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I think it's more of a case of "what are you able do with it", vs. is the 27mm any good.
 
The '27' is easy to master and does not disappoint.
I wont say how "good" it is, or speak on the build, or the lens cap or the stinking box it came in, it's just an easy lens to get to know.  Like a cheap taco, it's just satisfying to use at a good price.
 
Those quick to poke at it with a stick maybe aren't patient with other Fuji lenses either. They may also be the crowd that thinks they need a full size sensor, and then find out those often have less pixel density than an M43 Olympus Pen.
"Mastering what you have" is typically a better initial practice then hopping around from lens to lens, blaming glass on one's ability, or "inability" to hit the metaphoric side of barn with 16 MP's of gamma...
 
Great conversation just the same. At least we all shoot Fuji, right?   You guys probably hate motorcycles,

my humble apologies......
 
Some stray pot shots with an XE-1 (does anyone even shoot with those anymore?) and the crappy 27mm.
 
Horrible, complete lack of color saturation
 

 
 
Nearly no contrast at all, a bit bland.... snooze...
 

 
 
 
Rotten, worthless bokeh. You can't get bokeh from a 27, forget it.  It's crap. Good luck!
 

 
 
The pics without any feeling at all, flat, boring, very run of the mill "snaps" at best.
 

 
 
Very prone to blowing out the whites, (whoops!) worthless!
 

 
 
 
It's not capable of finding focus with both hands and a flashlight. 
Especially running around with no flash at an indoor event. Forget it. Just stay home. Buy a Canon!
 

 
 
As a 'beater" lens, it's ok, but no better than an iPhone 4. 
Maybe good enough so you remember where some of the big parts go... but that's it. Not a good lens for anything "expressive",

everything pretty flat, bla-meh....
 

I have just returned home after spending three days in a monastery with two monks. Here is a first draft. What do you think? The plan is returning there over time and trying to find something deeper to tell.
 
X-Pro2
23/2
 
https://www.instagram.com/landberg/
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The lens is also suitable for street photography
 

and off you go by gurkendoktor, on Flickr

These shots were my first attempts at doing real astrophotography. I was super inspired by the super dark skies up at 11000 feet on the volcano. The 14 was a little limiting however. I'm now looking at the Rokinon 12mm f2 for next time. The extra stop would be useful as well as the extra width. It was really hard to get the trees and much of the Milky Way in the shot with only a 21mm equivalent focal length.
 
Oh, BTW, the shot that appears to be a sunset ... it isn't. When have you seen the stars above a sunset? ;-) ;-)
 
 

 

 

 

I have it and love it.  Attached to the X-E2 it makes everything very small to carry around and go unnoticed.
 
As for flare...put that with some fuji colors (velvia this time) you get something like this:
 
Gathering of friends by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr

Love my 12mm Rokinon lens as well...
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78021228@N00/15325113585/in/album-72157647499679939/