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Is this the place for confessions? I was very bad. Two years ago stopped using my X100 and bought a RX100V because I wanted to take photos of my young kids who move very fast and are not inclined to pose. In mitigation I kept the X100. I lost count how many times the RX100 went back in to be repaired. With the 2 year limit on the warranty approaching I sold it and came back to the fold, buying a XH1 with a Xf18-55 and a grip for the equivalent for £600. The camera was only registered 2 1/2 weeks ago!! I've only had a camera a few hours but wow am I impressed😮 Please forgive me for my transgression

I own the 14mm f2.8, bought used for a ridiculously low price. Absolutely love the 14mm for the sharpness and low distortion. Recently I picked up a used 16mm f2.8 for CDN$300 and LOVE IT. Super sharp, very fast focusing, weather sealed, and small. I won't sell my 14mm but if you can find the 16mm f2.8 used for less, I'd grab it. If you are sticking to buying new I'd still go for the 16mm f2.8 because it is $500 more for the 14mm. YMMV

As the others have said, if the field of view works for you, there is no better lens for Fuji at this focal length. IMO, the 14/2.8 is one of the great optical designs of the last 20 years or so. The absence of distortion is amazing. The sharpness is pretty evenly distributed across the frame, and unlike zooms, it's small and lightweight. It's a strong wide angle, but not what anyone today would call "super wide" . This, and the lack of distortion, means that carefully composed shots can be made to look quite normal, without the typical super wide-lens artifacts of blurriness and pronounced volume anamorphosis at the sides of the frame.

Have it - love it! It is an absolute underrated Gem in my book. 21 mm in 35mm format is about the best wide angle focal length to have a ballance between ultra wide and „just too wide“ for me. Has always been, even back in film days. focus speed is more than adequate, absolutely nothing to complain. IQ is one of the best, only matched or surpassed by the 90mm (comparing within the lenses I own only) f2.8 is a no brainer - this is an ultra wide angle, who needs a faster f on an ultra wide angle....