Fujifilm XF 50mm ƒ/1.0 R WR Sample Images

I’m focusing here on the Fujifilm XF 50mm ƒ/1.0 R WR prime lens. Despite its focal length and speed, this isn’t a traditional nifty-fifty lens. For one thing, it’s quite big and heavy. For another, it has premium pricing.

I go into much more detail in my hands-on review. Here, I’m focusing on posting an expanded selection of sample images I’ve shot with it. These were all taken on the new Fujifilm X-T5. 

Lenses this fast are rare. It’s even rarer to find one with autofocus. And it’s sensibly priced with an MSRP of $1499 (well, at least compared to some others).

The most obvious use for this lens is probably portraiture. On the APS-C sensors of Fujifilm’s X-series cameras, the 50mm becomes the equivalent view of a 76mm focal length on a full-frame sensor. And that’s right around the sweet spot for traditional portraiture focal lengths. And with the unusually fast ƒ/1.0 maximum aperture, there’s ample opportunity for milking bokeh effects. 

But that’s not what I was interested in using it for. ¹ I wanted to see how well it worked as a general-purpose travel lens, making good use of the very fast maximum aperture and selective focus. And that’s reflected in the shots below. 

These were all shot on an X-T5, and they were all shot hand-held. One of the things I’ve enjoyed about this lens is that, combined with the high-ISO performance of the X-T5, it extends the possibilities of night shooting. Turning the dark into actual scenes isn’t remarkable when you’re using a tripod or other fixed mount, but it’s really nice being able to do that when shooting hand-held. And with a very fast maximum aperture of ƒ/1.0, it gives you notably more room to work.

The images below were all originally shot in RAW. They’ve been lightly processed in Lightroom, but what I haven’t done is apply any post-processing optical fixes to things like chromatic aberration or vignetting. Those are things I would normally do as part of my usual processing workflow, but the point here is to test the lens, and I didn’t want to distort that with editing fixes.

Most of these are shot towards the wide-open end of apertures. My intent here is not to provide encyclopedic lab tests throughout the aperture range—there are other places where you can get those. Instead, I wanted to try it out in real-world shooting conditions.

Fujifilm XF 50mm ƒ/1.0 R WR Prime Lens Example Photos

You can click on each image for a full-size version for a closer look. 

Fujifilm XF 50mm ƒ/1.0 R WR Lens Price & Availability

Fujifilm has set an MSRP for this lens at $1499.95. 

Buy New

Check the current price and available at:

• B&H Photo

Buy Used

You can also find this lens sometimes on the used market. 

• B&H Photo Used Department

1. I have actually taken some portrait shots with it, but not ones I can share here.[↩]