Looking for a long FL solution for my XH1...Any ideas?

Hi,

I currently have the 50-230 II which is fine but a bit short on the long end.

The 100-400 is fine but super heavy and super expensive so its out of scope.

Buying the Fringer II adapter (~250€) could be a solution but then the Canon lens should be cheap (200-300€) and also work properly.

If I move out from the Fuji body there are other solutions within this budget (e.g. a super zoom compact or a cheap Oly M1 with the 75-300).

So are there any cheap, with good IQ and relatively small, light long FL solutions for Fuji X?

Thx

Your easiest solution is to buy any of the Canon EF to XF adapters (which also maintain autofocus), and look through the EF catalog. You'll have a wide choice of 70-300s, 300 primes, 400 primes, 100-400s, etc.

I can't speak for anything like AF-tracking performance, so you'll need to do more research depending upon your subject needs (static vs. dynamic, etc).

Fringer seems to get good reviews but would the money be better spent on a low end Canon body?

I was using the Fringer Pro 1 and this Canon EF 70-300 IS ii USM lens on my X-H1 for some time. It will yield an effective 105-450mm field of view, and is much cheaper than the Fuji's 100-400mm. In Single AF mode it seemed to perform well enough; maybe not quite as a fast as a native lens, but still good enough for my use. In continuous AF there was some hunting. Sharpness and overall lens performance were ok; it seemed to be a decent lens for its price. I found that the lens IS performed better at the longer focal lengths than the X-H1's IBIS. The two systems can be on at the same time but they do not synchronize; best to choose one or the other.

Eventually I traded it in for Fuji's 55-200mm, as I wanted to move back to lighter lenses. The only Canon lens I have left is the 10-18mm, which I don't use much, so I may in fact look at selling the lens and adapter. Hopefully other will chime in; there are lots of options with the Sigma and Tamron lenses too.

Yannis1976 wrote:

Hi,

I currently have the 50-230 II which is fine but a bit short on the long end.

The 100-400 is fine but super heavy and super expensive so its out of scope.

Buying the Fringer II adapter (~250€) could be a solution but then the Canon lens should be cheap (200-300€) and also work properly.

If I move out from the Fuji body there are other solutions within this budget (e.g. a super zoom compact or a cheap Oly M1 with the 75-300).

So are there any cheap, with good IQ and relatively small, light long FL solutions for Fuji X?

Thx

The Fringer II Pro works great with my Sigma 150-600 Contemporary in all focus modes.  As it's heavier than the Fuji 100-400 it's not an option for you.

There are many lens in the Canon EF mount that you could consider and a few have already been mentioned.  One that was left out and is superb is the 400mm f5.6 L.  It is super sharp and focuses very fast.  It was the go to lens for birds in flight on Canon for many years,  Another lighter choice would be Canon's 400mm DO.

What are you planning to photograph.  This makes a huge difference in what lenses you should consider.

Morris