NEW Fujinon 56mm f1.2 | my FAVORITE lens got EVEN BETTER! 

Came to see the lens and fell in love with the colors.

Hey Cris. Like the style of your videos. I have X-H2 and 56mm f1.2 since 2 days and its very nice. But i looking forward for more side by side comparisons to my precious 50mm f1. Greetings from Aarberg/BE

Just ordered this new 56mm for my X PRO-3, Cant wait for it to arrive.

Thanks for this review. I recently bought the 56 mm older version used, and after watching your video I believe I will just keep it.

I think you convinced me to buy this lense at 499$ new it will be a great compliment to my lineup 16mm f1.4, also getting the 35mm f1.4, and i have the 70-300mm for my XT30. For me its seems a great time to swipe up the older primes for my camera. Since it is not WR ot have a large megapixel. I am still learning and these lenses have something about them!

Hey Chris, Biiiiiig fan! I am super into your photography works. I wonder if you have a video on editing? Thanks :)

Very nice work...

1:43 Fujifilm has incorporated 8 elements with the lens focus group that move when focusing. Thus they have managed to minimise aberration fluctuation from infinity to MOD, by moving the aperture together with the lens focus group. To move the focus group, a DC motor is used for autofocus. They have incorporated three bearing mechanisms with the DC motor for smoother autofocus performance. The bearing mechanics ensure highly accurate control of the DC motor. It's a technical masterpiece. -Fujifilm

So to be clear, you felt the autofocus was snappy for pictures, but not optimal for video? Also, is it faster for photos than the 50mm f1 and viltrox 56mm f1.4? I am primarily interested in this lens for stills. I have the viltrox which has quite fast AF, and convinced me I love shooting 85mm equivalent. I also use an XT3 and love it even if it has its frustrations. Great pics, btw!

I have a love and hate relationship with the old 56. When you nail the focus... man, it's a great lens and portraits comes just fantastic. But that is only if it nailed it! I come to my home with MANY out of focus photos. Basic problem: people moves, and the focus don't keep up. And in low light conditions, it's just the worst lens I have. So, I though, the new 56 II will fix that problem. To my surprise, it's not the first video I see that the reviewer is not impressed with autofocus. My fear is to buy a new lens to replace the old one and still having the same problem. If the old 56 nailed just 60%-70% of the photos, I will keep it... but it's not the case. And nothing makes me think that the newer version will fix that. Thanks for the review

Great Video Chris! How do you put this against 50mmf1.0 picture quality wise?

Thoughts on the new 56 vs 50 f1? On the new bodies I imagine AF will be great

Great video. Do you think this is also a good option lens for night time street photography?

Hello.. any chance you can give a comparison on the new Fuji 56 mm and the sigma 56?

Hi Chris, great video! I really like your photo style, can you please share your settings for still?

im using fullframe, but u got beautiful shots! real pro

I need that lens in my life

I don’t have either and shoot on an xt3. I imagine the improvements in technology of the new bodies may pair better with the 56 wr. Opinion on what option is best. Not upgrading body anytime soonand I don’t shoot professionally.

Hey so I have xt3. Is the autofocus better? Higher hit rate with he DC motor? I don't really care about the soft corners on the old one but I want the WR because I'm going to go out in the snow and stuff. Also looking to use it for gimbal potentially. Old 56 has gotten some real money shots. Just need a higher success rate. Is it worth it on xt3?

Hi Chris. Which lens would you prefer (regardless of price), the new xf56 f1.2 R WR or the xf50 f1.0 WR? I trust your opinion. thanks in advance. (P.S. I have old 56 1.2 r, & I love it.)

which one would you prefer if you would pick just one lens for travel XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR or XF56mmF1.2 R WR? I will be using it with XT-5 Thanks.

As usual Chris, very interesting video... I Own the old one and I wil not upgrade it. I'm not a professional Photograph and I wish I buy the announced 8mm f/4 instead to spend money for great lenses that I have (is the same for the 23mm F1.4 R and for the 35mm F1.4). Thank for share with as your experience.

​ @Cris Photography if I can pick up the 50 and the new 56 at the same price what would you go for? I plan to get both but am only going to pick one up for now to use at a upcoming shoot in a small town bookshop. =) Cheers and Love the videos!!

Not putting linear focusing motors on this brand new 56mm f1.2 is a total mistake from Fujifilm IMO. Some say they didn't put linear motors in this new lens to avoid cannibalizing the sales of the 50mm f1.0. But that lens has a totally different market. So, it's either Fujifilm made a mistake with not putting linear motors on the new 56mm, or the 50mm f1.0 is a totally unnecessary release which arguably makes it the real mistake Fujifilm did here. Either way, perhaps it would have been better if both have linear motors.

What about video? Can you recommend new 56 1.2 r wr for videography ?

Keeping old one. 50mn 1.0 if you want the best then go all out

I am superised Fuji did not put LM in this lens. So probabily for posed shots only.

Sigma 56 is the one I went for, silent motors and cheaper

Ciao Cris, scusami se ti mando questo messaggio qui ma avrei bisogno della tua esperienza . Come mai su Lightroom Classic , quando vado a caricare le foto in Raw della Fuji , mi elimina la simulazione pellicola applicata mettendomi Adobe rgb ? Un conto è caricare una foto e ti ricordi quale avevi messo , ma quando ne carichi 100 diventa un vero problema . Sai come potrei risolverlo , non trovo una guida su internet. Grazie mille in anticipo

How does the new 56mm compare to the 90mm f2 in terms of sharpness and AF speed?

I hardly shoot video. If the autofocus is snappy enough for photography especially in low light, I'll take it.

What do you think about buying X-T3 in 2023 ?

The elephant in the room is, of course, the Sigma 56/1.4 which, though one third of a stop darker, is one half the price of the Fuji and just as good optically.

old version is better because of further brighter image.

They really should’ve used linear motors, even if it had to be bigger. Really disappointed by this.