The XF 14mm F2.8 R is a relatively rare example of a genuinely wideangle, high quality prime lens for any camera type other than full frame SLRs. The closest comparisons lie with the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm 1:2 for Micro Four Thirds and Pentax's smc DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited for its APS-C...

Extremely sharp across the frame at normal working apertures (F5.6 - F11; Minimal distortion; Minimal chromatic aberration; Well-implemented manual focusing; Quiet autofocus; Solid construction

Soft corners at F2.8; Moderately strong vignetting at F2.8 (corrected by camera's JPEG processing; Loose click-stops on aperture ring; No way of combining manual focus and autofocus; Slowish autofocus; Expensive

The XF 14mm F2.8 R is a solid, well-made lens that sports traditional aperture and manual focus rings. It's not bad at F2.8 and offers excellent image quality stopped down, where superb cross-frame sharpness and minimal distortion make it ideal for architectural and landscape work.

Fujifilm X system owners looking for a high-quality wide angle prime for architecture, landscapes etc.;

Users who require cross-frame sharpness at F2.8;

The Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R is a highly attractive ultra-wide lens with few shortcomings. The most important factor for an ultra-wide lens is certainly image sharpness and the Fujinon delivers here. It is bitingly sharp in the image center and good to very good in the outer image region.

Handling and features Performance Verdict Specification This ultra wide angle prime lens for the Fuji X-Pro1 interchangeable lens camera provides a field of view equivalent to a 21mm lens on a 35mm camera, sports a maximum aperture of f/2.8 and costs around £770.

Extremely sharp in the centre; Excellent sharpness towards the edges when stopped down; Lightweight; Useful hyperfocal scale; Excellent build; Virtually no distortion; Low CA levels

Falloff of illumination towards the corners can be quite pronounced

The Fujifilm XF 14mm F2.8 R is a new ultra wide-angle lens in Fujifilm's XF line-up. Compatible with both the X-Pro1 and X-E1 compact system cameras, the 14mm F2.8 lens boasts an angle-of-view range similar to that of a 21mm lens in a 35mm system.

This is my second lens for my X-e1, after the wonderful 18-55mm zoom. It's sharp, almost a given with Fuji lenses I think, and the distortion, considering its a 14mm lens is quite minimal. I love the new sliding auto/manual focus ring and the hyper focus scale makes street photography easer.

Low Distoration; Sharp

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