Fujinon Cabrio 19-90, which version do I have - I or II

[Eric Gulbransen]

Is there a model # variation (or something else) that identifies which version of the Cabrio 19-90 that you have? I see listings and posts here where users refer to the differences in the lenses being substantial enough to consider, but so far no way to tell them apart from one another. Any help on this is appreciated as I am shopping for a used VII now. Thanks

 

[Aaron Lochert]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the Version 1 has a green 19-90 label and a white Fujinon logo, where the Version 2 has a white 19-90 and green Fujinon logo.

 

[Michael Tiemann]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the Version 1 has a green 19-90 label and a white Fujinon logo, where the Version 2 has a white 19-90 and green Fujinon logo.

Yes: v2 has green FUJINON on bottom. v1 has white FUJINON on top.

I have yet to see any substantial demonstration of a meaningful quality difference between the two. From what I have read, they might have tweaked something that helped optical performance in the last 5mm of the zoom range (85mm-90mm), but the v1 lens is a pretty solid performer. If you can't get your shot with a v1, there's more wrong than you can fix with the v2 update.

 

[Willis Chung]

Selling 2x Fuji 19-90 v1

 

[Eric Gulbransen]

...If you can't get your shot with a v1, there's more wrong than you can fix with the v2 update.

Quote of the day.

Thank you all. Very helpful.