2/21/2023 0 Comments Fuji 35mm 1.4Overall for me, it wasn’t enough to convince me that it was worth a trade in or 400 of my dollars. Also of note is the stupid lens hood that’s included isn’t even the GOOD one, which you have to buy separately. Even with the ‘paper specs’ being different, the f/1.4 only loses in the autofocus department, and softness in the corners (which, for a lens with this sort of aperture is expected anyway.)Īs far as size is concerned, the f/2 is only slightly smaller from what I was seeing, it’s a bit awkwardly shaped which may matter to some. The thing is, the f/1.4 IS definitely sharper (if only slightly) than the f/2 version from f/2 on up. I shot a few of both while testing them at a camera shop, inside and outside as well. Though, the f/2 version isn’t extremely impressive. It looks nothing like what my old one produced on a consistent basis. I have to agree that this test shows that the f/1.4 copy is terrible. Stay tuned for my full review of the 35mm f/2 WR sometime next week! Both will do a great job, and the f/1.4 lens draws beautifully while providing that extra stop of speed, but the 35mm f/2 shows what Fuji can do with an extra few years of lens design for the X-Series. Final Thoughtsīoth lenses are quality optics, but it’s clear to me that the 35mm f/2 shows some clear improvement in optical quality over the 35mm f/1.4. It’s not until these furthest focus distances that it starts to soften a bit on the edges. It’s worth noting that the lens shows the added close-up sharpness through most of the focus range. It’s not quite as sharp across the frame at infinity as it is closer up, but this is still a pretty strong performance. Partly this is due to the fact that at infinity, the 35mm f/2 shows essentially no improvement at the edge upon stopping down. While the 35mm f/2 is clearly sharper at wide apertures, at f/8, the 35mm f/1.4 actually takes a slight lead. It takes until f/5.6 for the 35mm f/1.4 to show similar sharpness on the edge to the 35mm f/2 wide open. XF 35mm f/2 – 100% Edge Crops (Click to Enlarge)Īgain, the 35mm f/2 shows a very strong lead on the edge of the frame vs. Again, this is where the lenses show notable differences. Other than the resolution differences, however, the lenses show very similar levels of contrast and almost identical color.īelow are 100% crops from the left edge of the frame. It’s not until f/4 that the 35mm f/1.4 catches up and produces images of similar sharpness to its younger brother. The XF 35mm f/2 is sharper at both f/2 and f/2.8. Here, the XF 35mm f/1.4 isn’t as sharp at wide apertures as it is closer up. XF 35mm f/1.4 vs XF 35mm f/2 – 100% Center Crops (Click to Enlarge)Īgain, both lenses perform fairly well, but already we see some minor differences from the close up test. Click on the image to open full size in a new tab. Full Scene – Test 2 (XF 35mm f/2 f/4) Center Performanceīelow are 100% crop from the center of the image, where the focus point was located. Again, shots were taken at full-stop apertures from wide open to f/8. I focused on the railroad bridge before the city skyline, located several hundred feet away. Like test #1, this was performed tripod mounted for all exposures.
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