Fujifilm XC 35mm f2 Lens - Black

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Fujifilm XC 35mm f2 Lens - Black

Fujifilm XC 35mm f2 Lens - Black

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It promises to make the X-system more accessible for beginners and offers a low-risk investment option to newcomer photographers into the world of prime lenses. The obvious competitors are the XF 35mm f/1.4R. It’s the higher-priced counterpart of the XC lens. It’s much better built, weather-sealed, and has an aperture ring. I tested the XC 35mm f/2 on a Fujifilm X-T200 camera body. I received both of them from Fujifilm UK for a review period of two weeks. ( Editor’s note: This article wasn’t sponsored by Fujifilm.) Mirrorless System Lenses Canon RF Lenses Fujifilm X Mount Lenses Nikon Z Lenses Sony E Mount Lenses Sony G Master Lenses L Mount Lenses Micro Four Thirds Lenses Canon EF-M Lenses If this 1,200×900 pixel crop is about 12" (30cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 42 × 62" (3.5 × 5.2 feet or 1.05 × 1.6 meters).

This lens requires a Fujifilm X-series camera – anything from the inexpensive X-A7 and X-T200 to the prosumer X-T4 will work, though it’s designed for the former models. Key Features This is a great little lens for anything. It's fast, sharp, inexpensive, tiny and light. Beat that, LEICA!

Being a 50mm-ish the lens is extremely versatile and is great for portraits, street or general usage. You really can’t go wrong with a 50mm if you ask me! Sure there are other more portrait focused lenses out there… but the combination of affordability, portability makes this lens a good choice especially for a first X series lens. Let’s move on our Fuji 23mm f2 review with specific scenarios. Fuji 35mm f2 portraits

Let’s start this Fuji 35mm f2 review by looking at the lens itself. It has a dedicated aperture ring so that you can change your settings without looking at any screen. There is no aperture ring setup on the XC 35mm f2, so you will have to dedicate one of your dials to control the aperture, which can be a little annoying. If this 1,200×900 pixel crop is about 6" (15cm) wide on your screen, then the complete image printed at this same extreme magnification would be about 21 × 31" (1.7 × 2.6 feet or 50 × 80 cm).

Introduction

Alright, enough with all the mumbo-jumbo! What does the IQ look like? Well I’m glad you asked that question, cause I’m here to give you tell you that it’s actually…. quite good! You will see the same kind of optical distortion in the XC35 as in the XF35. It is corrected in software/raw files, but in software like Capture One you can turn that feature off, to see the true distorted image. If this 1,200×900 pixel crop is about 3" (7.5cm) wide on your phone, then the complete image printed at this same high magnification would be about 11 × 16" (0.9 × 1.3 feet or 25 × 40 cm). It’s hard to know exactly for sure if the optical chemistry and design are identical but I’m pretty sure it’s the same, based on what I’ve seen from various samples. Autofocus

The lens palette includes a wide range of zooms and primes, cheap and professional, general-purpose and specific lenses made by Fujifilm and others. If you're not getting ultra-sharp pictures with this, be sure not to shoot at f/11 or smaller where all lenses are softer due to diffraction, always shoot at ISO 200 or below because cameras become softer at ISO 400 and above, be sure everything is in perfect focus, set your camera's sharpening as you want it (I set mine to the maximum) and be sure nothing is moving, either camera or subject. If you want to ensure a soft image with any lens, shoot at f/16 at ISO 1,600 at default sharpening in daylight of subjects at differing distances in the same image. Since this lens has the WR on the name, I have to talk about Weather sealing. While it is probably resistant to some weather conditions I wouldn’t particularly trust it. Because the real litmus test for WR is the IP rating, and there is none on this lens. Unlike on many Fujifilm lenses, there is no aperture ring on the Fujifilm XC 35mm f/2. You have to use one of your camera’s customizable dials. Fujifilm cameras are usually well-equipped with these, but it becomes a problem on the X-T200, which only has two. If you map them to shutter speed and aperture respectively, the only way you can change the third parameter (ISO or compensation) is through the Q menu. The Fujifilm XC 35mm f/2 is a 50mm-equivalent prime lens introduced in 2020 for Fujifilm’s X mount. It works solely on the manufacturer’s APS-C cropped-sensor cameras.

But is the XC35mm f/2 really a completely different character than is premium quality XF lens sibling, the XF35mm f/2R? Well upon further inspection. Not really that much! Build and feel Likewise, not all of the company's lenses are protected from dust and splashes. If you buy a Fujifilm camera with weather protection, make sure to reach for a lens with the "WR" designation to ensure that it's as well protected as your camera body. The GFX100 is a medium format camera that works with Fujinon GF lenses, but it isn't compatible with the XF and XC lenses used by the X system Autofocus is speedy, but there is some noise, a concern if you're using it for video. There's also a noticeable change in the angle of view when setting focus. This effect, called focus breathing, is definitely distracting. There's also no optical stabilization, so it's not a good fit for handheld recording. The manual focus is electronically coupled to the camera. There is no full-time manual override, you have to switch the camera to manual focus mode to use it. It turns smoothly, but I found that (at least on the X-T200), it’s not really precise.



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