Review on Fujinon XF14mm F2.8 R Lens by Virot Reangtong ᠌

Name: Fujinon XF14mm F2.8 R Lens
Item: Fujinon XF14mm F2.8 R Lens
Rating: 5

September 13, 2022

I am amazed at how well made the product is, just magical!

I chose between 14 and 10-24 and chose 14 (samyangs didn’t stand next to the quality of the lenses), because the pluses warm the soul:
1) cheaper
2) faster aperture (2,8 is not 4, albeit with a stub, beautiful oily bokeh at the minimum focusing distance)
3) no distortion problems
4) less weight and dimensions
5) fixed sharpness, reliable design
6) optimal focal length. A question of one step forward or backward.
7) price-quality
8) confident autofocus (with X-A2)
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Pros

Light weight, almost complete absence of distortion. Good image contrast when shooting in backlight. Very sharp, with fast autofocus and easy manual focusing with a ring. Impeccable build quality. The aperture wheel does not turn in the wind, but it is not tight, as on the new 35 f2, for example.

Cons

The glare from the sun in the back does not look like stars with long rare rays, but like a small sun with many rays. Who likes what. The hood is strictly required.