Is the 23mm F2 a bad lens?

Bob Tullis wrote:

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...

No facts come from Greg, just promotional emotional hype. And many let him get away with it. Go figure.

Bob, really?  Come on man.  That is totally unfair.  I know you don't like me but you shouldn't slam me with a new guy who we don't know yet and who is coming out of the gate with negative vibes and bad language and has failed to state an actual problem while editorializing against Fuji.  You know I don't blindly support Fuji.  You know I'm perfectly capable of switching systems today if I want to.  Not fair.  Unlike even you.  I'm getting PMs on Flickr from at least ten guys asking what the deal is with you and I don't have an answer.  Everything I said to Lance is good and you know it.  I'm still waiting to hear his list of issues and problems.

Bob, I never question your knowledge as an old-school fine photographer.  I don't know why you have to do that with me 5 times a week.  Come on...

Greg Johnson, San Antonio, Texas
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