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The Fujifilm 23 - the 2.0 or the 1.4?

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Rod McD Veteran Member • Posts: 8,589
Re: The Fujifilm 23 - the 2.0 or the 1.4?
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Hi,

I too am a hiker, and interested in landscape and nature photography. I bought the original 16/1.4, 23/1.4 and 35/1.4 years ago, when they were the only 16, 23 and 35 available. To these I added the 60mm. The 23/1.4 gave me some great images at the landscape apertures I actually use. I've no use for f1.4 either - it's a redundant aperture for me that just adds weight and cost.

It all started to get a bit heavy for an overnight hiking kit with three fast lenses. When Fuji brought out the small lenses, I changed my 16 for the 16/2.8 and my 23 for the 23/2, keeping the 35/1.4 which is fairly small anyway. I banked the change and never looked back. I've just never missed f1.4 in either wide angle lens. No interest in it. If you can get a used 23/2 for a good price, buy it and compare your two 23's for yourself.

Small matters..... the 23/2 is slightly wider in FOV than the 23/1.4. I'm also aware that many people have reported the 23/2 to be soft wide open at MFD. I've never actually bothered to confirm it for myself. I have no understanding why anyone would use a WA lens wide open to take close-ups at MFD and actually expect good IQ.

Over time I added the 27WR and recently bought the XF30 macro. So I've now got a cluster of small lenses to choose from..... I usually hike with three.

Don't know if any of that helps.

Cheers, Rod

 Rod McD's gear list:Rod McD's gear list
Fujifilm X-T4 Voigtlander 90mm F3.5 APO-Lanthar SL II Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 60mm F2.4 R Macro Fujifilm XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS +13 more
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