These 23 Fujifilm G lenses are rated for infrared photography from real-world tests by IR photographers. Ratings are Good (13 lenses), Maybe (8 lenses), Bad (2 lenses), and Unknown (0 lenses) for hot spots, the bright spot some lenses leave in the center of an infrared image, and follow the thresholds below.

Zooms

IR Focal
Length		 Minimum
Aperture		 Lens Filter Weight Notes Images
Maybe 20-35mm ƒ/4 Fujinon GF 20-35mm ƒ/4 R WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀82mm 725 g Mild hotspot throughout. Somewhat usable at 28-35mm and ƒ/8 or lower. David Hall
Hotspot starts ƒ/4, usable up to ƒ/22 in very bright areas		  
Maybe 32-64mm ƒ/4 Fujinon GF 32-64mm ƒ/4 R LM WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀77mm 875 g Hotspot starts ƒ/7.1, usable up to ƒ/22 in very bright areas  
Maybe 35-70mm ƒ/4.5-5.6 Fujinon GF 35-70mm ƒ/4.5-5.6 WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀62mm 390 g Fixing Infrared Hot Spots with the Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR (video)
Hotspot starts ƒ/8 and worsens as the aperture closes; tolerable up to ƒ/32 at 35mm, ƒ/16 at 45mm, ƒ/11 at 63mm and 70mm		 View images
Good 45-100mm ƒ/4 Fujinon GF 45-100mm ƒ/4 R LM OIS WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀82mm 1,005 g At 45mm the hotspot is diffuse but usable up to ƒ/32; at 60mm usable in bright light up to ƒ/16; at 80mm and 100mm usable up to ƒ/13  
Good 100-200mm ƒ/5.6 Fujinon GF 100-200mm ƒ/5.6 R LM OIS
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀67mm 1,050 g At all focal lengths the hotspot starts ƒ/16, usable up to ƒ/22 or even ƒ/32 in bright areas (loss of contrast)  

Primes

IR Focal
Length		 Minimum
Aperture		 Lens Filter Weight Notes Images
Maybe 11mm ƒ/2.8 TTArtisan 11mm ƒ/2.8 Fisheye
 n/a 600 g Hotspot visible at ƒ/4  
Good 15mm ƒ/4.5 Venus Optics Laowa 15mm ƒ/4.5R Zero-D Shift
Adorama B&H		 n/a1 597 g Pierre-Louis Ferrer View images
Good 17mm ƒ/4 Venus Optics Laowa 17mm ƒ/4 Zero-D
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀86mm 800 g Hotspot starts at ƒ/11, diffuse, most visible on dark subjects  
Good 20mm ƒ/4 Venus Optics Laowa 20mm ƒ/4 Zero-D Shift
Adorama B&H		 ⌀82mm 747 g Hot spot ƒ/22 Pierre-Louis Ferrer View images
Bad 23mm ƒ/4 Fujinon GF 23mm ƒ/4 R LM WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀82mm 845 g Hot spots ƒ/8 and up Jim Kasson
Hotspot visible from ƒ/4, unusable		  
Bad 30mm ƒ/3.5 Fujinon GF 30mm ƒ/3.5 R WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀58mm 510 g Hot spots ƒ/5.6 and up Jim Kasson
Hotspot starts ƒ/3.5, usable up to ƒ/8 in very bright areas		  
Good 30mm ƒ/5.6 Fujinon GF 30mm ƒ/5.6 T/S
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀105mm 1,340 g The hotspot appears from ƒ/11 onwards, but it’s very faint even at ƒ/22; only really visible at ƒ/32  
Good 45mm ƒ/2.8 Fujinon GF 45mm ƒ/2.8 R WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀62mm 490 g Jim Kasson
Hotspot starts ƒ/16, tolerable even at ƒ/32 in bright areas, okay in dark areas up to ƒ/16		  
Maybe 50mm ƒ/3.5 Fujinon GF 50mm ƒ/3.5 R LM WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀62mm 335 g Hot spot ƒ/11 and up Jim Kasson
Hotspot starts ƒ/3.5, usable up to ƒ/10 in very bright areas		  
Maybe 55mm ƒ/1.7 Fujinon GF 55mm ƒ/1.7 R WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀77mm 780 g Hotspot starts ƒ/7.1, usable up to ƒ/11 in very bright areas  
Maybe 63mm ƒ/2.8 Fujinon GF 63mm ƒ/2.8 R WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀62mm 405 g Hot spot ƒ/11 and up Jim Kasson
Hotspot starts ƒ/7.1, usable up to ƒ/10 in very bright areas		  
Good 80mm ƒ/1.7 Fujinon GF 80mm ƒ/1.7 R WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀77mm 795 g Jim Kasson
Hotspot starts ƒ/4, usable up to ƒ/10 in very bright areas		  
Good 90mm ƒ/1.25 TTArtisan 90mm ƒ/1.25
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀77mm 1,055 g No hotspot  
Good 110mm ƒ/2 Fujinon GF 110mm ƒ/2 R LM WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀77mm 1,010 g Jim Kasson
Hotspot visible at ƒ/8		  
Maybe 110mm ƒ/5.6 Fujinon GF 110mm ƒ/5.6 T/S Macro
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀72mm 1,255 g From ƒ/10 onwards the hotspot appears but is diffuse and covers the entire image; a central spot appears from ƒ/22 and above  
Good 120mm ƒ/4 Fujinon GF 120mm ƒ/4 Macro R LM OIS WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀72mm 980 g Jim Kasson
Hotspot visible at ƒ/11		  
Good 250mm ƒ/4 Fujinon GF 250mm ƒ/4 R LM OIS WR
KEH Adorama B&H		 ⌀82mm 1,420 g Jim Kasson
No hotspot		  
Good 500mm ƒ/5.6 Fujinon GF 500mm ƒ/5.6 R LM OIS WR
Adorama B&H		 ⌀95mm 1,375 g No hotspot  

Teleconverters

IR Teleconverter Weight Notes Images
Maybe Fujinon GF 250mm ƒ/4 R LM OIS WR + GF 1.4X TC WR Teleconverter
KEH Adorama B&H		 400 g Hot spots ƒ/11 and up Jim Kasson  

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What the ratings mean. Hot spots usually appear as you increase the lens ƒ-number, so each rating depends on the lowest ƒ-stop where a hot spot shows and how severe it is, and the thresholds differ by sensor format.

  • Good: No hot spots, or one that starts at ƒ/11 or higher where diffraction impacts image sharpness.
  • Maybe: Contains a mild hot spot that starts at ƒ/5.6 or ƒ/8 and is correctable in editing.
  • Bad: A hot spot that starts at ƒ/4 or lower, or is hard to correct in editing.
  • Unknown: No data reported.

How reports are checked and rated

  1. This lens does not support front lens threaded filters. ↩