Is the 23mm F2 a bad lens?

Lance Michael wrote:

Greg7579 wrote:

MrTapi wrote:

Greg7579 wrote:

Very badly worded question but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and answer it. The answer is no, absoltely not. Its a very fine lens. The 23/35/50 F2s are all great little lenses.

Oh, and what are you talking about on that "blurry" comment? The X100F has a great F2 prime and there is nothing even remotely blurry about it. There are no blurry Fuji lenses. There are no "bad" Fuji lenses. Fuji makes some of the best, or perhaps the best, glass in the world.

Greg Johnson, San Antonio, Texas
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I think this is a very poorly worded answer. A blanket statement such as 'Fuji makes no bad lenses' is just a silly cliché, and really brings nothing to the conversation. The 'good' or 'bad' is always relative to something, and in this case relative to Fuji lens line-up. Even with Fuji there will always be some lenses that are 'better' than others, and some that are 'worse' than others.

What is more, many would argue, that at least at some point, there has been a significant variation. Everyone who has returned a XF 18-55mm, for example, might argue that Fuji does make bad lenses.

Nonsense. You are badly mistaken, Sir. Fuji makes no bad lenses, and the question was worded poorly and started this thread off very badly, giving it almost no hope for sensible survival.

You must be new here.

By the way, the 18-55 is a great little lens. If you make that argument here, saying that the 18-55 is a bad lens so therefore Fuji makes bad lenses, you are going to be laughed off the forum. This thread just keeps getting more ridiculous. It was actually saved by a guy having trouble with the new XT-3.

Greg Johnson, San Antonio, Texas
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I think we'll laugh you off the forum. Where did he say the 18-55 is a bad lens? You sure do enjoy exaggerations...

Lance,

This is sn international forum.  If English is not your first language, I'm not going to argue the nuances with you and if so I will back way off.  If English is your first language, then you may want to study more because I detect a reading comprehension problem.

The 18-55 is not a bad lens. It is a great lens for its size, weight and price.  You need to figure out your camera before you start drawing conclusions and posting hard on here.

If you think I'm going to get laughed off here you are dillusional.  I've been around here a long time and have earned my combat medals.  Prove you are for real.  If you have a problem with the XT-3, tell us what it is.  I might help you if I have time.  If I don't, someone else will.  Stop bitching and post your issue with the XT-3.  You haven't earned the right to editorialize against Fuji yet.  Have a nice weekend.

GregJohnson, San Antonio, Texas
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