How do the Fuginon lenses stack up?

[Johnny Reno]

I am thinking of trying Fuginon lenses. I have never used any of them. I have used Symmar convertibles. Zeiss Planar 135mm. Zeiss Tessar. Xenar (Linhof Select). Rodenstock APO-Sironar-S. Angulon. Super Angulon and most of the Nikon Nikkor W lenses. I will be doing general pictorial and architectural and am thinking of trying Fugi lenses. If you use the Fugi lenses, what do you think?

This is my first post and I hope I'm doing it right

[Lachlan 717]

Welcome, Johnny.

Any of the modern, EBC (multi coated, lettering on the outside of the front element) FUJINON lenses are as good as the Schneider, Rodenstock and/or Nikkor lenses. There really is very, very little to separate any of the modern Big 4 lens manufacturers' offerings.

[Nigel Smith]

Hi Johnny, welcome! I don't have any LF Fujinon lenses, just an enlarger lens (Fujinon EX, it's pretty good). However if you're looking for info, replace your g with a j (i.e. Fujinon) and you'll find more info. Cheers, Nige

[vinny]

I own three or four of them. Junk.

[richardman]

So junky that you STILL own 3-4 of them?!

Fujinon makes some of the finest lens. I own 3-4 of them and they are not junk XD

[Daniel Stone]

I LOVE my Fujinon lenses. I also use a Fuji GX680 for rollfilm, and it's equally stunning optically.

Fuji doesn't mess around

[Brassai]

I have the 180mm f5.6. It's hard to go wrong with them.

[Ari]

Often underrated and overlooked, which is why they often cost a little less than other brands.
Sharpness, contrast and a large image circle define the Fujinons for me; I have the 210W and 250W, both older versions, and they are fantastic.

[Peter De Smidt]

I'm a fan as we'll.

[Leigh]

Hi Johnny, and welcome aboard.

I have several Fujinon lenses, and have found them to be uniformly excellent.

They did not have the marketing budget that the other manufacturers enjoyed, so they're less common in the used market.
That does not mean that they're inferior to the other major lens makers in any way.

You do want the later multi-coated (EBC) lenses, with lettering on the outside of the front ring rather than inside.

The majority of my lenses are Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-S series, so I think my standards are pretty high.

- Leigh