Purchased to fit a recently converted camera (to IR) - much pleased with the lens, though a squared-circular (!) hood / cap makes it a little awkward to remove the circular lens cap.

"Not the quickest to grab focus, not the most quite lens either but oh boy, when you get your image you will see the magic. Crazy sharp all around and just a joy to use. I chose this instead of the f2 version because I wanted to have the extra stops.

Fujifilm's X camera system launched in early 2012, and the Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm F1.4 R ($599) was one of the first three lenses available for photographers who were captivated by the appealing X-Pro1 .

Sharp center; Uniform illumination; Wide aperture; Nominal distortion; Physical aperture ring

Soft edges; A bit slow to focus; Electronic manual focus; Omits optical stabilization

Fujifilm's X camera system launched in early 2012, and the Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm F1.4 R ($599) was one of the first three lenses available for photographers who were captivated by the appealing X-Pro1 ( at Amazon) . It covers a standard-angle field of view, and when shot at a wide aperture allows you to capture images with a shallow depth of field, which makes it an ideal first lens for the system. It's a good performer, although it doesn't focus as quickly as more recent Fuji lenses and sharpness drops off as you near the edges of the frame. Our Editors' Choice is a newer offering, the Fujinon XF 35mm F2 R WR ($399.00 at Amazon) —it's a stop slower, but is quicker to focus, smaller, sharper, weather-resistant, and less expensive. DesignThe XF 35mm F1.4 ($599.00 at Amazon)  measures 2.2 by 2.6 inches (HD), weighs 6.6 ounces, and supports 52mm front filters. It's no by means a large lens—it balances quite well even on a smaller body like the Fujifilm X-T10 ( at Amazon) . But it ...

The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm F1.4 R is a fast, compact standard-angle lens for Fuji mirrorless cameras, but focus is a little slow and edges are on the soft side.

Sharp center; Uniform illumination; Wide aperture; Nominal distortion; Physical aperture ring

Soft edges; A bit slow to focus; Electronic manual focus; Omits optical stabilization

I bought the XF35mm F1.4 R as part of a brand new X-T1 based system and it has rarely been off the camera since. I had played with one in the past so knew it was good but after a month of use it isn't just good, it is superb.

Lightweight; Razor Sharp; Wonderfully Tactile

Af Speed

Focus on this is critical as depth of field at f1.4 is very shallow, great Bokeh is very nice and it came with the latest update installed which make the focus a lot quicker than reported on a lot of reviews.

Focus on this is critical as depth of field at f1.4 is very shallow, great Bokeh is very nice and it came with the latest update installed which make the focus a lot quicker than reported on a lot of reviews.

It's more expensive than your average fast fifty, but Fuji's take has a lot to offer.

Fujifilm 35mm lens

As you may have noticed in the sample images section I enjoyed my time with Fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4 R during a business trip to Japan. Technically it may not be a perfect lens but it is capable of delivering very nice results. The center quality is breathtaking even at max.