I use this lens predominantly for outdoor action shots. It is well made, operates smoothly and takes clear sharp photos. It being all metal construction ( as all XF lenses are) it's a little heavy. But I'll take that trade off for the quality of the lens.

Combining this lens with any of the all purpose lenses offered by Fuji is a no brainer. It offers very good IQ and good reach for almost any situation during travel. I had this lens before and sold it to get the fabulous XF 100-400mm but, I found the latter to heavy and bulky for travel purposes as...

In my nascent tenure as a Fujifilm shooter, I've worked primarily in the medium to wide focal spectrum, from 55mm at the longest to 10mm at the widest. I'm primarily a street photographer, so I'll have to find a balcony for anything longer than 50mm.

Built with optical design that offers a large maximum aperture, and a linear motor that delivers high-speed AF performance, while featuring the image stabilization function that allows the use of shutter speeds 4.5 stops slower.

Also owning the professional 50-140 f2.8 lens I wanted a lighter smaller lens that doesn't compromise on image quality. This is the best 70-300 equivalent lens I have ever used. And the smallest! Also a nice fast aperture of f4.8 at the long end making it a great portrait lens too!

What can I say except I have been without this lens for far too long. I like the stiffness of the zoom so there's no chance of it creeping when hanging downwards. It's very sharp even at maximum zoom. It's a great size for carrying around and is my everyday lens now.

If I'm honest I haven't really used this much yet as I've mostly been using the 35mm F1.4 with my new Fuji X-T10, but the few shots I've taken have been really good. I'm planning on taking ti capture some wildlife when touring Costa Rica later in the year so we'll see more then.

I am new to the Fuji XT! and am still learning how to use it to its advantage. I bought the 55-200 to use as a street, nature, all around lens. It is great. The sharpness, color, and range is wonderful to work with.

Great Picture Quality; Lightweight; Simple Controls

The only negative thing I have to say about this lens would be its performance at 200mm; it feels like the lens has been optimized for the wide-angle end (given its extremely impressive performance below 100mm) and that 200mm has been, by necessity, left to be slightly less impressive.

The Fujinon XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS is a very harmonious offering. It may not excel in quality but it has only few weaknesses. The Fujinon is pretty sharp across the zoom range and entire image field - even at max. aperture.