Fujifilm GF 500mm f/5.6 Review: Medium Format Wildlife Photography?!

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The Fujinon GF 500mm f/5.6 LM OIS WR is the longest lens available for the Fujifilm GFX system, and the longest medium format lens we’ve ever tested. Will it allow the GFX bodies to be competitive for sports and wildlife shooting? We took the lens to the Calgary Zoo on a rainy day to see how it performs!

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0:00 - Intro
1:55 - Sample images
2:24 - Design and controls
3:55 - Teleconverter use
4:22 - Sharpness
5:43 - Close-up performance
6:03 - Autofocus
6:32 - LoCA
6:52 - Bokeh
7:27 - Should you buy it?