Faster than the 35mm prime and a lot more compact. I immediately bought a small Fotasy 39mm UV protective filter for it so I dont scratch the lens. Took it to a food truck event and got some good shots. You do have to be a bit patient & hold the camera steady in low light, because this has no image stabilization.
I bought this lens a few months ago for my xe-1. I had been shooting with the f1.4, 35mm and wanted a slightly wider field of view. This lens has provided me with a great field of view and very good sharpness. Is it as sharp as my 35mm, probably not, but who cares. A real pleasure to use.
I originally purchased this lens because of its focal length and its size. It is good for family functions and taking pictures of people moving around its also great for street photography. This lenses small enough that it can almost make a Fuji X-E1 pocketable. With dress slacks and nothing else in my pocket Ive been able to fit this camera in comfortably. The focus is pretty fast while not the fastest Aperture it gets the job done. I dont have any complaints about softness in the corners with this lens that others have had. However the one drawback with this lens is because of its size I find myself shooting like I have a point-and-shoot which can sometimes lead to bad photos that couldve easily been corrected had I took my time, and checked my settings.
This is a great little lens. As other have stated dont pay MSRP. The autofocus is not what I would call graceful, but it punches out reliably focused sharp/contrasty photos rather quickly. I suspect the people who are complaining about the autofocus have mostly pro gear. Make sure your body has the latest firmware! No its not up to Ultrasonic Canon EF lens auto focusing specs (or Olym m4/3 Ive heard), but its pretty darn good. Its certainly better than my canon 50mm f1.8 (aka the grinder, non-ultrasonic) Others have said dont take pictures of the kids with this lens, but I dont agree. Coupled with Fujis low sensor noise the F2.8 aperture is adequate. I loved setting my canon EF primes almost fully open, but frequently I paid the price with out of focus shots (moving subjects, action) due to the narrow depth of field F1.8 gives you. This lens sort of cured me of that problem comparing recent outings with the contrasting set ups. Point being is dont shy away because this is not an f2.0 or 1.8 because for a lot of shooting scenarios you wont shoot that wide open anyway and the fuji lens is sharp fully open. The glass is plenty sharp at this price too. If you are looking for an awesome single focal length walk about camera on a budget I can recommend the X-E1 (fall 2014 price are dropping) and this lens. End up having an amazingly cheap and sharp setup with low sensor noise at higher ISOs and a great jpg engine. Im taking tons of pictures and enjoying the results without feeling like I have to tweak every photo (canon). Im new enough to the Xtrans sensor and this lens that Im still giddy when the camera makes a good photo out of low cruddy light. Its not a miracle worker, but Im certainly having fun.
Small, compact, very very light with a fairly fast autofocus. The focusing ring on mine is very stiff, not sure if that is normal but the image quality is also great. I use mine with a fuji xe2 and the whole setup is extremely light and compact. Must have.
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