Review on 🔍 Fujifilm XF35mmF1.4 R: A High-Quality Lens for Exceptional Photography. by Sean Sean ᠌

For a long time I chose between two fuji 35 mm, I think like many before buying. Yes, the "younger" brother has a number of advantages (a little faster and much quieter AF, WR, adapted to video), but the picture, namely the depth of field from the f / 1.4 hole, decides everything. Gorgeous glass, definitely worth it. Some pros: + Of course aperture. Such a depth of field creates a fabulous volume. + Sharp on the open almost the entire frame. At f / 2.8 - a razor. + Pretty aggressive open bokeh, very similar to the legendary Rokkor and Takumar. Aggressiveness is precisely in the sharpness of the contours of the discs, and on particularly contrasting objects in the backdrop, ghosting is sometimes visible. Such aberrations are kept to a minimum with many modern lenses, making the background correct but, in most cases, too dull. The same glass has a unique backdrop pattern, with a characteristic "oily" smear. The camera partially removes these aberrations in jeeps, but the rav shows all the rubbish, and this cannot but rejoice. At f/2, the oily bokeh is no longer there, but there is a correct, creamy blur like that of a younger brother. So everyone will find their preferred backdrop in this glass. + Holds backlight well, hares are small and cute. + Aperture ring with 1/3 stops of different "depth", clicks are tactilely felt - turned up to 2 or up to 1.8. Extremely ergonomic and aesthetic advantage of XF glass. + The rustling of the diaphragm and the buzzing of the focus (rather loudly), not really a plus, but these sounds create some kind of magical attraction of a noisy and "live" mechanism. + Pleasant light feedback during manual focusing is also not quite a plus, but thanks to it you feel the limits of movement of the helicoid. Some cons: - Pronounced distortion in close-ups. 35 mm, it's still wide, not fifty dollars. I used an ancient Olympus 38 / 1.8 planar as a staffer, with which you can safely snap facial portraits, with the same glass you should carefully choose the distance. - Too soft rotation of the aperture ring.