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People can't respond well to your question unless you supply more info. What additional lenses do you own? What other ones are you considering? How do you like the 14mm? What kind of photography ...

The FUJINON XF23mmF1.4 R uses an internal focusing system which incorporates a lens group consisting of three cemented lens elements and one aspheric lens element in order to keep weight down. ...

Sorry. I can't duplicate the issue on my X-PRO2.

I agree with your basic point, Greg.  Arguing which is best is rather pointless. Just like arguing whether the 24mm (equiv) fov is better or worse than the 35mm fov is pretty pointless. That said, ...

One of the 35s to complement the 16 if you're limiting yourself to two primes. The bag-o-primes brick, of course, doesn't force you to choose.

Yes. Technically it's a wide angle. Your assertion that it's closest to the human eye is false... in that the question of which is closest is sometimes answered as 22mm. Sometimes 35mm. Sometimes ...

I'd love to see a picture of your X-T2 with 2 viewfinders. 😉

Must be your copy. I'd need to see the same shot from both to be convinced. Yes, I like the 16 for distortion... when I'm seeking to exaggerate perspective, which I sometimes do. But it still won't ...

Don't know what to say. It's not what the independent reviews say, at least if you're talking about resolving power rather than some other lens characteristic.

Look at the difference in lighting between these two. Of course the first will have more "glow." If you shot the identical shot with the 16 you'd likely see the same. Unless you wanted it for ...

Ahhh... A nothing burger or an everything burger. Who's to say? With any FL, it's whether it speaks to you and whether you know what to do with it. Strange definition of wide angle. It's generally ...

Well... Both the 18mm and 23mm are closer to your ideal FOV (31mm equivalent) than the 16mm. Just saying... I actually really enjoy the 24mm (EQ) FOV, but I get excellent results there from the ...

Not sure where you heard that about the 16mm. Optically, they are quite similar.  Resolution charts at both optical limits and Lenstip suggest that, if anything, the 23mm is slightly sharper ...

It sounded that way to me too. I certainly hope Fuji doesn't try to correct WA perspective distortion, which is a "feature" of shooting at 15mm.

According to Lenstip, the resolution of both lenses at F/1.4 is the same. And the 16mm never reaches the maximum resolution achieved by the 23mm. It essentially comes down to which FL you prefer ...

Yes... Here's the correct one: https://www.lenstip.com/398.1-Lens_review-Fujifilm_Fujinon_XF_23_mm_f_1.4_R.html

It's also normal for very expensive wide angle lenses. Any lens that is this wide "expands" the people on the side of the photo.  It would be helpful for you to read about the nature of shooting ...

You should have ended with "good for you." He hardly sounded like any kind of Fuji police."

Well... You could buy the 80 and get an excellent portrait lens with excellent OIS that stabilizes your shots on ANY Fuji body. No need for the X-H1 with that lens.

But not with the 80!!