Fujifilm Fujinon XF70-300mmF4-5.6 LM OIS WR

I've been impressed with and enjoyed this lens after my first few days with it. I've been using it with my X-T10. The only other autofocusing zoom telephoto lens that I have any experience with is the Canon SX60 (which I also love), so my review here contains some comparisons to that lens, as well as some comparisons with my manual-focus Samyang 135mm (great astrophotography lens) and the Fujinon XF18-55 (great all-around lens; I guess I love all my lenses).I echo what some of the online reviewers have said: 1) small and lightweight and therefore not a burden to carry around, 2) image stabilization is amazing - easy to take sharp handheld shots at 300mm, 3) sharp (the Cooper's Hawk photo is heavily cropped but still looks great (to me) on screen), 4) fast focusing, slightly faster than my Canon SX60 in bright light, much faster in dimmer light where the SX60 struggles; I took quite a few pictures of my kids playing over the weekend and got many sharp shots, better than what I can get with the manual-focus Samyang 135, XF 18-55mm, or Canon SX60 5) good macro abilities; I'm not an enthusiastic macro photographer, I just enjoy taking mediocre macro shots of insects/flowers on occasion, and this lens seems to have the edge on the Canon SX60, Samyang 135mm, and XF 18-55mm in that regard too, and 6) nice portraits. I didn't intend to use this lens for portraits but was happy with portrait shots of family members that I got over the weekend. Since reach is so long it was easier to capture candid portraits in which they didn't realize I was photographing them; that or my family has just become accustomed to my wandering around and taking pictures of them and everything else. The Samyang 135mm has the edge when it comes to sharp portraits, although with it being manual focus, I miss most shots due to it being slightly out-of-focus (especially with my kids) where I don't want it to be.I can only think of one negative, which a couple reviews also mentioned - bokeh can be kind of weird (illustrated in the Cooper's Hawk picture but not shown in the macro bee shot which has nice bokeh IMO). Although I personally don't dislike the occasionally "weird" bokeh, I don't particularly like it either, it just is.I still intend to use my Canon SX60 for birding much of the time, although this lens might have partially ruined it for me; it will be difficult to not use this relatively faster lens for birds. Even though I lose a lot of reach at 300mm compared to the SX60's huge apparent zoom, some of that loss in reach can be made up for with more ability to crop. Along that same line, it's easier to find and stay on your target at 300mm than it is with the fully zoomed SX60. Perhaps I'll get the 1.4x or 2x teleconverter someday.A couple of other reviewers found debris inside their copies (including a live mite!?); The first thing I did upon opening the lens was inspect it carefully for any internal debris and thankfully it was clean.

I liked the size and weight of this lens, and the reach. It is relatively light. I have not used my 50-140 since I got this one. Of course the 50-140 does better in low light. But I'm usually shooting outside where it is sunny. The lens is sharp enough for my needs. I'm just an enthusiast, but appreciate good quality lenses, and this one is definitely a keeper. I've been looking to purchase the 1.4 converter to see how that works, but Amazon seem to be out of stock.Another thing I've enjoyed using this for is taking photos of insects, bees, butterflies, etc. You can zoom in really close. The results are very satisfying. I use the lens on the XT4. I find the stabilisation works really well. It has been a few weeks using this new lens, and I'm loving it. I'll update this review later on.

I bought this for a safari trip, where I wanted to take beautiful pictures, but didn't want to have a lens larger than my camera bag. It did the job. I was able to adapt to the zoom quickly, it's easy to maneuver, and the photos turned out great.

The Fujinon XF70-300mmF4-5.6 LM OIS WR is one of the best value lens that ther is! It is capapble of using the 1.4x and 2x teleconverters, The lens is tac sharp, and it has excellent image stabilization! I use it on both the X-E3 and X-T3 cameras and autofocus is super! The lens is very light and just a wonder to use! I am very happy with this purchase!

I purchased this lens to compliment an 18-135mm on my Fuji XS-10. I have also paired it with Fuji’s 1.4X teleconverter and it is perfect for wildlife photography. With those two lenses I am pretty much covered for a wide variety of different types of photography, but it is ideally used for wildlife photography IMO.It is a lightweight package despite its reach and performance, especially vs the 100-400mm. The lens does have some plastic outer components, but it feels sturdy and well constructed. It’s focus is rings are tight and smooth. The lock button is a nice touch but I have not yet experienced any lens creep while walking/hiking with it in a capture.I will let the images speak for themselves. I am very happy with its performance and look forward to new photography targets this summer. The image stabilization is truly amazing and I can use fairly slow shutter speeds and still get crisp images shooting handheld. Overall the price, construction, and weight make this a very attractive lens to almost any photographer.

Background: I'm just an amateur dad who primarily likes taking pictures of my two-year-old, but dabbles in taking pictures of landscapes, birds, wildlife, and local flora. I own or have tried the XF 16-55mm f2.8, the 18-55mm f2.8-4, the 90, 50, 35, 23, and 18mm f2s, the 27mm f2.8 and the XC 50-230mm f4.5-6.7.This 70-300mm lens is perfect for me. It has fantastic crunchy-sharp & constrasty image quality. Gets me amazingly close to distant subjects, especially with the 1.4x teleconverter attached. And the close focus distance makes it great for double-duty as a macro lens. Fairly light weight for the amount of glass, made of high-quality plastic but feels solid. Great OIS, fast autofocus even when racking through the whole focus range, and the focus-limiter switch speeds autofocus up a lot.Unfortunately, my brand-new weather-sealed lens has a visible mite crawling around on the interior of the front element. Yuck! I really want to love this lens but it's hard to overlook that bug and I'm probably going to return or exchange it. I've only had the lens for a couple days, so either that mite got in there during manufacturing, or else it got in during the last couple days and the weather-sealing isn't that great.Four stars for stellar performance and versatility and the *potential* for excellent quality control in future production runs; minus one star for the bug.