Thanks for this Luca. I was resisting upgrading until I got the X-T5. I like your comments around close focusing and dramatic perspective shots for the 16 as well as your learnings around contrast. For that reason, I’ll be keeping it. Cheers.

When I was shooting with a Nikon 35mm film SLR, I owned and used a 24mm f/2. When I was shooting with a Leica 35mm film rangefinder, I owned and used a 21mm f/1.4. Based on my experience with the 24mm and 21mm focal length lenses. I know that I prefer the 21mm. When I began shooting a Fuji X APS-C digital mirrorless, purchased the 16mm f/1.4 because no other fast wide-angle lenses were available at the time. Today, I would not consider replacing my 16mm with an 18mm f/1.4 but I would consider replacing it with a 14mm f/1.4.

Outstanding comparison. Thanks for your professional approach.

Thank you for such an excellent review. Best wishes Paul h

I enjoyed this video. Will you make one on the 23mm F1.4 LM WR?

I sold my 16mm when I got this. The colors, contrast, sharpness, autofocus, less distortion, vastly superior CA, sun stars, and that extra bit of compression did it for me. The best fuji lens imo. For those worried about minimum focus distance it is splitting hairs. The 18mm focuses very close as well.

Very helpful. Thanks

Thanks, I like it.

Very good video as always Luca. For wide angle I have the XF16 f/2.8 and the XF23 f/2 and they’re more than enough for what I do (and I don’t use them much). My mostly used prime (and favorite) is the XF33 f/1.4 (incredible lens), now all I’m waiting for is to upgrade from the X-T4 to the 5. Be well and stay safe.

I enjoyed your video. I would be interested to hear the same comparison with a 24/26mp camera, just to know if the amount of difference is the same.

I couldn’t decide on one, so I bought both. Seriously though, I’ve had the 16mm for a while now and just picked up the 18mm. I’m waiting a bit to decide if I’m going to sell the 16mm or not. Thanks for the detailed comparison to help with that.

Hey! Awesome video, does the 16mm autofocus lens get picked up by a shotgun mic on top?

Hi! Very nice video material. I am purely a filmmaker, but you can find a lot of valuable information on video on your channel. I keep my fingers crossed for the development of the channel and greetings from Poland!

For street photography with a XPro 3 would you use the 16 or the 18? I am planning to buy a XPro 3 and am not a Fuji user yet.

Me gustaria saber tu consejo si para la XT4 y XH2 para interiores de monumentos me aconsejas el gran angular 14mm f2,8 , 16mm f2,8 o el 16mm f1,4 ? gracias

Auto focus was one of the reason I had to give up 16mm f1.4 over 18mm f1.4

6:10 This is all i needed to see. You too can forward to and stop watching here. Game over!

First time I heard a wide angle lens outperforms 16 mm f1.4 in many aspects. However, I am suprised that 18 mm have a worse focus breathing performance. In spite of the advantages of 18 mm, I think 2 mm focal length difference really matters for wide angle lenses and I am really happy with 16 mm.

Great comparison. I wish I had seen this video before I got the 16. Guess what I’m getting now????? 😂

Il 16 f1.4 viene annientato dal nuovo 18 f1.4

Surprising results, the 16 f1.4 was supposed to be the holy grail of the Fuji X line-up. I thought it would perform better at the larger apertures.

The 18mm are also more expensive.

xf 16mm f/1.4 better for group shots

Maybe worth mentioning that the 16 1.4 isnt really a 16mm but seems more like a 17mm. Compare side by side with the 16 2.8 and this is very clear. This means that there is a strong argument to have both the 18 1.4 and proper 16mm 2.8 for better light and for a lighter carry. Its helps the 16 2.8 is the sharper of the two 16mm lenses also. Sold the 16 1.4 when I got the 18. Found the "16mm" focal length a bit uninteresting for my purposes, and because of the weight. I was prefering to take the MF samyang 12mm over the 16. And it has to be said those poor quality corners and borders really show up with landscape, astro and steet/documentary where you often end up with things on these areas. A couple of years later I picked up the 16 2.8 and appreciate this lens so much. The slightly woder perspective to the 16 1.4 and compact size (155g only) makes it more fun and inspirational for me. The ability to shoot close up with the 16 1.4 is fun, but not worth the trade offs anymore now there are a number of more modern lenses that have a similar party trick now. Glad I had the pleasure of owning the 16 1.4 for two years. But equally I dont miss it.

An excellent video, but you could work on your uhhhh's a bit.

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