News from Fuji

From the looks and performance of the Fuji so called retro X system, it may be the Leica for the rest of us.
The system is of very high optical, electronic and built quality. The lenses are just gorgeous.

Fujifilm Announces Premium Wide-Angle Lens for X-Series

 

Fuj has introduced a new premium wide-angle lens for its X-Series line of ILC cameras, the FUJINON XF23mm F1.4 R. At a mere 10.6oz and 2.85-inches long, the XF23 is the most compact / lightweight lens in its class. Its boasts a maximum aperture of F/1.4  that is great   in low  light  and will deliver super shallow depth-of-field. Of course this lens is made to perfectly mate with the X-Trans CMOS image sensor found in all X-Series Fujifilm cameras. There's also a camera-to-subject distance indicator and depth-of-field scale on the lens barrel to aid manual / pre-focusing. It looks wonderful.

The XF23 has a 35mm-equivalent focal length, and its internal structure is made up of one lens group, "consisting of three cemented lens elements and one aspheric lens element. These elements are treated with Fujifilm's multi-layer HT-EBC (High Transmittance Electron Beam Coating).  This last paragraph from the press release should warm the hearts of all you techies out there. Just remember to take pictures worthy of this lens.