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Three lenses
The Fujinon XF70-300mm lens standing on a weathered wooden rail, with its zoom lock switch and focal length markings showing.

The lenses

Fujinon XF18-55mm, Fujinon XF70-300mm, 7artisans 25mm

Most days it’s the 18-55. The 70-300 comes along when something is far away.

The everyday lens

Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS

This is the one on the camera most of the time. It wears a square metal hood, which you can see in the camera photo.

At a glance
Range18 to 55 mm, about 27 to 84 mm in full-frame terms
Aperturef/2.8 at the wide end, f/4 at the long end
StabilizedYes (OIS)
Filter size58 mm
The long lens

Fujinon XF70-300mm F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR

For anything I can’t walk closer to. Unlike the camera, this lens is weather resistant (that’s the WR).

At a glance
Range70 to 300 mm, about 105 to 450 mm in full-frame terms
Aperturef/4 to f/5.6
StabilizedYes (OIS)
Weather resistantYes
Filter size67 mm
The XF70-300mm lens standing upright on a wooden rail, hood attached, with its focus and stabilizer switches on the side.
The little prime

7artisans 25mm f/1.8

A small, all-manual lens. There’s no autofocus, so focusing is by hand. At f/1.8 the background goes soft fast.

At a glance
Focal length25 mm, about 37 mm in full-frame terms
Aperturef/1.8
FocusManual only