Fujifilm XF 150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR Review: 914mm Equivalent Reach for X Mount
The Fujifilm XF 150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR is the longest lens Fujifilm makes for X mount. It went on pre-order on May 31, 2022, alongside the X-H2S, at $1,999.95. On Fujifilm’s APS-C sensors it frames like a 229-914mm lens on full frame, and it weighs 1,605 grams.
Before it, Fujifilm’s longest zoom was the XF 100-400mm, which extends as you zoom and stops at 609mm equivalent. The 150-600mm zooms internally, so it keeps the same length and balance through the range, and it’s sealed at 19 points for use down to -10°C.
Reach like this is for birds, distant wildlife and anything you can’t walk up to. A flock circling high overhead becomes a frame-filling subject instead of a scatter of dots.
Photo: Pixel Effects
Dustin Abbott tested it on the 40MP X-T5, the most demanding body for a long lens.
Video review: Dustin Abbott
Design
The optical formula is 24 elements in 17 groups, including three ED and four Super ED elements. The maximum aperture steps from f/5.6 to f/8 as you zoom. The aperture has nine blades and the filter thread is 82mm. A linear motor drives an inner focus group.
Optical stabilization is rated at 5 stops. There’s no switch to turn it off and no modes, which Dustin Abbott and Photography Blog both noted. You get a focus limiter, a focus preset button and an aperture ring.
Close focus is 2.4 meters, for 0.24x magnification. The lens works with Fujifilm’s 1.4x and 2x teleconverters, reaching 1200mm, or about 1828mm equivalent.
How it performs
Digital Camera World and Photography Blog found autofocus fast and the stabilization effective. Abbott and Digital Camera World found color fringing low. Digital Camera World saw some softness at 600mm, which is typical for a lens of this type.
Weight is a strength here. It’s about 500 grams lighter than Sony’s 200-600mm, and much easier to carry on a long walk. The trade-offs: the zoom ring is heavy to turn, the hood feels plasticky, and the slow f/8 at the long end costs light, which every review flagged. On the 40MP X-T5, Abbott saw diffraction soften detail as you stop down, and autofocus slowed in dim light.
Who it’s for
Fujifilm shooters who want to photograph birds, wildlife, aircraft or field sports and need as much reach as possible. On a fast body like the X-H2S it makes a capable wildlife kit, and on the X-H2 or X-T5 you get more pixels to crop.
The XF 100-400mm is a little cheaper, brighter at the long end and better for closer subjects, but it extends and has less reach. Tamron’s 150-500mm also comes in X mount. For the full Fujifilm lineup, see our most popular Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and for working with long lenses, our telephoto fieldcraft guide.