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I've been a xt1 guy for about 2 years now...before that mainly canon g's and s's.

 

I have a problem!  I can't stop buying lenses.

 

I have the 14, 23, 35 1.4, 56, 90, 18-135, 12-24, 50-200...and as of this week the 16mm and the 35 2.

 

My first impressions of the 16 is that its not quite wide enough...I think I prefer the 14's crop! 

 

 

And that the 35 2 is not as sharp as the 35 1.4...but if all of the other improvements(size, speed of focus) "trump" image quality...go for it.

 

Have many of you purchased either the 16 or 35/2 only to return them and stick with the older?

 

 

 

 

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I traded in my 35mm 1.4 because it started acting funny. It would suddenly shut down and freeze, and an error message would pop up telling me to turn the camera off and back on. Half a dozen times of this happening and I decided to turn it in and get the 23mm 1.4 instead. Which I love. 

 

I have the 16mm and it's pretty much my favourite lens. No distortion and has great close focus. When I want wider I have the 12mm Rokinon. I find there are times, however that I want something between the 23mm and the 56mm. I find myself missing the FoV of that 35mm. I keep debating whether to get the f2 or to get another f1.4. I'm leaning toward picking up a used f1.4, convinced the copy I had was just a bad apple. I just think the older 1.4 is a bit higher quality, and I don't mind the size and weight compared to the f2. 

 

I'm going to wait until my X-T2 arrives however so I can try them both on the new camera. I want to see how the older 1.4 35mm performs on the new body. Then I'll decide. But I don't really need the 35mm. It's just GAS.

 

First world problems...

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I've been a xt1 guy for about 2 years now...before that mainly canon g's and s's.

 

I have a problem!  I can't stop buying lenses.

 

I have the 14, 23, 35 1.4, 56, 90, 18-135, 12-24, 50-200...and as of this week the 16mm and the 35 2.

 

My first impressions of the 16 is that its not quite wide enough...I think I prefer the 14's crop! 

 

 

And that the 35 2 is not as sharp as the 35 1.4...but if all of the other improvements(size, speed of focus) "trump" image quality...go for it.

 

Have many of you purchased either the 16 or 35/2 only to return them and stick with the older?

 

I don't see your problem? :D

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After shooting for a few days...I returned the 16mm...not sure if I got a bad lens?  I havent heard any instances of that but I was just not happy at all with the results I got.

 

The 35/2 on the other hand is sweet.  But...I love love love the 35 1.4...some of my favorite pics came from this lens...so I'm struggling with this!!!!

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I would find a used 35mm f1.4 if I were you. I don't care what people say about the 35mm f2 being better than the f1.4 IQ wise. It simply isn't! The rendering on the f1.4 is unique AND it has optically corrected distortion = no distortion! The f2 is an imberrasment distortion wise - and yes, I don't care whether it is corrected via software.

As for the 16mm I have owned it. And returned it. Just didn't like it. To big. IQ fine, but nothing special.

The 23mm f1.4 is a keeper. I hate its size and weight, but the image quality is just plain awesome. And it has been optically corrected when it comes to distortion. I bet the new 23mm f2 is not. Even Fujifilm call their f2 lenses inferior to their f1.4 counterparts.

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The 35mm f/2 is a fine lens, but the 35mm f/1.4 has a unique magic to it. When in doubt, I always go for the optically corrected distortion versus digital correction. That's how they were able to make the 35mm f/2 cheaper and smaller. It may still be a great lens, but relying on software distortion correction will almost always produce lower image quality. Fuji deserves a pat on the back for making the f/2 come this close to the f/1.4, but there is a very noticeable difference to me. I am very interested to see how the 23mm f/2 stacks up to the f/1.4 version. The 23mm f/1.4 is another of my favorites, but it has a very "clinical" rendering compared to the 35mm, which makes me wonder if it might be possible for them to get the f/2 version a little closer to the f/1.4 than they were able to with the 35mm lenses. Relying on digital correction will still lose some sharpness in edges and corners, but there's a little less "magic" to try to recapture in the 23mm, it's mainly a matter of sharpness.

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The 35mm f/2 is a fine lens, but the 35mm f/1.4 has a unique magic to it.

 

 Well ... I'm afraid the only way to find out how is this misterious Magic looks like, is to get old noisy 35f1.4 with some magic in it plus antique X-Pro1 as they say that it also has some magic in it plus ... not sure whether I need to put any magic spell upon this combo and visit some special place in time to be able to induce The Magic to reveal it's presence to me... :D

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 Well ... I'm afraid the only way to find out how is this misterious Magic looks like, is to get old noisy 35f1.4 with some magic in it plus antique X-Pro1 as they say that it also has some magic in it plus ... not sure whether I need to put any magic spell upon this combo and visit some special place in time to be able to induce The Magic to reveal it's presence to me... :D

You can call it magic or just larger aperture, optical corrected, smoother bokeh and a different color rendering. If you prefer the lens to be a bit smaller and WR you choose the f/2.0 if you prefer the things said before you choose the f/1.4. They can exist next to each other. Oh and since the firmware updates and faster focussing bodies the noise really is not too bad.

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 Well ... I'm afraid the only way to find out how is this misterious Magic looks like, is to get old noisy 35f1.4 with some magic in it plus antique X-Pro1 as they say that it also has some magic in it plus ... not sure whether I need to put any magic spell upon this combo and visit some special place in time to be able to induce The Magic to reveal it's presence to me... :D

When I say "magic" I'm saying that there are qualities to the lens that are a bit deeper than numbers and official test results. When Fuji first released the 35mm f/1.4, a lot of people were talking down its edge sharpness and other test results, but in the end it became one of the most loved lenses in the XF lineup. The images may not quite "measure up" to some others in official tests, but there is something very appealing to how it renders images that you cannot see in specs, charts, and diagrams. The f/2 is a great lens, but the images I get from it don't have that same quality. For me, it's worth owning, but unless I'm concerned about needing the WR feature on a particular day, the f/1.4 is what goes in my bag.

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