s field of view gives you more of an opportunity to get a series of compelling images from one location. Autofocus can be a little clunky in low light but it’s more than fast enough for tracking simple motions as you can see from all my photos of my kids. There are plenty of reasons why this lens is still a great purchase today, eight years after its original release.

Since its focusing is internal, this also means that the lens always stays the same length and is very compact – its an excellent companion to any Fujifilm camera. So in this post today I will be talking about these two lenses; what I like about each, what I dislike about each, as well as which one I would pick (if I didn’t already own the 35mm F2) and the reasons why I think a photographer should choose one of these over the other one. Since you have to move around and get creative with how you want to tell the story of your surroundings, you’ll end up iterating various compositions until something works. If you want a compact camera that produces great quality photos without the hassle of changing lenses, there are plenty of choices available for every budget. This Fuji lens has the superior sharpness and lack of distortion of the LEICA SUMMICRON-M 50mm f/2, with the speed and superior bokeh of the LEICA SUMMILUX-M 50mm f/1.Macro lenses allow you to capture fine details of small subjects, such as insects, flowers, or intricate textures, at a much higher level of magnification. If you don’t need the fast autofocus and can spend more time with each shot, then it’s a great option.

This is great if you are pairing the 35mm F2 with a weather sealed Fujifilm body like the X-Pro2, X-T2, or X-H1 as this will ensure that your kit is nice and safe should you encounter some less than ideal weather. Auto / Manual Focus: in good light, the autofocus speed is decently fast and reliable when in AF-S or when using the back-button focusing method. is an aspherical 50mm-equivalant lens with performance better than LEICA's equivalent LEICA SUMMILUX-M 50mm f/1. You can benchmark contrast or bokeh roundness, but sometimes, the marriage of certain optical elements produces a unique look and feel.

In real terms, the APS-C 35mm ( ~53mm on full frame) puts you in a comfortable place to shoot most of the action in urban settings.

The bokeh is smooth and creamy and avoids harsh edges, even with a background as potentially noisy as foliage. If you really want to experience what the Fujifilm system is all about, this is the lens you have to have. Fujifilm has gobbled up more and more of the marketshare due mostly to their versatile line of quality lenses. This lens is designed to offer enhanced levels of refinement by adding more texture and depth to images. You probably don’t want to use this lens for video shooting with on an on-camera mic since it does make some noise, nor is it really built for video shooting.both are good lenses, and both have excellent reviews; but both offer things that the other doesn’t, which is what makes this such a hard decision for many photographers who are new to the Fujifilm X-Series. Autofocus is quiet and reasonably fast, and like Fujifilm’s other ‘R’ lenses there’s an aperture ring on the lens barrel. So, whatever your choice ends up being you are going to have yourself an excellent lens that is going to help you capture some amazing moments and epic imagery.

I really wish Fuji designed the hood like a traditional one, so that it could be attached normally, or reversed to preserve space. The minimum focusing distance of 28 cm is very useful for the finer details, and the lens produces buttery-soft bokeh at the widest aperture. From that point on I was hooked, and after some initial dabbling in all sorts of various niches of photography ranging from senior portraits to weddings and sports, I finally settled on where my artistic heart was – boudoir and intimate portraiture.Landscape: while wide-angle and telephoto lenses tend to be a photographers first choice for capturing the great outdoors, the Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1. At the time of writing, the lens’ primary competitor is Fuji’s newer XF 35mm f/2 which offers similar optics, weather resistance, and a faster auto focus system at a lower cost – albeit at the expense of a slower maximum aperture and less overall “magic.