Fujifilm XF23 mm F2 R Weather Resistant Lens, Black

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While walking around the streets I forget everything around me. I like this feeling a lot. When I get a good shot, I am very happy, and the whole day was worth the travel and walking. Center-sharpness is excellent between f/4 and f/11, and doesn’t drop off too much even at f/2 or f/22. Levels of sharpness also hold up very well out to the extreme edges and corners of the image frame. You’ll get some incredible natural colours and contrasts with this lens. But Fujifilm does focus a bit more on sharpness for this range, so it’s not as natural as some other lenses. Nevertheless, the 23mm f2 lens is arguably the better of the series when looking at micro-contrast and colours. Fuji 23mm f2 Bokeh Given the silent focus, incredible sharpness, and great bokeh, the Fujifilm 23mm f2 is perfect for street photography. It’s also great for travel photography and, of course, bloggers on the go like me. Fuji cameras use APS-C size sensors with a 1.53X crop factor. To get a 35mm field of view (essentially the width and height of the frame) you need to use a 23mm lens. Up until now the only option was the excellent Fuji 23mm f1.4 lens but this thing is gargantuan. Seriously, it’s about the size of a coffee cup sitting on the front of the camera and not at all something I’d want to lug around for a day of shooting.

It's the reason I lean more towards the X-Pro2 than the X-T2 and its the reason I tend to use primes, rather than zooms. You can use this lens for travel photography, event photography, wedding photography, street photography, environmental portraiture, photography in tight spaces, group shots, product photography, food photography, landscapes, and documentary photography with ease. The 35mm focal length gives a natural field of view that really mimics what we see with our own eyes, so images are very pleasant to view. Thanks to the fast aperture of this lens, you can create some bokeh when you get nice and close to your subject, and you will be able to shoot in low light situations easily as well.

No lens is perfect, but some of them are a must-have, and the 23mm f/2.0 WR Fuji falls into this category. I am not a portrait photographer and really, creamy bokeh and a narrow depth of field are less important to me than to many photographers. Thank you Andrew. Yeah I like the concept of the x100v but I like to have the opportunity to change my lenses if I feel like it. The type of motor that rotates only at a fixed angle in response to an electrical pulse signal, and is used in precision positioning.

The widest aperture of f/2 allows for greater control over depth of field and also benefits those shooting in difficult lighting conditions.I totally hear you, and I genuinely wasn't expecting the F2 version to really be good enough to justify the switch for anyone already owning the F1.4 version, but after using the lens pretty extensively I can tell you it really is VERY good. The Fujinon 23mm f1.4 is definitely heavier, weighing a total of 300g, so it may not travel as easily as the f2. It also makes handling the f1.4 somewhat harder than the f2. And carrying it around on city walking tours is much less comfortable. Be honest, did I convince you, or had you already made up your mind but needed the last little bit of justification ;-) YOU CAN READ MY IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF THE BEST FUJI LENS FOR TRAVEL Fuji 23mm f2 Weight and Compact Size The 23mm f2, much like the other lenses in the series, is built to be weather and dust-resistant. So it can withstand being in light rain or strong winds. It can also shoot in temperatures of up to -10°C, making it the perfect accessory on any winter trip.

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. I’ll start with a portrait composition shot from about a meter and a half away. Here’s the full image from each lens, followed by cropped areas for a closer look. Shooting subjects at fairly close range also revealed the older XF 23mm f1.4 to be sharper than its newer sibling. The text on the beer bottle in the example above is noticeably crisper on the XF 23mm f1.4 version than the XF 23mm f2 version – see below.This means that it will provide a wide field of view, making it ideal for landscape and architectural photography. Additionally, the xf 23mm f2 has a minimum focal length of 2mm. This is good news for close-up photographers, as it means that they will be able to get close to their subject while still being able to capture a wide scene. XF 23mm f2 Review Lens Construction