In terms of autofocus these two lenses literally represent the evolution of the X-system from launch. The manual focusing rings on both lenses, like all in the Fuji X-system, are motor-assisted. The focusing ring on the XF 35mm f2 spins much more smoothly than the ring on the older XF 35mm f1.4, and unlike that model, focusing takes place internally without extending the barrel. The focusing ring turns freely and doesn’t employ the push-pull operation of some higher-end lenses like the XF 16mm f1.4. The XF 35mm f2 barrel employs two rings: a manual aperture dial at the lens mount-end of the barrel with numbered focal ratios from f2 to f16 in 0.3 EV increments followed by A, and a narrow manual focusing ring towards the front of the barrel. It was also suggested there could be new weather-sealed versions of existing lenses in the range. As a side-note I’m really pleased to see Fujifilm equipping its latest lenses with weather resistance and when I mentioned this to one of their Japanese managers, I was informed it was the plan to implement weather-sealing on all (presumably non-budget) future lenses. Fit it on an XT1 and you’ll enjoy a weather-sealed combination, a key advantage over the original lens. In terms of build quality, both lenses feel solid and well-constructed, but the new model features a rubber gasket, giving it weather-sealing on the mount with equally-sealed bodies. So once again while the newer lens is smaller and lighter than the f1.4 version, it doesn’t make that much difference in your bag or when mounted on a body. The older lens measures 65mm in diameter for most of its 50mm length (from the mount plate) and weighs 187g, while the newer lens measures 60mm in diameter at its widest point and 45mm to the mount, and weighs 170g. Technically the diameter – even at the widest point – makes the XF 35mm f2 the narrowest XF lens to date, but while the tapered design gives it the impression of being visibly smaller than the XF 35mm f1.4, place them side-by-side and there’s not a huge difference. The XF 35mm f2 is on the left below, and the XF 35mm f1.4 on the right. It starts off at around 60mm in diameter at the lens mount, but gradually shrinks to around 45mm at the front, allowing it to accommodate a fairly modest 43mm diameter filter, compared to 52mm on the older XF 35mm f1.4. The XF 35mm f2 employs a tapered-design where the barrel becomes narrower towards the front. Read on for my in-depth review where I’ll help you choose the right 35mm lens for your Fuji system!įujifilm XF 35mm f2 design and build quality With so many questions, I simply had to test the new XF 35mm f2 alongside the original XF 35mm f1.4, allowing me to directly compare them for quality at close and long ranges, measure their focusing speeds and crucially see how they handle depth-of-field and rendering of out-of-focus areas. Then there’s the question of image quality with almost four years between them. So despite initially looking like a smaller, more budget oriented standard prime, the new XF 35mm f2 actually enjoys a number of key advantages over the original model. The XF 35mm f2 may have a focal ratio that’s one stop slower than the original 35mm f1.4, but like other recent Fujifilm primes, it boasts weather resistance.Īs a newer lens, the XF 35mm f2 also enjoys faster focusing and Fujifilm’s additionally taken the opportunity to equip it with nine aperture blades compared to seven on the f1.4 version. Announced in October 2015, it’s the second 35mm lens for the X-system, joining the original XF 35mm f1.4 which helped launch the system almost four years earlier.īoth lenses deliver 52.5mm equivalent coverage when mounted on an X-series body, providing the classic general-purpose standard field of view that’s equally at home with landscapes and interiors as it is with portraits and group shots. The Fujifilm XF 35mm f2 is a fairly bright prime lens delivering standard coverage when mounted on one of the company’s X-series bodies.
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