Fuji X-Mount Lenses for Infrared

Fujinon 23mm f/2 R WR

In this video, I’ll take a look at which X-mount lenses which work well with infrared photography. Most lenses are designed and tested to work in visible light. In some cases, these will work fine for Infrared. However, some lenses can display a hot spot of light in the center of the image, particularly at higher numbered apertures. Lenses with visible hot spots at all apertures are not recommended for IR photography.

• Recommended Lenses
• Zooms: Wide, Telephoto
• Primes: Fisheye / Super-wide, Wide, Normal, Telephoto
• Teleconverters
• Compact Camera with Prime Lenses

Recommended Lenses

Infrared photography utilizes camera lenses designed for visible light, not infrared light, combined with various filters types from various manufacturers. While the lenses on this list have been reported to work well with infrared photography from a variety of sources, this is not a guarantee. Links may be affiliate links.

Complete List

Wide Zooms

Telephoto Zooms

Fisheye / Super-wide Primes

Wide Primes

Normal Primes

Telephoto Primes

Teleconverters

Compact Cameras with Prime Lenses

Sources

• Testing lenses I own
• LifePixel Lens Hot Spot Testing Database
• Kolari Vision Lens Hotspot Database
• X Photography Fuji Infrared Lens Tests
• Comments on above this video.

More Lenses for Infrared Photography

Updates

• 2022-04-17 - Added report for Viltrox AF 13mm f/1.4 XF.
• 2022-04-15 - Added report for Samyang 12mm f/2.0 AF.
• 2022-02-21 - Added report for Viltrox AF 33mm f/1.4.
• 2022-02-15 - Added report for Fujifilm X100 series.
• 2022-01-30 - Added report on Fujinon XF 33mm f/1.4 R LM WR.
• 2022-01-28 - Added filter sizes for all lenses.
• 2022-01-13 - Added Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye. Added threaded filter size to all recommended lenses.
• 2021-12-21 - Added Fujinon XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR.
• 2021-11-08 - Added Fujinon XF 8-16mm f/2.8 R LM WR.
• 2021-05-31 - Added Lensbaby Sol 45 45mm f/3.5.
• 2021-05-04 - Added Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 XF.
• 2021-04-06 - Added caution about using step-up rings with Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D.
• 2021-03-20 - Added report on Fujinon XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro.
• 2020-11-30 - Added report on 7artisans 18mm f/6.3 cap lens.
• 2020-09-21 - Added report on Fujinon XF 200mm f/2.
• 2020-08-31 - Since YouTube is not the best medium for maintaining a changing list, I’ve added a complete list below of all of the lenses addressed in the video and will update based on feedback and comments. This adds the Venus Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO.
• 2020-08-29 - Based on images that I’ve seen, I’m removing the XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR from my recommended list and calling it Mixed. In some conditions, the lens produces a broad and dim hot spot, similar to the XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR. Based on feedback from viewers who have had great results, I’m upgrading both the XC 15-45 f.3.5-5.6 OIS PZ and XC 50-230mm f/4-6.7 OIS II from No to Mixed. They may work perfectly with some IR filters and poorly with others.

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