so I would really like to see if they can recapture the magic of that lens again. I also really like f/1 and f/0.95 glass, which I would love to see on X mount with autofocus, and finally, while I do not use zooms very often, a f/1.4 zoom is very appealing to me.
