Hey there! I just wondered what has become your choice for street photography. Either the 16mm f2 or the 23mm f2? Last late autumn I purchased the 16mm f2 and have been very satisfied with this little lens' performance. I wonder if I should get the 23mm as well. Sometimes if you haven't got enough space and shoot to close to the subject, the distortion is all too visible with the 16mm. What's your opinion?
Hey. What is my latest choice for street photos? 16 or 23? Actually it's the 18mm 🙂 I was never too keen on 16 for street, although I love trying different lenses out. But over the past few months I've really loved 18 f2. I posted a review within the last month or so. I always enjoyed 23, so I'll probably try that again soon, but not the 16 for general street. I hope that answers your question. Also, yes I have noticed distortion on the 16 f2.8. Have you tried the 18?
@@ChrisBoland The 18mm has not been on my radar so far. I never had the opportunity to try this lens as well. I surely will watch your video about this lens, the focal length sounds interesting to me. Thanks for your reply 👍🏻
Thank you very much. It was at an event in Cambridge a year or two ago that he was giving a speech at. I think there's a short film of the speech on my channel somewhere.
Great review and great shots. I’m just a humble amateur shooter, but I use the lens (on my XH1) just like you: mainly for portraits and often at f/1.4. It’s magical.
Love your videos and the way you narrate as you show all of your photos. This is one of my favorite lenses as well. I just love the look of the images. They don't look to digital and fake like some other images can shot on other lenses.
nice pics, can't wait for mine to arrive, I got a T-30 same chip and processer as the T3. Will replace my xf35 F2.0. Had this F1.4 35 6 yrs ago but I was robbed of all equipment.
After much looking and comparing images online between this and the 35mm f2, I think you might have just sold this lens to me with your stunning work. Also, subbed!
Thanks so much. I have actually sold my 35 f2 - it's a perfectly great lens, but the 1.4 is special - I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for subscribing! 🙂👍
phenomenal work in this video. I fully agree with your appetite for extra context in portraits. I find myself quickly bored of looking at photos of "just" a person.
Thanks Chris for this great lens review. I'm new to portrait photography and I'm very well convinced this will be my 1st portrait lens. I'm the 131st sub'd & still no T down because of your excellent YT content / review.
Such a great video! I'm in my beginning area of photography and I love the color and contrast that are able to be created from fuji cameras. The composition and artistic technique you use in creating really make me want to get one .
Thanks so much Morgan! I do love my Fujifilm cameras. You can get some fantastic ones from a few years ago pretty cheap now. Just get a great lens like the 35mm 1.4 and you'll be set :-)
They are both great, but for me the most important thing that has improved over the past few years and the past few versions of the cameras is the autofocus. For weddings, personally I would want the best autofocus possible - the XT3 is excellent and possibly improving soon through firmware. For social or street or anything else I'm very happy to slow things down and not worry if the focus is slow or misses occasionally, but weddings are different. The XT2 is a big leap up from the XT1 I believe.
Nice - I enjoyed it - a new fuji user coming from Nikon. Super happy with Nikon but wanted a small set up so bought the XT30 with Godox tt350 and 35mm F1.4. I also rate the 15-45 kit lens. It's small, light, focuses fast and gives me a very useful range especially when paired with a flash. I like have 1.4 but a lot of the time, I find myself at F4 / 5.6 for the same reason as you, try to keep something of the background
Your reviews are excellent !!!. Your voice is great and you provide proper images of your work as examples which other reviewers dont do! I have subscribed to your channel!! I have all the fuji F2 primes plus the fuji pro zoom xf16-55 mouted permanently on one xt2 and i my other xt2 for my prime lenses, i use my prime lenses when im travelling light but when im shooting at family weddings or events the fuji zoom is invaluable as it zooms without me using my feet!! Plus it has similar image quality of the fuji primes and the only negative point is the weight. Ive never used the older 1.4 primes before but after watching your excellent video i would like to buy a 1.4 prime lens and see the majic they render myself.
Thanks very very much Mr Bop. I have never used the 16-55, but people say great things about it. Mostly my aim is to keep things as light as possible, so the f2 lenses are perfect. I'd recommend the 16, 23 and 35 f1.4 lenses. Thanks again 👍
I am really enjoying your videos. I have the Zeiss Touit 32mm F1.8 X mount, which I chose over this based clearly on sample images. It was hard, but I would love to have both. The Fuji has a lovely character, and this is what I admire to a lens. So does Zeiss but is different. Would be nice to see from you a review of this one as well :) Anyway, no lens gig here, the most important part for me are your pictures. Thank you
Thank you Alexandros. I often love the look of Zeiss shots when I see them. The only Zeiss I have right now is on my Contax T2 🙂 I'd love to use the 32mm though. Perhaps I'll start renting lenses to help make more videos?
@@ChrisBoland Thank you for your reply :) Would be lovely if possible! I have seen your video with T2 at my hometown Athens, amazing work Chris.. Cheers!
I had it before on my X-T2 and i did not like the AF. Then i had X-E3 and it was much better performer. I promised to never sell it. It happend. Now im with F2 and missing 1,4. Photos from that makes me always smile, as you describe it has “the feel”. Now its time to get for 2nd time :) sorry cant without it :)
Thanks for watching Tanel. It really does have the feel. I imagine you're at home watching TH-cam videos about the good ol' days of f1.4 🙂🙂 Well, you never know what the future holds, maybe you'll be reunited in 2020 🙂
Beautiful photographs Chis. I've had the 35 1.4 before but I didn't get along with it very well. I really enjoy 35 f/2 more. But there is something special about the way the 1.4 renders at 1.4 but other than that there really isn't any difference I noticed.
@@ChrisBoland Your welcome Chris! And after I watch some of your videos, I think now I have to choose my second camera between the X100F at $700 used or a X100V brand new at $1400. My main camera is a X-T3 and I'm just retired two X-T1's.
I love the magic of your videos!! A few years ago I sold all my lenses but I still have the old Fuji X-T1. Soon I will leave for a trip of about 2 weeks to the mountains with beautiful landscapes. I'm between buying the 16mm f1.4 and this 35mm f1.4 that they sell used at a good price. Which one would you recommend for that camera and basically as a single lens to keep?
Thank you Jose. For travel I loved the 18mm f2. So small and has a lovely character. For portraits I'd have this 35mm. Those two together would be all I need.
Thanks for doing these, I love your little reviews. Have you considered doing little tips on using specific lenses, like a follow on? I have the 23 and 35 f/1.4 as well as the 56 and I wondered if you go out with just 2 lenses ever? And if you'd ever choose the 23 and 35 instead of the 23 and 56?
Hi Matthew, thanks very much indeed. Absolutely, I'm always trying to think of new ideas for my channel, so I appreciate the suggestions. I certainly do go out with as few lenses as possible. If it's just for personal pictures I try to just use one - not always, but often. Also, yes, as I hinted at in this video - I'm using the 56 much less. So 23 and 35 sounds like a good mix. I'd like to maybe try 16 and 35 so the lenses are more different though.
Thanks for the comment. I have mixed feelings really. For street photography I definitely prefer the 23mm - and I'm even starting to enjoy 16/18mm outside. Today I'm heading out with a 17mm full frame film camera :-) But that's a bit weird and I don't do that every day. For portraits I like both 23 and 35. I like how the 23 gives you a more environmental look - you usually see more of the background. But 35mm, all things being equal isolates the subject more - more shallow depth of field, a less broad background. So - mixed feelings, but always wider for street at the moment. Thanks again 👍
I have both the 35mm 1.4 and 23mm f2 and I took both out for street and noticed in some rare scenarios the 35mm wasn't wide enough (mostly for architecture) and the 23mm f2 would've helped in those scenarios but the 35mm 1.4 is a huge advantage in street photography when you don't want to get super close to the subject. I noticed using the 23mm I would have super wide photos because I didn't want to get too close to the subject and it wasn't the exact shot I wanted so i had to crop a bit. However with the 35mm it lets you keep a good distance from the subject without getting too close. I found it to be a bit better in those aspects. If you're comfortable enough to get super close to your subject on the street then the 23mm is great, if you want to keep a good distance go 35mm
Lovely shots and great format with your videos. I have the 35 f2 at the moment and hate the focus breathing when shooting video. Is the 1.4 better in terms of breathing? Although I hear the 1.4 is noisy so I might be trading breathing for noise. At least with the f2 I can get away with it if I’m tracking a subject that doesn’t change distance too much. Would love your opinion on breathing and motor noise. Would a rode video micro mounted on top of the camera pick it up?
Hi Ben, thanks very much for the comment. I apologise, I don't know too much about this. I have only used the f2 for video a couple of times and I'm not looking for breathing, but it may well be there. I'm possibly not changing focus often in clips. The 1.4 is louder, but not crazy. I don't use on camera mix, so I'm mostly oblivious to it. Sorry I can't be more help.
Thank you very much. I do always shoot in raw and play around with the settings quite a bit. Recently I like applying Classic Chrome, some grain, saturation and contrast, but I do play around individually with each picture. Sorry I can't be more help. Thanks for watching.
@@ChrisBoland Great. I know it can't be easy to get from a PS/LR preset to a given video editor LUT, but if you could approach what you've done with your photos that would be quite spectacular as video!
I have a xpro1 with an 18mm,27mm,and 35mm. I have been wishing to have a newer camera for years and years. However the xh1 is now remarkably cheap compared to the xpro3. My question is the ibis with my fix lenses may be better? Or wait another few years for the xpro3 to come into my prices range? (The xpro1 with noice at 3200iso is getting hard to actually take night photos).
Hi. I have very rarely used IBIS for stills, but appreciate it can be useful in some situations. I once took a long-ish exposure (maybe 1/4 second) of a couple by a passing underground train with the XH1 and that looked quite cool. Usually for stills I would get by absolutely fine with no IBIS - perhaps just using a neck strap pulled tight for some steadiness will do the trick. I I had the XH1 for quite a while and never took it out for stills. I used it for video and of course bought it because of the IBIS :-) For me the XH1 is way too chunky for an everyday carry-everywhere camera. So, in a long way I'm saying personally I'd never buy the XH1 for stills. I've never used the XPro3, but I owned the XPro2 for a while and loved it. Personally I think the 'special' back LCD of the Pro3 would drive me crazy. I have a feeling the Pro2 would feel like a big leap from the Pro1. I adore the XT3 and is one of my favourite stills cameras. Likewise - the XT2 might well feel like a very big leap from the Pro1. So my instinct is that maybe XH1 and Pro3 might not be the necessary. Hope that helps and hasn't confused you even more :-)
@@ChrisBoland Thank you so much for your help, presently the xh1 is £619 new online in the UK. The xpro2 is about £900 still unfortunately, have been waiting for a long while to upgrade due to budget constraints, I sometimes miss shots focus with the xpro1 due it it being contrast focus only, and haven't been going out shooting as much as I should for that reason. I think you have made me realise that of I wait for cameras to come down in cost any longer it would be another 2 years waiting. I would like to video in the future also, I have a canon 60d with grip I use for this so I am used to the couple of metric tonnes on my shoulders. Thank you for all your help, and your many great videos over the years. I will let you know what I purchase.
You're welcome. It might be worth checking out second hand - the Pro2 seems a little over £600 there. But if you're comfortable with the bigger camera, the XH1 is superb - for stills and video.
Yes, definitely - on the XT3 it is improved significantly, to the point where I am absolutely happy with it. I think the f2 lenses are likely to be quicker, they are of course smaller, but overall the 35 1.4 is magic 👍
That's a good question and the truth is I didn't - but I'm not 100% sure I would notice. Any differences certainly weren't dramatic. The biggest difference is the AF improvement with the more modern camera.
Hi. For 35 the 1.4 it's hard to beat, I love it. I sold the other two, even though they are still very nice too. For wider I currently love the 18 f2, but the 16 1.4 is magic. For general street the 23 f2 is simple, but wonderful - although I'm using the 18 f2 more instead these days. 👍👍
@@ChrisBoland Hello and thanks for your excellent video and great channel Chris! 👍 I'm wondering if I should buy the 35mm F1.4 or the F2 for beautiful stills and some facecam videos with my X-T30. 😉 For stills: Is the F1.4 version better in low light situations? Does it focus faster than the F2.0, or is it exactly the other way round? Is the focus precise and accurate with the F1.4 in low light? 🎯 For videos: 1. Is the 35mm F2 prone to hunting while shooting videos in march 2021? In which conditions? 2. Did you find a way to solve it? It's important for me as I shoot some facecams with AF-C or eye-tracking ;) > In particular: did you try to play with autofocus sensitivity and speed, as they play a major role in autofocus breathing? > Maybe the last february 2021 firmware updates correct this? It helped many of my lenses autofocus... What do you think? Any advice or thought is welcome! 🙂 Thanks a lot Chris!
@@cm4340 Thanks for the questions CM, but I'm afraid I really don't pay close enough attention to all of that :-) I love both the f2 and the 1.4, but right now I only own the 1.4. The 1.4 lets in a stop more light and gives a nicer, more blurred background. But the f2 focuses quicker, is more compact and is more weather resistant. Despite that I prefer the more shallow depth of field of the 1.4. Sorry I can't help more.
That's perfect @@ChrisBoland, thanks a lot for your answer. With your experience of shooting stills with both of them, in low light situations, which autofocus is the more accurate: F1.4 or F2.0? I don't know if its wider aperture gives the edge to the F1.4 version, or if the F2.0 is more accurate in low light... I don't care about spedd: I don't mind waiting 1-2 seconds for the lens to focus, but I want it to be accurate ;) Thanks a lot to share Fuji's stories ;)
@@ChrisBoland I was on tour with his son at some point and last I heard he was getting into photography, professionally. How about that for a coincidence.
Fantastic images and great work 👍 I am having Fuji X-T3 and Fujinon 56mm1.2 lens.. and planning to get Fuji 35mm1.4 lens .. so just wanted to know how fast 35mm1.4 lens on XT3, is it same fast as 56mm1.2 lens or even slower ? Please let me k ow your experience and inputs to get one.
Thank you Sandeep. The 35 1.4 isn't as fast as the f2 lenses, but is fast enough. I used to struggle with the 35 1.4, but on the XT3 I'm very happy with it. The AF is slower on the XH1 and I'm happy with that too.
Chris The pictures look very nice!!! I'm thinking to buy the 35 mm but I don't know witch one of them to choose, the F2 or the F 1.4. Which one of those two lenses would you say that is the best? Thank you very much for the video!!
Hi Andres. I was looking through someone's pictures recently and they only used 35mm f2 and the pictures are wonderful. But the f1.4 just has something special I think. If a smaller setup is a priority, then f2 is absolutely great. Thanks for your kind words - thanks for watching! 👍
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Hey there! I just wondered what has become your choice for street photography. Either the 16mm f2 or the 23mm f2? Last late autumn I purchased the 16mm f2 and have been very satisfied with this little lens' performance. I wonder if I should get the 23mm as well. Sometimes if you haven't got enough space and shoot to close to the subject, the distortion is all too visible with the 16mm. What's your opinion?
Hey. What is my latest choice for street photos? 16 or 23? Actually it's the 18mm 🙂 I was never too keen on 16 for street, although I love trying different lenses out. But over the past few months I've really loved 18 f2. I posted a review within the last month or so. I always enjoyed 23, so I'll probably try that again soon, but not the 16 for general street. I hope that answers your question. Also, yes I have noticed distortion on the 16 f2.8. Have you tried the 18?
@@ChrisBoland The 18mm has not been on my radar so far. I never had the opportunity to try this lens as well. I surely will watch your video about this lens, the focal length sounds interesting to me. Thanks for your reply 👍🏻
I've found it to be a really nice halfway house between the two focal lengths you mentioned. Plus it's very slim on the camera.
Another lovely video Chris. There really is something about your voice and the beautiful images that go together so well. And David Attenborough!
Thanks again Scott, that's much appreciated. 🙂
splendid! You caught a rare Attenborough specimen in it's natural habitat on the Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4!
Ha 🙂 I waited there for weeks until he emerged from his burrow 🙂
Is no one going to talk about the two portraits of David Attenborough?!
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@@ChrisBoland that's what I thought...
What beautiful pictures, may I ask how you met him?
Thank you very much. It was at an event in Cambridge a year or two ago that he was giving a speech at. I think there's a short film of the speech on my channel somewhere.
Great review and great shots. I’m just a humble amateur shooter, but I use the lens (on my XH1) just like you: mainly for portraits and often at f/1.4. It’s magical.
Thank you very much. It really does have a wonderful, but subtle character to it. Thanks for watching
I have one too, and you’re comments are spot on. The lens has a soul!
Thank you Giles! 👍
One of the best Fuji lens review i've ever watched. Make me want to buy this lens although i have f'2 one.
Thank you very very much Martin. The f2 is great too.
Love your videos and the way you narrate as you show all of your photos. This is one of my favorite lenses as well. I just love the look of the images. They don't look to digital and fake like some other images can shot on other lenses.
Thank you :-)
Wonderfull video , and you are a great photographer. Its allways so relaxing to hear you talk , you got a good voice
Thank you very much 🙂🙏
128 thumbs up and none down....it seems YT audience loves your videos. I’m one of them....subbed as well.
Thanks very much 🙂👍
Love this and your calming voice
Thank you Yingjie! 🙂
nice pics, can't wait for mine to arrive, I got a T-30 same chip and processer as the T3. Will replace my xf35 F2.0. Had this F1.4 35 6 yrs ago but I was robbed of all equipment.
Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy your new camera!
After much looking and comparing images online between this and the 35mm f2, I think you might have just sold this lens to me with your stunning work. Also, subbed!
Thanks so much. I have actually sold my 35 f2 - it's a perfectly great lens, but the 1.4 is special - I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for subscribing! 🙂👍
Excellent video as always mate!! The 35 might just be my next purchase!
Thanks Rafael! I can't recommend it enough 👍🙂
Great little review again! And @4:38 just wow :0
Thank you TJ. That photo features in my next video too - I'm making the most of it! 🙂
phenomenal work in this video.
I fully agree with your appetite for extra context in portraits. I find myself quickly bored of looking at photos of "just" a person.
Thank you very much Harrison.
Couldn’t agree more on everything you said. Beautiful shots and really love your video clips as well.
Thanks very much Michael 🙂👍
Thanks Chris for this great lens review. I'm new to portrait photography and I'm very well convinced this will be my 1st portrait lens. I'm the 131st sub'd & still no T down because of your excellent YT content / review.
Thank you 😊👍
Got this lens for my X-T20 last year and it virtually lives on it. Such a lovely lens and produces some beautiful images. Nice video review.
Thank you Julian! I agree - it's one of my favourite lenses and it looks great on one of the smaller bodies. Thanks a lot for watching!
Such a great video! I'm in my beginning area of photography and I love the color and contrast that are able to be created from fuji cameras. The composition and artistic technique you use in creating really make me want to get one .
Thanks so much Morgan! I do love my Fujifilm cameras. You can get some fantastic ones from a few years ago pretty cheap now. Just get a great lens like the 35mm 1.4 and you'll be set :-)
I’ve been looking at the x-t1 or x-e1. Would either of those work or would you choose a different one. I want to do weddings and social events.
They are both great, but for me the most important thing that has improved over the past few years and the past few versions of the cameras is the autofocus. For weddings, personally I would want the best autofocus possible - the XT3 is excellent and possibly improving soon through firmware. For social or street or anything else I'm very happy to slow things down and not worry if the focus is slow or misses occasionally, but weddings are different. The XT2 is a big leap up from the XT1 I believe.
As usual, well done Chris..thank you.
Thank you again Lou. Hope you're enjoying your photography 🙂👍
Great images and video clips Chris 👍
Thank you Craig 👍
Very helpful! I’d love to see more filming with this challenging lens
Thank you very much. You're right, it's not the easiest of lenses, but I love the look it gives.
Another wonderful video Chris,subscribed.
Thank you again Darryl 🙂👍
Nice - I enjoyed it - a new fuji user coming from Nikon. Super happy with Nikon but wanted a small set up so bought the XT30 with Godox tt350 and 35mm F1.4. I also rate the 15-45 kit lens. It's small, light, focuses fast and gives me a very useful range especially when paired with a flash. I like have 1.4 but a lot of the time, I find myself at F4 / 5.6 for the same reason as you, try to keep something of the background
Thank you. That sounds like a really great, small setup you describe. It's good to know you like the zoom lens too. There are lots of options.
Nice work. I'm keeping up to date on fuji gear in case I pick one up again at some point.
Also, I appreciate how photocentric this is. Keep it up.
Thanks very much Mik 🙂👍
Your reviews are excellent !!!. Your voice is great and you provide proper images of your work as examples which other reviewers dont do! I have subscribed to your channel!! I have all the fuji F2 primes plus the fuji pro zoom xf16-55 mouted permanently on one xt2 and i my other xt2 for my prime lenses, i use my prime lenses when im travelling light but when im shooting at family weddings or events the fuji zoom is invaluable as it zooms without me using my feet!! Plus it has similar image quality of the fuji primes and the only negative point is the weight. Ive never used the older 1.4 primes before but after watching your excellent video i would like to buy a 1.4 prime lens and see the majic they render myself.
Thanks very very much Mr Bop. I have never used the 16-55, but people say great things about it. Mostly my aim is to keep things as light as possible, so the f2 lenses are perfect. I'd recommend the 16, 23 and 35 f1.4 lenses. Thanks again 👍
love your photographs with the 35mm. I sometimes use the 35mm youngnou on my nikon d5500
Thank you, it's definitely one of my favourite lenses.
I am really enjoying your videos. I have the Zeiss Touit 32mm F1.8 X mount, which I chose over this based clearly on sample images. It was hard, but I would love to have both. The Fuji has a lovely character, and this is what I admire to a lens. So does Zeiss but is different. Would be nice to see from you a review of this one as well :) Anyway, no lens gig here, the most important part for me are your pictures. Thank you
Thank you Alexandros. I often love the look of Zeiss shots when I see them. The only Zeiss I have right now is on my Contax T2 🙂 I'd love to use the 32mm though. Perhaps I'll start renting lenses to help make more videos?
@@ChrisBoland Thank you for your reply :) Would be lovely if possible! I have seen your video with T2 at my hometown Athens, amazing work Chris.. Cheers!
Thank you!
I had it before on my X-T2 and i did not like the AF. Then i had X-E3 and it was much better performer. I promised to never sell it. It happend. Now im with F2 and missing 1,4. Photos from that makes me always smile, as you describe it has “the feel”. Now its time to get for 2nd time :) sorry cant without it :)
Thanks for watching Tanel. It really does have the feel. I imagine you're at home watching TH-cam videos about the good ol' days of f1.4 🙂🙂 Well, you never know what the future holds, maybe you'll be reunited in 2020 🙂
Wow wow wow 🤩
Thank you!
Just a casual portrait of David Attenborough to spice things up
It would have been rude to have left him out.
Beautiful photographs Chis. I've had the 35 1.4 before but I didn't get along with it very well. I really enjoy 35 f/2 more. But there is something special about the way the 1.4 renders at 1.4 but other than that there really isn't any difference I noticed.
Thank you Nicholas. I think the 35 f2 is also fantastic - it looks much more compact and as you say, the image quality is also superb.
David Attenbrough bless ya. he is a legend
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Your editing is amazing!
Thank you 👍
Wow . You really have got that acros look nailed !! What's your usual q menu settings for that look btw. . or do you shoot raw and edit?
Thank you very much. I do actually always shoot raw and edit later. Sorry I can't be more help :-)
Your video make me think to rethink again and give the second chance to pick the f/1.4 . I miss its characteristic.
I highly recommend it. It's definitely one of my favourite lenses.
Awesome.
Thank you Andy!
Fantastic Chris! I love my 35mm but I have to use it more.
Thank you Juan!
@@ChrisBoland Your welcome Chris! And after I watch some of your videos, I think now I have to choose my second camera between the X100F at $700 used or a X100V brand new at $1400. My main camera is a X-T3 and I'm just retired two X-T1's.
I currently don't have an X100, but have instead been using an XE3 as my smaller camera. With an 18mm it's very compact.
@@ChrisBoland Fornsome reason I thought you shoot your non wedding photos with an x100. I'll give a try and rent the X-E3 if it's available for rent.
I've had all the X100 cameras except the X100, but I'm finding the XE3 works well at the moment. I do love the look of the V though!
I love the magic of your videos!! A few years ago I sold all my lenses but I still have the old Fuji X-T1. Soon I will leave for a trip of about 2 weeks to the mountains with beautiful landscapes. I'm between buying the 16mm f1.4 and this 35mm f1.4 that they sell used at a good price. Which one would you recommend for that camera and basically as a single lens to keep?
Thank you Jose. For travel I loved the 18mm f2. So small and has a lovely character. For portraits I'd have this 35mm. Those two together would be all I need.
I am looking for a good price for this lens used for my XH1, so this video was good timing! Thanks for making this video
You're welcome Tom. I hope you get the lens, it's a nice one 🙂👍
Thank you ,so nice video🤗🤩
Thank you Masha 🙂👍
"Blurry mash" - bang!.-)
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Thanks for doing these, I love your little reviews. Have you considered doing little tips on using specific lenses, like a follow on? I have the 23 and 35 f/1.4 as well as the 56 and I wondered if you go out with just 2 lenses ever? And if you'd ever choose the 23 and 35 instead of the 23 and 56?
Hi Matthew, thanks very much indeed. Absolutely, I'm always trying to think of new ideas for my channel, so I appreciate the suggestions. I certainly do go out with as few lenses as possible. If it's just for personal pictures I try to just use one - not always, but often. Also, yes, as I hinted at in this video - I'm using the 56 much less. So 23 and 35 sounds like a good mix. I'd like to maybe try 16 and 35 so the lenses are more different though.
16/35 f1.4 is a magic combo and the set up I use most of the time. For me, these two have that extra bit of something special in the XF line-up.
Thank you!
Thanks Anton 👍
Thank you.
You're welcome, thanks Steven. 👍
do you prefer this focal length over the 23mm for street/portrait photography?
Thanks for the comment. I have mixed feelings really. For street photography I definitely prefer the 23mm - and I'm even starting to enjoy 16/18mm outside. Today I'm heading out with a 17mm full frame film camera :-) But that's a bit weird and I don't do that every day. For portraits I like both 23 and 35. I like how the 23 gives you a more environmental look - you usually see more of the background. But 35mm, all things being equal isolates the subject more - more shallow depth of field, a less broad background. So - mixed feelings, but always wider for street at the moment. Thanks again 👍
I have both the 35mm 1.4 and 23mm f2 and I took both out for street and noticed in some rare scenarios the 35mm wasn't wide enough (mostly for architecture) and the 23mm f2 would've helped in those scenarios but the 35mm 1.4 is a huge advantage in street photography when you don't want to get super close to the subject. I noticed using the 23mm I would have super wide photos because I didn't want to get too close to the subject and it wasn't the exact shot I wanted so i had to crop a bit. However with the 35mm it lets you keep a good distance from the subject without getting too close. I found it to be a bit better in those aspects. If you're comfortable enough to get super close to your subject on the street then the 23mm is great, if you want to keep a good distance go 35mm
Lovely shots and great format with your videos. I have the 35 f2 at the moment and hate the focus breathing when shooting video. Is the 1.4 better in terms of breathing? Although I hear the 1.4 is noisy so I might be trading breathing for noise. At least with the f2 I can get away with it if I’m tracking a subject that doesn’t change distance too much. Would love your opinion on breathing and motor noise. Would a rode video micro mounted on top of the camera pick it up?
Hi Ben, thanks very much for the comment. I apologise, I don't know too much about this. I have only used the f2 for video a couple of times and I'm not looking for breathing, but it may well be there. I'm possibly not changing focus often in clips. The 1.4 is louder, but not crazy. I don't use on camera mix, so I'm mostly oblivious to it. Sorry I can't be more help.
Beautiful pictures. Do you shoot raw or jpeg? If jpeg, would you mind sharing your settings for portraits? I really like the look.
Thank you very much. I do always shoot in raw and play around with the settings quite a bit. Recently I like applying Classic Chrome, some grain, saturation and contrast, but I do play around individually with each picture. Sorry I can't be more help. Thanks for watching.
Hi. I enjoyed this, thanks for it. I wonder if it would be hard to give the video the same sort of color grades as the photos?
Thank you. I would really like to explore editing video much more. I should try to make a LUT and edit F-log sometime.
@@ChrisBoland Great. I know it can't be easy to get from a PS/LR preset to a given video editor LUT, but if you could approach what you've done with your photos that would be quite spectacular as video!
Thank you, I'd love to try that for my weddings this year. I'll definitely give it a go. Thanks for the encouragement 👍
Sir David Attenborough!!!
Got him :-)
I have a xpro1 with an 18mm,27mm,and 35mm. I have been wishing to have a newer camera for years and years. However the xh1 is now remarkably cheap compared to the xpro3. My question is the ibis with my fix lenses may be better? Or wait another few years for the xpro3 to come into my prices range? (The xpro1 with noice at 3200iso is getting hard to actually take night photos).
Hi. I have very rarely used IBIS for stills, but appreciate it can be useful in some situations. I once took a long-ish exposure (maybe 1/4 second) of a couple by a passing underground train with the XH1 and that looked quite cool. Usually for stills I would get by absolutely fine with no IBIS - perhaps just using a neck strap pulled tight for some steadiness will do the trick. I
I had the XH1 for quite a while and never took it out for stills. I used it for video and of course bought it because of the IBIS :-) For me the XH1 is way too chunky for an everyday carry-everywhere camera. So, in a long way I'm saying personally I'd never buy the XH1 for stills. I've never used the XPro3, but I owned the XPro2 for a while and loved it. Personally I think the 'special' back LCD of the Pro3 would drive me crazy. I have a feeling the Pro2 would feel like a big leap from the Pro1.
I adore the XT3 and is one of my favourite stills cameras. Likewise - the XT2 might well feel like a very big leap from the Pro1. So my instinct is that maybe XH1 and Pro3 might not be the necessary. Hope that helps and hasn't confused you even more :-)
@@ChrisBoland Thank you so much for your help, presently the xh1 is £619 new online in the UK. The xpro2 is about £900 still unfortunately, have been waiting for a long while to upgrade due to budget constraints, I sometimes miss shots focus with the xpro1 due it it being contrast focus only, and haven't been going out shooting as much as I should for that reason. I think you have made me realise that of I wait for cameras to come down in cost any longer it would be another 2 years waiting.
I would like to video in the future also, I have a canon 60d with grip I use for this so I am used to the couple of metric tonnes on my shoulders.
Thank you for all your help, and your many great videos over the years. I will let you know what I purchase.
You're welcome. It might be worth checking out second hand - the Pro2 seems a little over £600 there. But if you're comfortable with the bigger camera, the XH1 is superb - for stills and video.
Hi guys do you think this 35mm f1.4 is better with XT20? How was the performance? Your ideas are really appreciated. Thanks
Hi. I'm sorry but I have never used the XT20. I'm not sure how it compares to the XT3 and XE3. It might be similar to XE3 and it works great on that.
Hi Chris, so the fuji 35 1.4 has a better performance in terms of autofocus now with the XT3? Do you see any disadvantages on this lens currently?
Yes, definitely - on the XT3 it is improved significantly, to the point where I am absolutely happy with it. I think the f2 lenses are likely to be quicker, they are of course smaller, but overall the 35 1.4 is magic 👍
@@ChrisBoland thanks for your reply! Its very helpful :) Keep it up i love your videos!
You're welcome.
Did you notice any variation in your 3 copies of the lens?
That's a good question and the truth is I didn't - but I'm not 100% sure I would notice. Any differences certainly weren't dramatic. The biggest difference is the AF improvement with the more modern camera.
Mitakon vs 35mm 1.4 ? What to choose?
For me definitely the 35 1.4. It's beautiful and I love autofocus.
Do you like the 35mm f2 also?
Hey Richardo. Thanks for the comment. Yes, I do love the f2 too. I have a video on it here - th-cam.com/video/ZWEtWBIwjIg/w-d-xo.html
Hi there. What would you choose between xf 35mm f1.4 / xf 35 f2 / Mitakon 35mm ?
Also 16mm f1.4 / 18mm f2 / 23mm f2 ? Thanks :)
Hi. For 35 the 1.4 it's hard to beat, I love it. I sold the other two, even though they are still very nice too. For wider I currently love the 18 f2, but the 16 1.4 is magic. For general street the 23 f2 is simple, but wonderful - although I'm using the 18 f2 more instead these days. 👍👍
@@ChrisBoland Hello and thanks for your excellent video and great channel Chris! 👍
I'm wondering if I should buy the 35mm F1.4 or the F2 for beautiful stills and some facecam videos with my X-T30. 😉
For stills: Is the F1.4 version better in low light situations? Does it focus faster than the F2.0, or is it exactly the other way round? Is the focus precise and accurate with the F1.4 in low light? 🎯
For videos:
1. Is the 35mm F2 prone to hunting while shooting videos in march 2021? In which conditions?
2. Did you find a way to solve it? It's important for me as I shoot some facecams with AF-C or eye-tracking ;)
> In particular: did you try to play with autofocus sensitivity and speed, as they play a major role in autofocus breathing?
> Maybe the last february 2021 firmware updates correct this? It helped many of my lenses autofocus...
What do you think? Any advice or thought is welcome! 🙂
Thanks a lot Chris!
@@cm4340 Thanks for the questions CM, but I'm afraid I really don't pay close enough attention to all of that :-) I love both the f2 and the 1.4, but right now I only own the 1.4. The 1.4 lets in a stop more light and gives a nicer, more blurred background. But the f2 focuses quicker, is more compact and is more weather resistant. Despite that I prefer the more shallow depth of field of the 1.4. Sorry I can't help more.
That's perfect @@ChrisBoland, thanks a lot for your answer.
With your experience of shooting stills with both of them, in low light situations, which autofocus is the more accurate: F1.4 or F2.0?
I don't know if its wider aperture gives the edge to the F1.4 version, or if the F2.0 is more accurate in low light...
I don't care about spedd: I don't mind waiting 1-2 seconds for the lens to focus, but I want it to be accurate ;)
Thanks a lot to share Fuji's stories ;)
@@ChrisBoland Thanks a lot Chris, it helps me. I prefer the F1.4 too ;)
AND John Rutter in the same collection with David... now why are we not talking about that Sir, Sir? You must be Sir Chris Boland :p
Very well spotted :-) They were both taken on the same day at Clare College.
@@ChrisBoland I was on tour with his son at some point and last I heard he was getting into photography, professionally. How about that for a coincidence.
That's really interesting to hear. If I see him again, I'll know how to start a conversation 🙂
I'll give you one better. Tell him you've heard that the 2nd movement of his Gloria has the most difficult passages for woodwinds in a choral work.
😊 I might stand a chance of the conversation lasting more than a few seconds if I stick to photography.
Fantastic images and great work 👍 I am having Fuji X-T3 and Fujinon 56mm1.2 lens.. and planning to get Fuji 35mm1.4 lens .. so just wanted to know how fast 35mm1.4 lens on XT3, is it same fast as 56mm1.2 lens or even slower ? Please let me k ow your experience and inputs to get one.
Thank you Sandeep. The 35 1.4 isn't as fast as the f2 lenses, but is fast enough. I used to struggle with the 35 1.4, but on the XT3 I'm very happy with it. The AF is slower on the XH1 and I'm happy with that too.
Chris The pictures look very nice!!! I'm thinking to buy the 35 mm but I don't know witch one of them to choose, the F2 or the F 1.4. Which one of those two lenses would you say that is the best? Thank you very much for the video!!
Hi Andres. I was looking through someone's pictures recently and they only used 35mm f2 and the pictures are wonderful. But the f1.4 just has something special I think. If a smaller setup is a priority, then f2 is absolutely great. Thanks for your kind words - thanks for watching! 👍
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