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The Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4 R is a standard lens for APS-C, manufactured from 2012. The focus is done by Lens AF motor (non-ultrasonic), it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 519 €;
138 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Fujifilm X-mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Fuji.
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Pros: Compact design. Decent materials. Good balance on some bodies (e.g. X-T series). Good looks. APERTURE STOPS ARE LABELLED (unlike some stupid Fuji lenses like 18-55 which have aperture rings ... without stops labelled ... ???)
Cons: Aperture ring too easy to move and lacks a clean sharp 'A' click. Very slow, next to useless "manual" focus. Extremely ugly hood that looks like a Messerschmitt design. It is made of metal so if you hit anything, you can damage the lens, the mount or the body. The hood should be light plastic or hard rubber.
Opinion: The lens is shamelessly expensive. Comparative Canon lens (50 1.8 STM) costs EUR 100 - only 20%, or less, of Fuji lens. It is only a bit justified by Fuji better materials. Sharpness is OK but nothing outstanding (compared to other makes). Colour is +good and distortion seems low (I say seems because Fuji bodies correct distortion on the fly. Blur is OK but not spectacular as the lens is equivalent of FF f 2.1 only. If you want good strong blur, you buy a Sigma 50 ART and a FF body. To sum up - a decent lens, just ridiculously expensive. The 'noises' on my bodies with updated firmwares are still there but they are of no importance - they will not wake up a sleeping child nor disturb a stupid cat. I do not know what the noises are like on old bodies with old firmware but with my bodies they are zero problem. I bought it at EUR 550 only because I could not get it s/h. I think if you can get it s/h at about 200-300 EUR, then it is a good buy.
Six months later: my sample is extremely soft - VERY VERY soft - at f 1.4. I am not sure why Fuji made this softness. It may be creative ??? for maybe ??? portraits but otherwise it limits the usable apertures to 2.0 and smaller. Really shame.
Still, a recommended lens - if you get it second hand at a good price, maybe EUR 200 or so.
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Pros:Quality / price, very artistic, minimum distance, vintage colors, 50 mm vision, 50 mm versatility, unique stamp, bokeh strangely more progressive than a 50mm full frame
Cons:Absolutely none, unique project of its kind.
Opinion:Interesting focal length, extremely unique in its behavior, lens for apsc that behaves like full frame 50 mm, a bokeh of the same level, I owned the 50 mm art for Sony and I can say that the softness of the xf makes the bokeh seem creamier but without losing detail in the file. In short, with this lens I feel like having the barrel full and the wife drunk. Af on xt4 absolutely usable also for action photos.
Opinion:I heard some cooked and raw on this goal, diaphragm ring too soft, car focus slow, the barrel ing out, not tropicalized, blah blah blah blah! Use it to take pictures and not to take test charts and you realize that you have a little jewel in your hands... by the way, even the Leica goals, are not topicalized, the barrel comes out and the focus car does not have it at all, but they are considered among the best lenses in the world!!!
Opinion:When Fuji built this lens he had to decide whether to make it perfect from the point of view of graphics and scientific tests or make it perfect for real use. Luckily, he chose the second way. It's a crazy optics, colors, three-dimensionality and blurry unique. The photos taken with this 35 f1.4 recognize them immediately. As I said it's not made for 400% comparisons, it's not made for absolute sharpness, but in real life it's the best Fuji lens you can find. It is no coincidence that it has been on the list for 10 years and there is and will never be an mk2 version. The optical scheme is unique, it is studied like this, it is perfect! I held the 35f2 and this together for a long time, once I went out with one, once with the other. I mixed up the photos and looked at them after a long time. Nothing to do, the 35 f2 loses in all respects. It's only okay if the most important requirement is tropicalization. However with the build quality of this f1.4, I doubt it has problems with a bit of moisture. Moreover, leica targets are not tropicalized either, but they are used in every corner of the earth in the most absurd situations. Ah, autofocus! I use it with the X-Pro3 and X-S10 and for the use that you make of a 35mm (I don't think someone does birdlife or photo hunting with a 35) it's excellent. Slower than the f2 version, but you won't miss the shot because of the AF, I assure you. Noise? Nothing strange here, too. Okay, the new ones with ultrasonic engines don't really make noise and that kind of does, but no one will hear you, don't ;) It is an optics of character, which serves to take PHOTOGRAPHS! Together with the 14 f2.8 they are the two best lenses ever. You have to take a look at Leica to find an equally satisfying image quality.
Pros:It's made of metal, it blures, it's on fire, it's bright and it costs a little bit and it does what you'd expect
Cons:Aberrant, it's slow, it makes noise, it looks like a 50 but it's not, but it's cluttered the same.
Opinion:It has pros and cons. I only used it a year for laziness, each time it bothered me but I liked it as an idea and gave it confidence. It's slow and noisy, it would like to make the 50 but you realize something is missing, it doesn't have such a soft blur, yet it weighs just as much. It is pleasant to handle, solid metal. If it were lighter, cheaper and more compact, however, it would make more sense.
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