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Fujifilm 35mm F/1.4 vs F/2

Started Jun 15, 2019 | Polls thread
John Gellings
John Gellings Veteran Member • Posts: 9,743
Re: Fujifilm 35mm F/1.4 vs F/2
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Sorabhs wrote:

akin_t wrote:

f/2 has WR, is slightly more compact and faster/quieter autofocus; that's where the differences end.

Image quality is a wash, all the talk about "magic" can be attributed to f/1.4; and if money was no object, I would get the f/1.4

Let's be real here, all Fuji lenses have passable autofocus, most of us on this forum are not shooting in the rain, and the size difference is also a wash for most "should I take it" considerations.

I'm not saying the f/2 is bad, but the f/1.4 has f/1.4, there's nothing that can replace that.

The magic is not down to the lens being 1.4. It goes way beyond that and unless you’ve used it you really can’t comment.

As someone who has used both extensively... I would say the magic is in it having less depth of field at 1.4.  If not, we wouldn't see only wide open shots when trying to show the magic of this lens.

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