This is true. The trendiness of “street photography” is just plain cringe. REAL street photography requires artistic vision and intent, the ability to ‘see’ real and candid moments with a proper skill set and great timing. You clearly understand these things

+16mm 2.8!!

@@aljoschawolff4069 Curious what you think about 16 f/2.8 WR. I consider it to round my newly established travel kit on X-Pro3 along with 35 f/2 and 23 f/2, but for some reason do not see a lot of opinions on 16 f/2.8 WR

Thanks a lot for your comment. Could you please help me, I'm wondering if I should buy the 35mm F2 for stills and facecam videos: 1. Is your 35mm F2 still prone to hunting while shooting videos in march 2021? In which conditions? 2. Did you find a way to solve it? Maybe the last february 2021 firmware updates correct this? It helped many of my lenses autofocus... 3. In particular: did you try to play with autofocus sensitivity and speed, as they play a major role in autofocus breathing? If it is not solved yet, I'm afraid that this hunting/focus breathing ruins my videos as I need continuous autofocus and face tracking (for KZfaq facecams and customers interviews). That's why I ask, it's very important to me ;) Thanks a lot!

Hi. Will this lens greatly improve the image quality? I have the fuji XT200 with the 15-45 kit lens. Will the fuji 35 mm be a great upgrade? Thanks!

how's the autofocus? it is really as bad as people say it is?

@@srinivassridhar5151 bad ?!?! It is a relatively newer lens and has better autofocus than f1,4. Don't know whic people say it has a bad AF but it is not true at all.

@@MehmetUgur Thanks for the reply.

Instablaster.

Why did you make a switch to Fuji from Nikon?

The 23 and 50 F2 primes are great as well. Enjoy the 35!

I’ve decided to get the 23 f2 and get the Viltrox 33 f1.4. I mainly do car/street photography sometimes food so 23 is the most suitable. Btw thank you so much for the reviews !!

Personally I’m more comfortable with a rangefinder styled product like the xpro3 in the urban environment. I always felt like I stuck out like a sore thumb when kicking about with a DSLR.

It’s probably a benefit, no one will give you any hassle!!!

start walking like a shark!

You can hide the camera in your hair!

@@ThisIsWideAngle 😂😂😂😂😂

I’m wondering why people tend freely replace the original hood of particular lens by other one originally designed for wider lens and claim it perfectly ok having the same effect. From aesthetic standpoint I can get it, but technically, there is obvious optical functionality the hood is aimed for, and this is to block the stray light beams hitting the lens from the angles that are beyond lens’s field of view. So the wider is the lens, the shorter the hood will be in order to avoid blocking the usable light towards the boundaries of the particular field of view. Which means, using the hood from wider lens on a longer lens undermines the very basic optical functionality the hood is intended for. In such case the only reason to put the hood on is just some sort of mechanical protection

@pret5097 Yeah, but the one I mentioned in my comment 3 years ago is made for the XF35mm f2, which is the lens this video is about. It happens to fit to the 23 f2 aswell, and is sold for both lenses by Fujifilm, so I guess they have made it work good enough for either lens. Oh, and the original hood from the XF23 f2 is narrower than the original for the XF35mm f2, so your argument does not apply to this example. You are right in general though, that hoods for wider lenses are usually shorter and less narrow, and therefor would not do much to help decrease bounching straylight in a telephoto lens.

You won’t regret the smaller size kit to take around with you.

I do more 35 mm with the 23 1.4 :)

@@snapsbyfox oh, surprised by that, but maybe as you say worth considering alternative option, thanks.

Hi. Will this lens greatly improve the image quality? I have the fuji XT200 with the 15-45 kit lens. Will the fuji 35 mm be a great upgrade? Thanks!

@@gessinibirad2980 A zoom will be more versatile than a prime in terms of focal length/FoV, but a "nifty fifty" equivalent like this 35mm is a classic "normal" semi-tele focal length that is plenty versatile and the main reason it's usually glued to my camera. In terms of IQ, this lens is SHARP. You will find that very closeup, macro shots will be a bit soft wide open at F2 (like the X100 series and the 23mm F2), but beyond that, its has excellent sharpness, contrast and color rendering across the frame and minimal vignetting. Some people find its optics a little "too" perfect compared to the F1.4 version, but I'm always so delighted by the images it produces. Compared to the 15-45, you'll also find the build quality is in another class and weather-sealing is very convenient. It doesn't have OIS, however, but the faster aperture will more than make up for that to allow you to shoot at higher shutter speeds in low light situations. Hope that helps!

@@larrynguyen85 thank you so so much for the information! Such a big help. My concern is if i get a 35 mm lens, would it be a big improvement or the difference just close from my 15-45 mm kit lens? Or am i just spending money for nothing? All i am after is to get great portraits but a bit wide like the 35 mm. Also, is the 35 mm f2 great for portraits of a couple? How does it compare to the f1.2? Still torn between the 2 of them. How are portraits at f2? Do i have to stop down to f2.8 to get better portraits? Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

@@gessinibirad2980 Hi Gessini. If you are wanting to do portraiture, then yes the 35mm f2 is excellent. If you need more background/subject isolation I would look at the 35mm f1.4 or the Mitakon Zhongyi as they have faster apertures. The f1.4 is much older and slower af than the f2 and less sharp, and many say it has a very vintage and "magical" look. The f2 has very fast af, and contrast and sharpness and IQ are better, but less background separation. The Mitakon is a manual focus lens and has a very dreamy, full-frame look. There's an excellent review comparing all three here if you interested: fujilove.com/which-35mm-lens-should-you-buy-for-your-fujifilm-x-camera/ . Hope this helps!

@@larrynguyen85 thank you so much for this! Now i am leaning towards the f1.4. But Just a question for the f1.4. Does the slow autofocus affect the quality of the image? Does it make images blurry? Also, i pick the f1.4, will i be able to use face and eye detection? Because thats the one i use for portraits.

The 35mm f2 was my first prime lens and it helped me to get me to a higher level in photography. (style and creativ)

mxx same here, having a hard time deciding between the 35/2 and the 23/2

For me the 35mm f2, I have the 23 but I find it to be neither tight nor close enough but that's just my opinion, I bought a manual 35mm lens for Fuji and felt right at home.

For video it’s almost always safer to go wider and if you shoot 4K you can crop in a bit.

don’t use the 35 for video. it’s great but the focus breathing is significant and obtrusive when trying to autofocus

Had and sold 23mm, too wide just not for me. Got the 35 and love it! I suggest try both then decide. The person i bought the 35 from, actually prefer his 23. so diff people diff taste.

I pre-ordered it but then realised wtf am I doing I already have the 23 and 35 so cancelled it lol. meant to be good tho but for me not needed if im honest

1. To me, the main advantage of the 27mm pancake is that it is really light and compact. With a compact body as a X-E2-3-4 or a X-T20-30: you will forget that you're carrying a camera! It's my everyday lens with my X-T30, always on my shoulder. With the X-Pro2-3, X-T3-4 or X-H1, I think you will loose some of this advantage. 2. The field of view is almost the same as a 23mm, so you just have to make a step backwards to get the same frame. 3. The 27mm is sharp since F2.8. 4. The F2.8 won't give you as much bokeh as a F2.0 or F1.4 lens. But I think that F2.8 is decent for stills with your family and friends, or for street photography (perfect lens for that, so discreet). 5. The 27mm autofocus is quite slow and noisy, compared to the F2.0 and F1.4 lens. Especially in low light. 6. And the version 1 of the lens doesn't have aperture ring (to my this is the major flaw). 7. It's an allrounder, but if your specialized in landscape or portraits, 14-16-18mm or 35-56-90 are more suitable... Please feel free to ask if you have more questions.

Roman Fox thanks man! I’m going to be uploading my own POV photo vid with the X-T4 as well, except here from Guam. You’re one of my inspos man, love the content you’ve been making for all the Fuji heads out there 🙌