Fujinon XF 23mm - A Review
Fujifilm has been producing some spectacular cameras and lenses lately. This is a comparison between Fujinon XF35mm 1.4 R and the more recent Fujinon XF 23mm F2 WR. I have been using the Fujinon XF35mm 1.4 R for over a year and it is perhaps the best lens in my collection. It holds a legendary position among the Fujinon lenses and can be considered a classic lens. It is capable of producing spectacular images even when shot wide open. There is an ethereal quality to this lens, which is hard to define in technical terms. The only issue with the lens is lens chatter and slow auto-focus. I mostly use it for street photography and I've produced an award-winning photograph using this lens. Therefore, the Fujinon XF35mm 1.4 R will always have a special place in my heart and camera-bag. However, the problem with the 35mm focal lens is that on a crop-sensor camera like Fujifilm XE-2 it gives a full-frame equivalent focal length of around 52mm. The 50mm focal lengt...