Fujifilm XF23 mm F2 R Weather Resistant Lens, Black

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Both lenses are pretty well-behaved in both regards, at least for the out-of-camera JPEGs. The only thing to note is a minor difference in geometry, with a small pincushion from the XF 23mm f2 and a small barrel from the XF 23mm f1.4 – certainly nothing to be worried about. Over the course of the last week, I have really put this little lens through it’s paces. I have taken it from the cold and wet winter streets of London, all the way across Europe, right to the dusty heat of the Dubai desert. Throughout that time I found myself really impressed with the it’s performance and versatility. Small enough to be used discreetly for street photography, but rugged enough to cope with whatever the weather could throw at it. Certainly I can see it pretty much permanently attached to my X-T2 for some time to come. If you’re using the lens with a camera such as the Fujifilm X-Pro2 or X-T2/X-T3/X-T4, the lens autofocus combined with the phase-detection AF system produces accurate focus in just 5 seconds! Manual Focus The big question for owners of the original XF 23mm, or those choosing between them, is how the optical quality compares, whether there’s really that much difference in depth-of-field, and if there’s any unexpected gotchas in certain conditions. To find out, I pitched the XF 23mm f2 directly against the XF 23mm f1.4 in a wide variety of tests and for good measure also included the XF 10-24mm f4 zoom as many will be considering it too. Read on to find out which wide lens will be best for your X-series body in my full review! It is my primary lens for my many travels to Japan, and my go-to street photography lens. I have even used it to shoot more significant events such as weddings and engagement parties.

The Fujifilm Fujinon 23mm f/2 is very sharp for most purposes and very well made. It's a great little lens at a bargain price. In my opinion, the right lens for you between the will come down to two factors: weight and aperture. You really have to decide for yourself whether you need the f/1.4 or not, and are willing to pay in terms of price and weight. For a second example, I photographed London’s Tower Bridge, again with both lenses from the same distance and closed to f16. Here’s the full view, followed again by crops of the best-defined spikes.Sometimes I need an even wider angle for some good reflection photos in puddles. And in other situations, I need a zoom lens to get good shots. I am very happy to have the possibility to change my lenses, even though I have the 23mm F2 99% of the time mounted on my X-T3. Above is another more literal example showing the impact of their closest focusing distance where I shot a ruler as close as possible with each lens. Above left, the XF 23mm f2 is reproducing a subject width of 140mm across the frame, compared to 206mm for the XF 23mm f1.4 above right. It’s not a huge difference, but the closer focusing distance of the newer XF 23mm f2 will certainly allow you to reproduce smaller subjects larger on the frame. This would at first suggest it’ll be preferable to product and food photographers, but the relatively soft output at close range would have me choosing an alternative option – the newer XF 23mm f2 is happier with subjects at least 1m away, and best of all on the other side of a street. My name is Philipp Meiners. I am 35 years old and I live in a small town (Pop: 30,000) in Northern Germany. Street photography has been my passion for almost one and a half years now, and the Fuji X-T3 with the 23mm F2 lens helped me a lot on this journey. But let us start from the beginning.

If you’re new to the Fuji X Series lens system, there’s a good chance you’re grappling with a decision between Fuji’s 23mm and 35mm lens offerings. Here’s the latest XF 23 1.4 LM WR in the middle, joined by the original XF 23 1.4 on the left, and now the compact XF 23 f2 on the right. The f2 lens measures 60x52mm and is almost half the weight of the new model at just 180g. If you have one of the smaller Fujifilm bodies or simply desire the least obstructions through an X-Pro optical viewfinder, you’ll feel most comfortable using the smaller f2 lenses. When used on Fuji's APS-C cameras, it sees the same angle of view as a 35 mm lens sees when used on a 35mm or full-frame camera. Here’s a comparison between those two. 23mm f2 vs 35mm f2: Which of Fuji’s weather resistant primes is better? This lens has moderate spherochromatism, which comes along with the large amount of ordinary spherical aberration seen at close distances:The f2 offers simple yet pleasing bokeh. While it’s not as smooth as the bokeh you’ll get from other lenses in the Fuji range, it works perfectly for street photography and travel photography. F2 maximum aperture If this 1,200×900 pixel crop is about 12" (30cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 42 × 62" (3.5 × 5.2 feet or 1.05 × 1.6 meters). You get slightly more details in the color and tonal gradations. This is different than contrast and sharpness so it’s very hard to measure and people think it’s sort of pseudoscience Jedi nonsense. It’s not, i Versatile, multi-purpose lens with fast & silent autofocus - the perfect partner for any Fujifilm X-series camera. Otherwise, you might find yourself really happy with the f2 variety. Cons: What you’ll want to consider before buying

Another benefit of Fujifilm releasing lenses such as the XF 23mm F/2 is that consumers are offered more choice. More substantial and older lenses of similar focal distance are far more expensive and have slower autofocus.The f2 is nearly half the price of the f1.4, so unless the latter specifically calls to you, a pretty penny could be saved by getting the f2. The reality is, both of these lenses will give you stunning, sharp photos with great bokeh. The real question is whether you are looking for something that is also a wide angle lens or not, and your budget. The 23mm f1.4 is definitely in the upper price range when it comes to Fuji lenses.