The Bokeh Machine: A Review of the XF 50mm f/1.0 R WR Lens

Fuji shooters who are also bokeh fanatics have a new top choice: the XF 50mm f/1.0 R WR. Does it offer sharpness and autofocus performance to match? This fantastic video review takes a look at the lens and the sort of performance you can expect in real-world usage. 

Coming to you from Christopher Frost Photography, this great video review takes a look at the new XF 50mm f/1.0 R WR lens. Of course, the headline feature of the 50mm f/1.0 is that crazily wide maximum aperture, but along with that comes a number of useful features, including:

  • Dust- and moisture-resistant construction
  • DC autofocus motor for fast autofocus performance when moving the larger elements
  • Rounded nine-blade diaphragm for smoother bokeh
  • One aspherical element for less distortion and better sharpness
  • Two extra-low dispersion elements for less chromatic aberrations and better clarity
  • Super EBC coating for less flares and ghosting and better contrast

Certainly, the XF 50mm f/1.0 R might be overkill for a lot of shooters, but if you are a bokeh fanatic or looking for a superlative portraits lens for the Fuji X System, it could be a great choice. Check out the video above for Frost's full thoughts on the lens. 

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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Great video by Chris... the comments section however, what a sad pathetic world we live in.

What comments are you speaking of? Yours made me curious so I looked, but every comment I'm seeing is very civil.

Equivalence nonsense and misinformation... also people complaining about the price, or size, or everything else. Imagine being that sad you go onto a video about a product you dont own, on a camera system you dont use just to complain about it.

Photo sites have attracted their fair share of trolls. I reported 2 user groups awhile back. They had few members, photos or comments. The names of those groups were: BULK AMMO FOR SALE. Perhaps the dimwitted see a clever commonality in the memes regarding the use of the term, ‘shooting’. Not sure if the editors ever took them down, but I have screenshots to prove it. My belief is that most photographers are pacifists, and when they use the word shooting, it is about making representations, I was very offended by finding these user groups here, and that the editors allowed it.