Fujinon 16-80mm f4 R OIS WR: Full review and practical test, Part 1 (English)

[@ericgilbert994]

Toll! Bravo, the best review yet on this 16-80mm Fuji. Danke Dir.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Danke Dir! And thx for watching...

[@up_dad]

Excellent review! Thank you for focusing on the practical aspects of the lens and on the len's intended purpose!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thank you for the kind feedback! 🙏

[@amulyabaruah5070]

VVV clean & clear review. Thank you. I have this lens and I'm happy with this for travel.

[@ronaldjohnston7989]

Excellent review, just subscribed, looking forward for more like this! Love your style.

[@Enrique-the-photographer]

Let me start by saying that I’m not a professional photographer, I’m on my first digital camera (X-T2), I just do it for fun just like I did with film cameras for many years. I don't know if it’s possible to love a lens, so let’s just say that i like it a lot (LOL). I got this lens (XF 16-80) three days ago and so far my experience has been 100% positive with street photography, landscape and portraiture (I don't have any interest in video). Please keep making videos in English, great channel. Subscribed.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thank you so much. 🙏

[@ashok5591]

Fujifilm is really amazing, I was really ignorant that Fujifilm has such a range of cameras. And the cameras are so beautiful.

[@swagonman]

I’ve watched every review on this lens so far, and yours is the most helpful to me. Thank you for this.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Wow. Thank you, I appreciate that.

[@bobrosberg55]

Re-watched this to re-kindled my feelings about my 16-80. I do like it but love the size and quality fo the Fujinon primes, and mine are the 2.0s. But in a group situation the zoom is nice to have. Anyway, thanks and I miss your videos in English 😢

[@garymanning4578]

What a mature review. I agree with everything you say about this lens. I have been waiting for Fuji to bring exactly this focal range zoom with weather sealing and it has not disappointed. I ordered it early and received it by accident the day before release in the UK. Absolutely delighted. It is sharper than expected, colour rendition leaves the 18-55 behind and the balance on the X-T3 is great its as if the two were designed for each other. This would apply to the previous two models of course. I have tested every Fuji lens apart from the 90mm and 80mm and this new zoom punches above it’s weight. Look forward to more of your relevant comments in the future Subscribed!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Gary Manning Thank you very much, Gary. I owned the 90mm f2 for portraits a couple of weeks (but kept the 56). The 16-80 to me seems to be on par with the 90 for this but offers the much greater versatility of course. I will try to do part 2 of the review about portraits...so stay tuned. I appreciate it!

[@Auhana50]

Picked up this lens probably the all around lens for sure. 100% satisfied for sure. Awesome video too.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

[@malfunkt]

thank you Jayshooter, love your enthusiasm and photos. I absolutely love this lens. Using it on an X-E3 (grip on the way). I have been able to pull off 1/2 OIS shots but typically would use 1/15th as deffault lowest shutter speed. The color, contrast, smooth bokeh, close focusing distance, versatile range,aperture dial and stellar OIS all combine to create incredible performance.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Interesting combo with the X-E3, also a great travel package I guess. Yes, it’s a great and versatile zoom. Thanks for watching!

[@bill3117]

Thank you for the review and test. I think it will work great for my trip to Scotland next month! The heavier lenses will stay home ;)

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Have fun!

[@focustofocus]

I like your video's, your explanations are clear, concise and to the point. I am pleased I found your channel and will certainly be following you in the future.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thank you very much...

[@humbertomorales6559]

Thanks for the helpful reviews. I was thinking about buying an xt3 and a was indecisive between this and the kit lens. You tipped me in the right direction and tomorrow I'll get my new camera with this great lens.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Great to hear. Have fun with it! Thank you.

[@DJAnamaly]

Really enjoyed this first part review looking forward to the next one 👍🏾

[@Jayshooter_photo]

DJ Anamaly I'm already working on it. but at the moment I don't find enough time to finish it because I changed my job. Please be patient and thanks for the feedback!

[@mrbankole]

Well done, Jay! Ordered this lens with the XT3. All the stuff I ordered (filters, 35mm F2, etc) have arrived, because of sales backlogs. But I finally got a shipping notification and hope to receive it next weekend, and I look forward to shooting with it soon!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Bankole Oluwafemi Thanks! Have fun with your new gear... it’s great.

[@hepgeoff]

Great review! I finally bought this lens after going back and forth between this and the 16-55. I’m not concerned about portraits. I have several primes for that. So this will be a nice travel lens. Thanks again for your review!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

You're welcome and thx for watching!

[@tracymarshallproductions898]

Excellent review...

[@tombain5665]

Really excellent review. Well done

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thanks a lot!

[@stanleykurniawan1206]

A big thanks for sharing this,its a great help for me.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thanks for watching!

[@RichardPilon]

Great review! I just bought this lens to go with my X-T3, having sold my 18-55mm kit lens a couple of weeks ago. I’m looking forward to testing it out :)

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thanks, Richard. Have fun shooting!

[@jeffreyrogers9046]

Thank you for the review. I was concerned with other reviewers opinion of less image quality.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

It is a very subjective matter. For me personally, the overall impression of a picture is more important than the sharpness around the edges. But yes, I think the IQ is great for the focal range the lens offers.

[@edwinjansen6729]

Great explanation , gut gemacht freund 👍👍👍 keep giving more of this kind of videos please. All the best🙏

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thx for watching, freund! ;)

[@moonchildigital]

Outstanding Review!!!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

moonchildigital Thx! 🙏

[@papag9296]

Thankyou for making this video on this lens, very helpful! :)

[@Jayshooter_photo]

PapaG Thanks for the feedback!

[@remektekmedia6641]

Thanks for your review. I have the 18-135mm and I think it will probably my general travel lens.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thanks! It is meant for that and I think it does a good job.

[@michaelbrunner4859]

Hallo. Meine beiden Versuche mit dem XF 16-80mm waren beide erfolglos. Das erste war vollständig unbrauchbar und jedes zweite Bild war unscharf. Das zweite war etwas besser aber immer noch schlechter als das XF 18-55 oder das XF 16-55mm. Falls ihr überlegt es zu kaufen, empfehle ich dringend, die Linse beim Händler mit der eigenen Kamera zu testen.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Ich habe auch von unscharfen Objektivversionen gehört, kann es aber für meins überhaupt nicht nachvollziehen. Dennoch danke für den Hinweis.

[@mazdaram226]

Great review, thank you

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thx for watching!

[@louielao1014]

Would love to hear more reviews from you about this lens. When are you planning to post next ones? Thank you!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thank you... whenever I find the time to do so. 😉

[@DJAnamaly]

Please find time soon 🙏🏾

[@locker1964]

I prefer the 18-55 because the initial aperture of 2.8 in conjunction with the OIS is important to me. Last year I bought the 18-135 for my holiday. I am really happy with the results, it has its weaknesses with Low Light. The 16-80 is of course also interesting, but I would see it only as a supplement, because I use the 135 more often than I thought.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thank you for sharing your setup. The 16-80 is my one-lens-only choice for travel and cityscape. The 18-55 is still a great lens of course, except for the issues I explained. I don’t have experiences with the Fuji 18-135 but I prefer a continuous f4 and do not need the great Tele range.

[@erosario64]

Love your channel.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thank you! Have a happy new year!

[@aight365]

7:25 I'm just wondering why does it say f2 on the bottom of the screen?

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Eli Because its an image taken with the 35mm f2 lens.

[@arjandevries-imajukuaikido]

Question: I have this lens and the xt3. When I shoot pictures or video looking through the finder I can hear the image stabilizer zooming. Is this normal or should it bee 100% silent?

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Arjan de Vries Don’t worry, this is no problem. I read a little about it and as long as it’s really silent it is normal. With my version it’s the same. Thanks for watching.

[@rafdegreve]

hi, very nice video. I myself am always amazed by the blazing knife sharpness of my 10-24 f4. And I can have this lens glued on my camera an entire week of travel. Do you think the 16-80 lens is equally sharp?

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Sorry, but I don't have enough experience with the 10-24 to compare, cause I had it for a week or two. and yes, it is ridiculously sharp and I don't think, the 16-80 is on that level. But the focal length ranges are really different, so a comparison seems a little unfair to me. ;)

[@chrisscott-mckenzie548]

I really like the sound of this lens and got a bit confused from all the mixed reviews out there. I really enjoyed your video thank you! Would you swap the 18-55mm for this lens as a staple in your kit? I just came to Fujifilm and got the 18-55 and was wondering if this would be better? thank you.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Indeed I have. I sold the 18-55mm shortly after this video and never looked back. Thank you for watching.

[@derbydelay]

So was denkst du im Battle zwischen 18-135 und 16-80mm? Beide WR, die eine 5 Stops, die andere 6 - mehr Brennweite oder der Stabi. Focus kann ich nix sagen, unterschiedliches Alter. Used fast same price. Für mich soll es eine "Videolinse" werden, mit der ich auch, wenn ich nur mal Eine mitnehme ab und an photographiere.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Moin. Ich kann zum 18-135 leider nicht viel sagen. Hatte es selber mal auf dem Radar, die Reviews sind aber sehr durchwachsen insgesamt. Je größer der Brennweitenbereich, desto mehr muss man wohl bei der Schärfe Federn lassen, zumindest in dem Preissegment. OIS ist sehr gut beim 16-80, der AF sowieso und ich mag die durchgehende ƒ4. Das 18-135 hatte ich leider nur einmal in der Hand, daher sehe ich von einer echten Empfehlung ab. Danke fürs zusehen.

[@jpmcgarrell9592]

I really like the shirt man.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thank you so much. :D

[@akanbilincoln3891]

Good review sir. Is this lens good for video?

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Akanbi Lincoln Absolutely! Especially it’s 6 stops stabilizer works great with handheld video. Thx for watching!

[@akanbilincoln3891]

Jayshooter You welcome sir. Thanks.

[@urbansoban2669]

Great review, thank you! One quick question - as far as tripod detection is concerned - does it only detect proper tripods or only "proper" ones? I ask this because in would be unfortunate if it switched OIS off when placed on something like a Gorilla Pod, which is very useful for things like vlogging where you definitely need OIS

[@Jayshooter_photo]

I can’t imagine that the lens is able to recognize a small handheld and moving Gorilla tripod as tripod. I am quite sure that this won’t be a problem... thx for watching!

[@covenant89]

I am gonna buy the xt3 with the 16-80mm this weekend. Gonna use it for travel. Thanks for this review. Would 16mm suffice for landscape photography?

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Eric Chng Thanks, Eric. I am not an expert for landscape, but something between 14 and 24mm is used very much for it. But on full frame! And with the 16-80 APSC we are talking about 24-120mm here. So, I think if you want to use it for landscape exclusively it might not be wide enough. Then maybe the 10-24 R OIS would better fit your needs. But if you want something more versatile from landscape to e.g. portraits (and even „macro“) the 16-80 is a great choice.

[@ruthmoore6482]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Ruth Moore Thanks, Ruth.

[@EduBroncano]

Brilliant and honest review. Here you have a new suscriber to your channel. Without having tested this lens particulary, but having watched every single review, it seems the lens has some lacks and cons due to its natural design for all around use and compact size at the same time. Other than that, Fuji should have wait and not sent yet for testing the pre-series units. I'm neither a pixel peeper but I saw some awful results in some test and some other fine results, so apparently there seems to be some inconstancy in their quality inspections, based in the huge different results from different copies. I'm lucky that I can't afford this lens at the moment, so I'll wait until I save some money and luckily Fuji will fix those issues meanwhile, because I really appreciate the focal range and size this lens offers, especially for long hikes, since I'm mainly a nature photographer. I wish you the best luck with your channel. I'll look forward to watch more content as good as this video.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Edu Broncano Wow. Thank you for your feedback and your time to write such a useful comment.

[@BB-ft6nd]

Excellent review

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Aaron Thanks a lot!

[@heromafia2739]

Hi Jay, does the firmware 1.02 solve the auto-focus hunting issue when zoom in /out in video recording mode ?

[@Jayshooter_photo]

I made a short video about the firmware: Fokus Wobbling Reloaded: Short Update regarding the Fujinon 16-80mm F4 (English) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpqwaqZ_hNl3jKs I think the focus peaking still looks strange, but the rest to me seems fine. Thank you for watching.

[@LeePierre]

Great Tshirt!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Commodore forever! 😉

[@Vikingdescendent]

The 18 to 55 mm f 2.8 - 4 OIS is a great all around lens. What you point out are non issues for me. It's light enough to be appreciated by those who carry their gear around for long periods of time.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

I agree with you absolutely that the 18-55 is a great lens. For me, however, the larger focal length range is the main argument for the 16-80. Additionally it solves my (minor) issues regarding the switches and the aperture ring. So no Real und blaming of the good old kit lens from my side. I recommended it in my first hands on of the 16-80 by the way. 😉

[@mwales2112]

Love the C64 shirt. I still have my working C64 .

[@Jayshooter_photo]

By-tor Good for you! I „only“ kept my Amiga 500. But all started with the C64. Thx for watching!

[@erinmensching7163]

Jay, I'm thinking about selling my 18-200 and buyng the 16-80 lens. I would use it as my only lens to travel with family. What would you recommend? Thanks

[@Jayshooter_photo]

I think you meant the 55-200, correct? I don’t have experience with this one. But you loose a lot in the Tele range, but get back a lot in the wide angle and the continuous F4. If you don’t need the range from 80-200 I can highly recommend the 16-80.

[@Jostian7x]

Thanks for this practical and insightful review, most appreciated, how would you rate the 18-135mm in terms of image quality vs the 16-80mm? thanks.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

I have to admit that I have no experience with the 18-135. But it is a lens with all the problems that an even larger zoom range has in connection with the image quality if you can believe most reviews. But it is also a somewhat unfair comparison since it is relatively old (2014). But you also read about a lot of people who really like the lens, especially for its versatility. Go and test it yourself! ;)

[@svenstauffer1654]

Your RAW files were a great help, thanks a lot. I will process the pictures in Lightroom via Iridient X-Transformer for "Pixel peeping" - please forgive me.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

You’re welcome. Forgiveness confirmed. ;) But please share your thoughts about the iq here when you’re done.

[@svenstauffer1654]

@@Jayshooter_photo Hi Jay. I had a close look at your RAW files taken with the 35 and the 18-55 - as I own the same lenses - and compared them to the files taken with your 16-80. Picture are quite similar with a slight difference depending on the chosen aperture. Sometimes the centre sharpness is better, next time the sharpness in the corners is better. All together a nice result of the 16-80. At shorter focal length f4 is sharper, at longer focal length f8. Sometimes I can see slight abberations, which I cannot get rid of in Lightroom or an old version of Photoshop. By the way: There is something wrong with the picture ot 18-55 f8 @ 55mm, it´s very soft. I have noticed some inconsistant results with my 18-55, not often but it happens

[@davegarth]

Nicely done review. I’m an old, retired part time pro photographer. I’ve used this lens for about two weeks now and I agree with all of your conclusions. My copy is excellent and nearly equals my primes in sharpness. I don’t understand why this lens gets bashed so often on the Internet.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thank you for the support, David! Good to see that even a pro comes to this conclusion.

[@sepp540]

Gutes Video!! Grüße nach Düsseldorf!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Dankööö.

[@Larpeggio]

thanks for the review but you compared it to full frame glass. that will naturally be more exspensive.

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Thank you for watching. You are right, but with the crop sensors, I only found the Sony APS-C 16-70 f4 that is somewhat comparable and it also cost € 900 when released. In MFT I could not find something like the 16-80mm. Let me know, if I missed something with comparable specs... Thanks again for your participation, I appreciate it.

[@lukaslatal]

@@Jayshooter_photo Nikon has 16-80mm f2.8-4 with price more than 1000 euro for DX crop sensor. I'm owner of this glass also. I have Nikon D7200 + mentioned 16-80mm combo and it's start to be little bit heavy for me, so I'm looking for something smaller, probably Fuji X-e3 with 16-80mm as a kit and 35mm for portraits. BTW. very good review from your side, thank you

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Lukas Látal Thanks for your comment! As I said in the video: Try out the 16-80 on the X-E3. For me it’s a little too front heavy, I would still recommend the 18-55 with this one. And I have to confess: I sold my X-E3 for an X-T30. There was an offer on Black Friday at a local Camera store, I could not resist to get it for 670€. It’s less stylish (I love the X-E3), but there are too many advantages for me in the X-T30. I will hopefully give some insights soon.

[@lukaslatal]

@@Jayshooter_photo It would be great if you will :) I'm still not 100% sure if X-E3 or X-T20/30. I'm missing tilted screen sometimes...

[@TheShadowtheCrow]

Ich komme mit dem Englischen zwar im großen ganzen klar. Würde mich aber sehr freuen, wenn du deine Videos auch auf deutsch machen könntest. Dann könnte man/ich diese wesentlich entspannter anschauen und man/ich könnte sich mehr auf den Inhalt als auf das Übersetzen im Kopf konzentrieren. Nur so als bitte, und ja ich weiß, dass das nicht mal eben so zu machen ist und Zeit kostet... ist ja auch nur ein vorweihnachtlicher Wunsch von mir ;-)

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Vorweihnachtliche Wünsche würde ich auch gerne erfüllen. In diesem Falle wird es aber eher Knecht-Ruprecht-mäßig. :D Dadurch, dass ich mittlerweile selber fast ausschließlich englische Videos schaue, tendiere ich momentan eher dazu, den Kanal komplett auf Englisch umzustellen. Ich hoffe, dass Du dann trotzdem weiter schauen würdest...

[@TheShadowtheCrow]

@@Jayshooter_photo Schade, da es relativ wenig deutsche Fuji-Kanäle gibt.... :-/

[@pherylihy58]

Excellent video. Thank you!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Patrick Thank you for the kind feedback, Patrick!