Wide-aperture 35mm lenses are some of the most popular out there, at home in a quite varied range of applications, including portraiture, weddings, astrophotography, traveling, and a lot more. For Fuji shooters, there is the XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR lens, and this awesome video review takes a look at the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice.
Coming to you from Gordon Laing, this great video review takes a look at the Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR lens. 35mm lenses (or equivalent) are quite popular, as they offer a pretty neutral rendering that is wide enough to capture a decent amount of the scene but not so wide that you run into major issues with distortion. With an f/1.4 aperture, Fuji's is particularly useful, and it comes with a few other features that make it all the more desirable:
- One aspherical element for less distortion and better sharpness
- Super EBC coating for less flares and ghosting and deeper contrast
- Rounded seven-blade diaphragm for smoother bokeh
Altogether, the XF 23mm f/1.4 looks like a great option for a lot of scenarios. Check out the video above for Laing's full thoughts on the lens.
Great review by Gordon. Been on the fence about upgrading from the 23mm f/2 to the new 23mm f/1.4 for lifestyle portraits. The review has helped me decide to make the upgrade.
Good catch, thank you!
I have and use the 23mm f/2, and also the 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR. The LM WR outperforms anything in my Fuji bag! That’s not to say the f/2 is not worthy. It’s very worthy, but the LM WR is in a different level. All of the LM WRs, 18, 23, 33, they’re what should’ve been all along.