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Fuji XF 23mm f/1.4 Review

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The Fuji XF 23mm f/1.4 is a professional and high-quality lens with stunning optical strengths. It is slightly bulky and the autofocus could be faster, but overall it's a highly recommended lens for Fuji owners.

The Fuji XF 23mm f/1.4 is a lovely professional lens with stunning optical strengths. The image quality is high, although the autofocus could be faster and it's slightly bulky. Nevertheless, it comes recommended for Fuji owners.

Pros
  • High-quality
  • Professional
  • Stunning optical strengths
  • Good handling of light
Cons
  • Autofocus could be faster
  • Slightly bulky
  • Soft close-up image quality at F1.4

The lens is always nice and sharp in the middle, but it's recommended to stop down to F2.8 if you want the best possible image, particularly in the corners. Distortion and vignetting are automatically corrected in the camera.

The Fuji XF 23mm f/1.4 is a professional and high-quality lens with stunning optical strengths. The build quality is slightly bulky and the autofocus isn't the fastest, but it's a lovely lens to handle. The image quality at F1.4 is quite high, although ghosting is visible, but it improves as you stop down the aperture. The lens is always nice and sharp in the middle, but it's recommended to stop down to F2.8 if you want the best possible image, particularly in the corners. Distortion and vignetting are automatically corrected in the camera, and the lens is free of barrel distortion. Close-up image quality is soft at F1.4 but far sharper when stopped down to F2. In terms of handling light, the lens performs well, with minimal flaring and beautiful, soft backgrounds. Overall, the Fuji XF 23mm f/1.4 is highly recommended for its optical strengths and high quality on a 24-megapixel camera.

In terms of handling light, the lens performs well, with minimal flaring and beautiful, soft backgrounds.

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