Fujifilm 90 mm f/2: A real world review

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Well, let’s start this, okay? Recently I woke up a morning and, as I am sure that all the photographers, I had a wild idea of changing the Fujifilm 56 mm f/1.2. Now that the lens is absolutely beautiful, but there are inconveniences (as I explain here) and I was really about to expel him from my life forever. Fortunately, I stop Fujifilm 90 mm f/2 lens to test the unit.

I already published my 50 mm f/2 review that you read here if you are interested. In a nutshell, that little lens was really good and would be perfect for travel photography. However, he did not do enough to convince me that I could replace 56 mm F/1.2, although I could easily sit next to that legend in my camera bag. Definitely one for the future (2023 – yes, I bought this lens now and comes with me in all my trips).

All the photos throughout this publication are JPEG that use the setting established here!

I also have a new JPEG configuration for my Fujifilm X-T5 that you can see here!

Fujifilm 90 mm f/2

Now, we go to the business of talking about what you came here. I planned my two -week review period to coincide with a visit home to see my family, as well as a north trip to the Scottish borders. I wanted to put this tested lens in a variety of situations to see if you have somewhere in my camera bag and if it would be a good replacement lens for 56 mm F/1.2.

The Fujifilm 90 mm f/2 is a teleobjective lens and, until very recently, the longest main lens offered from Fujifilm. If we are talking about a full frame equivalent, you are looking for 135 mm. Personally, I have no experience in using a 135 mm main lens, so I was really excited to see if my love for cousins could extend to this Fujifilm offer. The 135 mm focal distance has always been recognized for portraits and, probably more specifically, you take head. If I had to sell 56 mm f/1.2, I would like something a little more than the strange portrait and the shot in the head of this lens. I wanted to see whether or not I would fit my travel configuration and my wedding.

When I travel, I love a high quality primary lens linked permanently to my camera that can deal with a variety of scenarios. You never know what is in the next corner when it is lost in a new city and, therefore, it must be covered for all the bases. You are probably thinking, well, Jamie, taking 90 mm Fujifilm lens in the streets is a slightly silly idea. It would be correct, but I wanted to see what I could create with him and if I could keep him connected to the camera without wanting to immediately change my favorite horse lens, the Fujifilm 35 mm f/1.4.

Well, as expected, Fujifilm 90 mm is long. This is a lens that would take for half an hour or so if you specifically point to capture some street portraits or get some compression (for example, make those mountains huge in the background).

However, I really enjoyed using the lens when I wandered through the streets of Edinburgh and I loved the images I captured. I really enjoyed the challenge. Now, to travel, I already have 55-200 mm f/3.5-4.8 and, although I was also considering selling that, I will definitely keep it. Although it will never offer the sharpness or image quality of the Fujifilm 90 mm f/2, it is relatively the same size (not including the zoom obviously) and does not feel very different in terms of weight. That additional reach, in addition to being much more versatile, really attracts me. Thinking about it, 55-200 mm is really a underestimated lens; I love it. The Fujifilm 90 mm F/2 offers the benefit of weathering resistance over 55-200 mm, but I think I prefer a teleobjective zoom lens for travel photography.

Since I only had the lens for two weeks, I did not have the opportunity to try it in terms of portraits at any wedding. However, it is almost guaranteed that this lens would create some incredibly beautiful images. I think, as a general purpose lens throughout the day, I imagine it is too long. The reality is that the 56 mm f/1.2 seems so versatile and that is definitely, in my opinion, the best lens to cover all the bases.

As I alluded above, the images that this lens creates are out of this world. There is nothing more that can be said apart from this that has to be the most acute lens offered by Fujifilm. It is absolutely incredible even when it is triggered from par with f/2. Some of the images I took during my short time with this lens have already become some of my favorites of all time. Obviously, my words can only go so far, but hopefully the images throughout this blog post do justice to this lens.

The sharpness and image quality are not only absolutely perfect, but the Fujifilm 90 mm f/2 has an extremely fast automatic approach even in the X-T2. Taking into account how large (and heavy) is the lens, I did not expect the automatic approach to be as fast as it was. I had some problems in terms of continuous automatic approach. I missed most of the shooting when I had my puppy Chester running directly to me. I would not say that this had anything to do with the lens, probably more due to the user’s error and perhaps due to the previous processor in the X-T2. I have no doubt that, when combined with someone who regularly uses the continuous approach and the Fujifilm 90 mm f/2 is in one of the last cameras, capturing fast -movement objects (including puppies) will be very easy.

One thing that would say about this lens is that it has no image stabilization. Of course, it is not a problem if you are using one of the last cameras, such as the Fujifilm X-T5 (which I have bought now!). However, I noticed that, when the light begins to fade, some of my images were blurred even when they used a 1/250 shutter speed. That is probably the only real negative that I could find with the lens and, even then, it is very slight. I imagine that it can cause some problems in the darkest wedding places, for example, but increasing its ISO to maintain a higher shutter speed is no longer so terrible with modern cameras.

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Conclusion

There is no doubt that this lens produces some of the images of the highest quality I have seen of Fujifilm. The images are clear even when they shoot in par in F/2 and, for portraits photographers, this is a must. It obtains a lot of physical space between you and the model, which means that the fall between the focus areas and out of focus is beautiful.

Personally, would I add it to my arsenal of lenses? In a world of dreams, yes, of course. Actually, however, I find that 56 mm f/1.2 is much more versatile for my needs both in travel and wedding terms. I am very grateful to Fujifilm for letting me try 90 mm f/2, as well as 50 mm f/2 and, in a way, it has revived my love for my 56 mm.

I appreciate that I am not buying this lens ultimately, but I still recommend it! It is 100% one of the best lenses that Fujifilm produces and, if you are thinking of adding it to its camera bag, it will not feel disappointed in the least. If it were only for the quality of the image, they would all own this lens; It’s lovely!