Fujinon XK6X20-F 20-120mm T3.5 Cabrio XK Zoom Lens (PL Mount)

This is a gorgeous lens, both in the images it produces and the image it projects. When unboxed my lens at the counter, three or four staff gathered around to admire it; And they are people who have handled nice kit in their jobs. But more important are the pictures this lens helps you make  tack sharp and luxuriant color. No complaints at all. I also do not notice any appreciable breathing or chromatic aberration. There is some barrel and pincushion distortion, noticeable only when shooting rectangular objects straight on, which I have found easy to correct in post. Build quality and physical design are also important for image quality. The xk20-120 is a class act in this regard also. It is built to last, solid, to tight tolerances. I bought the lens without the servo and never missed having motors. In my style of shooting I almost always have the lens barrel within reach. The action of iris, focus and zoom are smooth, silent, and well controlled. Within the first days of use, I found that I was easily able with one hand to pull focus while zooming gradually wider on an approaching subject. There are other nice touches, like a very accessible backfocus adjustment and a rudimentary macro capability. One thing, though, the lense is heavy-ish, 7.8 kg (6.1 lbs) (with no servo). On top of that, the center of gravity seems a bit forward, which accentuates the perception of weight when shooting on your shoulder. Plan this into your rig. I use this lense on a Black Magic Ursa Mini Pro, whose sensor is significantly larger than the rated image circle of the Fujinon. Yet even shooting full frame, this lense did surprisingly well. Vignetting is there if you look for it, but for practical purposes this is no problem. When shooting full frame on the UMP there is also some subtle softening at the outer edges of the image, beyond the advertised image circle. Again, this is not a problem. On the contrary, the psychologic effect is to make the center region of the image pop more. Light transmission maxes out at T3.5 (with no ramping). Considering the Laws of Physics and the Fujinon's uncompromising build quality, not to mention price point, that's not bad. If you need more, there is a T2 Fujinon zoom with a great reputation that weighs 2.5x as much and costs 4x as much. I recommend this lens without hesitation. If you invested in a camera capable of excellent images, don't cheat on glass. Get this Fujinon. Just make sure you rig for it, and make sure you feed your rig enough light.

Its just the combination of build quality, image, range, T-stops and price. Cant find a cheaper lens with that zoom range while keeping this great Japanese quality. Lens for decades.

color rendering is great, very stable parfocal zoom. sharp focus, really versatile zoom range. its hard to tell the cons, image quality from this lens is almost alike primes

this lens is nothing short of awesome! after one test shoot with this beast, im in love. the wife will be on couch and the lens in bed with me. the color is amazing and i love the sharpness of this. until now we have been on our xeen primes, which i love as well. but this is an entirely different level. here is a link of some test footage we shot the day we got it! it is a heavy lens, so be ready for that.

I was able to demo this lens, and I have to admit it's pretty sweet! It is larger than I had expected but it becomes a mute issue when you see the images. Parfocal errors are undetectable. The available zoom control motor makes it a perfect solution for my Sony PMW-F5.