From Greenland to Spain and to New Zealand: Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4 feedback
The brand new Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4 is falling in the hands of more and more photographers all over the world… and they drop their feedback on their websites. Here are some of them. Feel free to say what you think about this lens in the comments.
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Patrick (google+, facebook and twitter)
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Fuji XF 23mm: [shopcountry 16128]
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GREENLAND
Hi Patrick
I got the 23mm 4 days ago but only had the chance to do a quick walk around the neighborhood here in Sisimiut, Greenland, this morning.
Included here are 5 images shot with the X-E1 and the 23mm f/1.4, and if you feel they’re worth anything to the Fuji Rumors community feel free to share them. I love the 35mm equivalent FOV but I mostly prefer to shoot it with people in the frame somewhere. However, being a quiet little town and during normal working hours, no one was really around to play with with, so I did a handful of quick shots of… stuff.
The autofocus I experience with this lens is quick and super precise, also handheld wide open, and the shallow DOF creates some really lovely out of focus areas. At least, they appeal to me :)
Also, it’s -10 C up here today, but I heard no mechanical complaints from the lens, going through the entire focus distance scale. It seems really well built.
Cheers, Mads Pihl http://northbound.gl – Flickr XF23mm images
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SPAIN
The Spanish site dslrmagazine posted downloadable high-res samples shot with the XF23mm and X-E2 here (translated version)!
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NEW ZEALAND
– Some samples and first impression can be read also at bokeh-monster.com here:
“There are not many negative things to say on the overall lens performance: it operates quietly, focuses quickly, corner to corner sharpness is awesome (even wide open) and it swallows flare whole while maintaining good contrast. During the three days I had to play with this lens I found no performance gaps and it is definitely the best 35mm (equivalent) I have had the pleasure of using to date.”
– First shots taken with the XF23mm at proimagenz.com here (with RAW samples to download): “I believe the best X series lens Ive tried is the [shoplink 12888 ebay]14mm[/shoplink] but this is right there wth it. Here is the file for you to play with.”
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For an alternative Lens Hood for your 23mm check out Chris’ solution here at dpreview.
Fuji XF 23mm: [shopcountry 16128]