Everyone’s Favourite Fuji Lens

I've just published all blogs relating to this and comparing it with the others below 35mm f1.4 - www.snapsbyfox.com/blog/fujifilm-35mm-f14-first-im… 33mm f1.4 - www.snapsbyfox.com/blog/fujifilm-33mm-f14-review 35mm f2 - www.snapsbyfox.com/blog/fujifilm-35mm-f2-review 35mm f1.4 vs 33mm f1.4 - www.snapsbyfox.com/blog/fujifilm-35mm-f14-vs-33mm-… 35mm f1.4 vs 35mm f2 - www.snapsbyfox.com/blog/fujifilm-35mm-f2-vs-35mm-f…

I lived in Tokyo 2001-06 and the parade event that you filmed is called a Matsuri. They happen at this time of year and it is when people take the mobile shrine (Mikoshi) out from the local Shinto shrine and parade it around the neighbourhood to ward off evil spirits. Meanwhile, I love the XF 35/1.4 lens. My wife heard that I wanted a 35mm lens and she got it for my birthday a couple of years ago. I would have been happy with the XF 35/2.0 but I must have been a good boy because she splashed our and bought me something special.

My favourite lens of all time. I've done 24 years of photography from 35mm film & pinhole to fullframe, micro 4/3, APS-C etc.

I really like that reflection shot with your shadow revealing the inside space.

i got the 35mm 1.4 in august 2023 for my x-t5 and it quickly replaced my sigma 18-50 standard zoom and became my everyday lens. i love it

Special character of this lens comes out when shot wide open. Mix of field curvature, interesting bokeh, softness, some blooming and haze in some scenarios and colors due to low element count in the lens. I shot only with that lens for over 6 years including my two sugar pumped kids so it can be done. Zone AF, erratic movement setting, AF-C, 5 fps burst and I always got some keepers. This lens is my second favourite after legendary Nikkor 58mm f1.4. Similar character I would say.

Since I got the lens, about two years ago, it has been stuck on the camera and used for literally everything I do. Both leisurely and professionally. It's my everything lens. Lovely video Roman!

As others have said, this lens shows its "special" character primarily when shot wide open at f1.4. Fuji designers are on record as saying that when they designed this lens they avoided chasing the MTF charts for the very highest stats and instead deliberately ignored charts and tried to create a lens with a characterful and more old school way of drawing the image, particularly in terms of the bokeh and the fall-off from in-focus to out of focus wide open. At f1.4 there is a heavy vignette if you turn off corrections and that also helps to create the aesthetic that many love from images coming out of this lens. I believe these design decisions were linked to the marketing at the time for the X-pro1 and this system, which was pushing the idea that this was a kind of retro system that delivered a "film-like" image. Undoubtedly the AF is the weakness of the lens, but on the newer bodies it is OK for subjects not moving too fast. This is possibly my favourite Fuji lens of all time.

Have a look at its optical diagram and note that it not only looks like an updated Sonnar design, it renders rather like the 1.5/50 Carl Zeiss Sonnar in M mount. The similarity is so close that I’d have no issue doing a photo story using a Leica M10 with a 1.5/50 Sonnar along with this lens on anything Fujifilm X mount with an X-Trans III or newer sensor.

I have shot with a lot of fuji lenses, but none give me the feel that this one does. Yes the AF is a bit slow, but once you get used to its limitations, you'll absolutely love it. It's also quite small and compact for an f1.4 lens. I think Fuji should invest in more character lenses, rather than ultra sharp ones.

Some really nice shots in this video, Roman. You have a great eye for good light. Keep up the good work!

7:46 is absolutely phenomenal Roman!

5:35 The purpose may depending on the region, but that golden one is a "Omikoshi" (portable shrine). "OMikoshi" is a vehicle (like a float) that the god rides on to travel around the area during festivals. Carriers wearing festival attire called "hanten" or "happi" carry the Omikoshi on their shoulders and travel around the area near the shrine. It is said that this is done to purify the area by absorbing disasters and impurities, and to grant people's prayers and wishes for a good harvest. Sorry for my English may no good.

Probably best Fuji lens for real, so many amazing shots with this gem

I've been using this lens professionally for at least 5 years. It's my first prime that I've used on X-T20 and X-T4 for photo and video work. The autofocus is not that great, not silent at all, but everything will be fine if you mainly work on manual. My colleagues don't believe me when I say I will keep using it and never sell it. I've tried the new 33mm and I still go back to this one. Great lens!

I was walking a few days ago in the same areas:) My favorite for shooing is Shibuya shimbashi, Asakusa and Yurakucho, especially at night. Good work.

That lens shot wide open when the subject is 2 meters away is where the magic happens. I haven't used my 33 1.4 at all since buying the 35 1.4. The 35 1.4 just balances perfect on my Xpro3. Nice video Roman.

Love this video! Its a double whammy for me: Travel Vlog + Photography Vlog!

Took this out yesterday. It's still delightful.

Really liked the portrait at 11.28. it has the 35 1.4 feels for sure. Would love to see more of your photos with this lens tbh. I think it adds another dimension.