Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 Lens: A Closer Look
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- The Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 Lens review! Is it the magical lens that every one says it is? Does it have that special sauce that everyone is clamouring about? In this video I share my thoughts and experience with this lens.
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Fuji's 35mm f/1.4 looks to be a Sonnar design, which has a specific rendering and some of the most loved lenses happen to be sonnars. There have been many legendary sonnars.
What do you guys think of the 35mm f1.4? Thumbs up if you love it!
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my favorite lense
It is said that newer copies of this lens didn't have flimsy aperture ring. Mine is 2018 (s/n starts with 88) and I feel everything is fine.
Great video! I just picked up this lens this week and although the sound is soooo old school, the quality of the photos are gorgeous. Shooting my first indoor family session next week and hoping this will be my main driver for the indoor shots, alongside the 23 f2 and then ofc the gorgeous 90 for outdoor, cause that is just in a league of its own 🙌🏽
the 90mm & 35mm F1.4 is a great pairing! Great choices i hope you enjoy them :D
Well I believe one simple reason why people love it so much is that it has one of the best micro contrast (top5) of all Fujifilm lenses together with great close focus capabilities (0.28m with 0.17x mag), really versatile focal lenght (35mm), useful max aperture (F1.4) and small size. It's also well priced and fairly cheap, not around $1000 like many other best Fujifilm lenses.
It is rare to have all these great things in one lens.
Nailed it! I agree with all of that! Thanks for watching ♥️😲
I love your videos man. A great balance between true tech reviews, awesome personality and humor. Love it. Keep it real
Haha thanks man I appreciate the kind words...🙈🙈🙈
@@Iamtongue The pleasure is all mine! God bless. Ps. I'm saving for that 35mm lense now. Thank you
Wonderful review! Didn’t buy into the hype until I got it used for a nice price recently. It’s become my to go lens on the xt2!
It’s special isn’t it? 😌
Set AF limit to 0.3m to 1.8m combined with pre-estimating the distance between camera to subject will suppress the chatter sound a bit as it less likely to go crazy hunting for focus. AF limit + point at focal point in range.
When I sold my a7rii for the xt3 the 35 1.4 was the first lens I got for it and instantly saw the magic. I’ll be keeping this lens forever although admittedly after getting the 56 I don’t use it that often but for when you just want to take one lens it’s perfect in my opinion
Hey welcome to the cool side😲🤠
Hey dude ! so in regards to retouching (ex Lead editorial retoucher for Revolve/Fwrd here) are you exporting your files with that baked in fuji grain? if so i would try to process out without it and add your own later after you edit. I find multiple rounds of Dodge and burning then frequency separation to be absolutely key in retouching under what i call "hard data - grain, texture, etc". obviously you know how to retouch already but i would do a Freq. Sep at smaller scale and then a broader one later then mask it in only in the regions you are struggling with. Anyways if you ever want to chat about workflow just hit me up. Great vid btw, convinced me to pick up this lens for my newly acquired xpro2. Maybe ill get a taste of what your talking about soon enough haha
Thanks for watching Andrew! I'm in the process of learning to improve my retouching! It's great to know that I have folks in this community willing to help out. I appreciate that man thank you🥰
I have it and agree! One of my faves!
Didnt know you still shoot with the x system... I thought it was only the GFX
@@Iamtongue Of the last 10 shoots 6 have been with the XT series and 4 with the GFXs's. In fact the last two were with the XT4 and the 10-24 WR lens.
I can't wait for your review of the 33mm, your verdict may influence my purchasing decision (no pressure). :)
I'm hoping that the 33mm will have the same character and dreamy look as the 35mm, but I don't know if that's possible. From the small pool of comparisons I saw the 35mm seems to have a slight "filmic filter" whereas the 33mm removes it for a clearer image.
I'm looking forward to the new 23mm though, I've been liking the images I've seen - maybe the wider focal lengths are better suited for a clinical look? I probably don't know what I'm talking about. :P
I’m currently testing the 33 1.4 vs my copy of the 35 1.4 and the 35 f2. I’ll sum up my findings so far:
Old 1.4 lens is notably softer, less contrasty, and exhibits plenty of chromatic abberation when wide open. By f2 it outpaces the sharpness of the 35 f2 with less overalls chromatic aberration than the 35 f2.
The 33 1.4 is sharper, has better contrast, and has almost no visible fringing starting at 1.4. You get what you pay for. The differences (on the 40 MP XT5 sensor) are night and day.
Next up (should be here early next week) is the Sigma 30 f1.4 vs the 33 1.4. I suspect it will be the second best lens in the normal prime lens shootout. Based on what I’ve seen so far, the ranking is as follows:
33 f1.4, (Sigma - anticipated), 35 f1.4, and lastly 35 f2
Great review...let the magical come to me:))
Thanks for watching😀
I think the problem with the new modern lenses and cameras is that they want them to be both photography and video tools at the same time, which makes them too big, too heavy and too expensive. That does not benefit mirrorless cameras, which should stay fairly small. I think they should start making cameras and lenses separately for video and photos. Well at least they seem to start doing something like that with XH-2.
Somewhere along the way they forgot why they made mirrorless cameras now a days some mirrorless lenses are bigger than DSLR 🥲😲
@@Iamtongue agree
Excellent review. I love the orangish tint in your portraits.
Thank you
your videos are amazing my man! What lens did you use to shoot this talking head shot of yourself? It looks great!
Thanks kelvin! In this talking head video I used the 16-55mm f2.8 with the xt4! Thanks for watching ☺️
@@Iamtongue One more question. Do you think the fuji 35mm f1.4 has good auto focus for video?
@@kelvinyong7555 it does not.
Agree with you, not the sharpest and not the best autofocus, but everytime, it feels special for every render it's produced.
Great video with awesome photos 👌 how does this lens compare to the new 33mm f1.4?? I’ve had the 35mm f2 for years now and all I’ve heard is the crazy reviews about the 1.4 version and now I’ve sold my 35mm f2 for the new 33mm 1.4 just because every one loves this 35mm 1.4
Im going to get one in my hands for a review soon... But from early reviews everyone likes it. Image quality is like the 18mm f1.4 LM WR so it's sharp in the center and corner as well. If you like that clinical sterile look the 33mm is great! I'm envious you purchased the 33.. 🥲🥲🥲
Seeing is believing when it comes to the 33 f1.4. Compared to the 35 f1.4 and f2 (which I am currently doing with all three lenses side by side) the 33 is in a league of its own wide open. By f2, the 35s are still not close to the 33 in terms of sharpness and chromatic aberration control. And that’s just in the Center. The corners don’t approach the 33 on either 35 until f4.
Next up in the comparison is the Sigma 30. Should have some feedback by next week.
I love the 35 1.4 also. It is glued to my X Pro 3. Yeah I hate that it isn’t weather sealed also but honestly for most people it isn’t a big deal. I’m not shooting in sand storms. Lol I sold it a while back to downsize my kit also thinking I would be happy with the 35 F2 over it. But nope, I ended up buying another 1.4 when I found it used in a local shop. It is an untouchable, and I dont think I’m even going to waste my time or money trying the 33 1.4. Lemme know how it goes for you if you get that lens :D
I will probably buy one just to review it for you guys 🤠🤠🤠 but I have a feeling I'm not going to like it as much as the 35mm.
Could be wrong but that wormy grain is from using higher iso photo and editing on lightroom. From my understanding capture one helps with eliminating that wormy grainy look from high iso. Just my 2 cents
Ya and my workflow involves LR and PS I am not going to change my workflow for C1. The UI is not something Im use to. Unless image quality is drastically Better in C1 (which it isn't) there's no need to change.
Great portraits!!!
Thanks man!
I want to try it now. ❤
try it out its awesome!
I was going to complain when you said this lens is loud, but when I heard it in this video, I was shocked at how loud it is. Here is the thing, the one I have I can barely hear it. It’s way more quiet than the one in this video. I guess I got lucky. I love this lens.
That's very intersting that you have a different persepctive. I've used many copies of the XF 35mm F1.4 and the AF noise was consistent through these copies. I guess yours is a rare case!
The 35 was my first lens when I get the X Pro 1! It’s so damned solid!
spoiled right off the jump!
@@Iamtongue Bro, I’ve bought and sold that lens like 4 times. 😂😂. I always want it after I sell it. I want the new trio of 1.4s or I may follow you on your switch to…….. 😂😂😂😂😂
@@eksmaan 😂
Great photos!
Thank you 😊
You are funny! I really enjoyed this video. I just tried the fuji 33 1.4 WR LM. I was on the fence between the 35 1.4 and the 33 1.4. I sent the 33 1.4 back. It is sharp, it has fast zoom, it is a solid lens BUTTTTTT it is "clinical". I just ordered the 35 1.4 because the way I see it, I am not shooting for sharpness. I am shooting to have images that stand out to me in a more film like look. Dare I say it, with "magic".
I also bought and returned the fuji 18 1.4 LM WR for the same reason. The 18 is sharp and clinical. Instead I ordered the 16-55 2.8 fuji for the wide shots. For the price of the 18 1.4, I can get the 16-55 and yes it does not do 1.4 BUT at 18, 1.4 does not blur the background much anyways (because of fov).
So my final kit will be:
simga 56 1.4
fuji 35 1.4
fuji 16-55 2.8
I think that will serve all of my needs.
Eventually may also get the 50-140 OR fuji 90 f2.
haha thanks for watching man.... i know alot of folks won't like that clinical look, but i still think paired with fuji's film recipes you get a good look out of it..
I got recently 35 mm f 1,4 for my Fuji XT 4.
I love it with close ups, it realy gives sharp and cool portraits.
But when i shoot full body shot with lil bit high iso- the focus of it lives its own life and i get a little blured shots and not sharp as i expected to be on Fuji XT 4((
I'm so sad about it
That i begin to hate shooting full body shots on little high ISO (250-350)😁
Sorry can i ask one question
I got my 35 mm f 1.4
But i eant something more sharp and professional
How do you thing my next lense should be 90 mm? I watched your videos
And i see it's autofocus is sharp and fast, isnt't it?
The 90mm is a bit tight for something that is just starting out... I would try it out first before making a purchase.. otherwise it's an amazing sharp lens and I love it. The images are so crisp from it... Have you tried looking at the 56mm f1.2 or the 50mm f2? Both are great and not as tight as the 90
Got the same problem, I was very very disapointed too, sold the xf 35 , now waiting for the 33
ISO 250-320 isn't high at all. Don't worry too much about noise. When I first started I was so afraid of it my ISO was always around 100, but that means my shutter speed is so slow most of the shots are blurry. A sharp but noisy photo is more usable than a blurry and clean photo. The XT4 is perfectly clean and usable up to 3200 for anything. If you're getting blurry shots, move your shutter speed to at least 1/250.
I've been shooting cats and people at ISO 6400 every night after work, no issues with the noise. As long as the image is exposed right, it'll be ok. Let the shadows be shadows.
If accurate and reliable autofocus are a requirement with the 35f1.4, prepare to be disappointed.
Your images are straight goated, I’m really trying to not buy this lens but you make it hard faaaaar
haha thanks man. If you can find it for a deal i would recommend it. It's good
Your miles may vary… I own the 35 f1.4 and generally like the image rendering. My two problems: on the 40 MP sensor, it’s softer than I would like it to be, and I simply can’t trust the autofocus to nail any modicum of subject movement.
I photograph my nieces and nephews frequently, and I just don’t trust the lens at all. For still subjects, it’s still worthy of production. It’s arguably Fuji’s most characterful lens.
wish Fuji would have done this glass with the new 33mm goods. I think will try the 33 with a Tif Glimmer glass 1/2 or some other combo. cheers. love the vids
Thanks for watching 🫶
This lens is special 😍
yes it is thanks for watching
Did you use this 35/1.4 to make this vidéo ? Thanks
No it was filmed with the xf16-55mm f2.8
Old but gold obviously
Is there a chance that the grain on the faces that you see is actually just make up? I love the lens and i feel its one of the sharpest i have ever used. I do feel it picks up the pours of the skin as well. Dont think thats a flaw. Its just sharpness
nooo man.. the 35mm f1.4 has this softness to it wide open. it's not that sharp at all... it could be the makeup but i've noticed this on other people, with and without make up.
do a video on X-T4 portrait settings/film simulations
you got it!
@@Iamtongue blesss i just got my x-t4 with a 16mm
thanks for the nice review. will take up photography again after a few years and is stuck to go over to fuji. have intended to buy this lens and strangely enough you have taken photos with the 2 cameras I choose between.
sees many benefits with x h1 while xs 10 is small o light.
however, I like all the pictures you posted better when they e taken with x h1, more movie feel and magic for me. xs 10 seems to have more contrast and cleaner images. e it imagination or what do you think about the cameras?
is it possible to get the softer look even with xs 10?
because as I said it has its advantages with smaller and lighter camera.
Sincerely
Joakim
ya its just how i edit them back when I was using the XH1 vs how I edit htem now. So you shouldnt worry about it too much
Ok thanks, if you have to pick one of the cameras will it be the xs 10 then or is the x h1 still in the game you think?
Best regard
Joakim
@@jockes8653 id get the xs10 for its formfactor.. if you’re doing video and you need that 10 bit codec than the XH1 makes sense.
oki thanks, no the advantages I have seen are better viewfinders, take photos a lot manually and start to see worse, better screen, shutter button and better buttons and knobs, also like the display.
so e most weight against really provided not e e marked difference in image quality which I have not seen, fast autofocus does not matter.
Best regards joakim
@@jockes8653 yes viewrrfinder and all That goes to the XH1 I haven’t had a XH1 years so I forgot about all that.. I’m usually into the image quality
I think I will buy this lens, the only think I didn't like was the background music, everything else was great.
Ya you should get it! It’s amazing
what does it mean when you say "clinical"? I'm new to photography
A clean sharp look. Just think photos shot on sony cams and lenses
If i have budget , this is on my list
I highly recommend. It’s good!
Le meilleur objectif de fuji depuis 12 ans, je l’adore. Le premier objectif que j’ai acheté quand je suis passé chez fuji.
still amazing : D
As a wedding photographer and a previous Fujifilm shooter. I just don’t find this 35mm f/1.4 magical for my use. Even on a XT3/4, the lens struggles to autofocus especially under tracking or lowlight. Center sharpness is great wide open but corners are just ok, CA is not well controlled, lens hood is a must to avoid flare and lost of contrast when shooting into the light. For that, I chose the 35mm f/2 over the f/1.4 as my tool in my wedding kit. Video wise, none of the Fujifilm offerings are great. f/1.4 is too noisy and poor autofocus. f/2 the focusing breathing is horrible. Give or take, if you want an autofocus 35mm for video on Fujifilm, the viltrox is a better option out of the bunch. Looking forward with the 33mm f/1.4, I think it will be a great alternative!
"previous Fujifilm shooter" 🥲🥲🥲 what do you shoot with now?
And I'm excited for the 33mm f1.4 for reasons you've mentioned as well
@@Iamtongue I switched to…….Nikon!
@@ericthestone phew I thought you switched to......Sony 😳
@Iamtongue And when are you switching to……Sony? Lol
Can you put this lense on an x100v ?
no.
Seriously Fujifilm how is this man not one of your creators. Lord knows there are not enough quality CZcams channels that share content on your cameras and lens or they switch over to …. Sony. Don’t mess this up we got a good one help him help you.
LMFAO I'm working on it bro🥲 but thank you for the vote of confidence..i do feel I offer something different than the others on this platform... 🤗
I am on the verge of getting my first camera (probably in a week) and I just cannot decide between an X100V or another camera and this lens. I want to just stop using my phone for photos and take any photo from my camera and carry it with me everywhere (which the V is perfect for) but videos like this... I just can't decide what should I do. I know if I get let's say an X-S10 and a 35 f1.4 I'll get lazy and won't take it out as much because of the size as I would the X100V... Any suggestions :(
That's a tough one man! If you're interest in photography is strong I would reccomend the xs10 becausse you can switch lenses and get a little more versatility. It just makes more sense to start out with something like that than the x100v. Although the x100v is a great camera it's also limiting being a fixed focal length. If you don't like it you can always sell it and buy the other one that's what I do all the time 😜
I won't be helping you since I'll go the other way from what iamtongue suggested...
The 35 is magical. One of my favorites, have had it for almost 10 years now. Will probably never sell it.
But what has brought me to fuji was the original x100. With the tele and wide converter you have a 3 focal length solution that is great.
But what has made me keep one of the x100 always is the size, and the silence. Of you never used one you will be impressed. No shutter sound at all. Very useful in the right situations. Plus can sync with a flash at any speed.
I consider my x100 as an autonomous 23mm lens... When going out, it gives me the option of having a telelens in one of the x cameras, and my x100 to cover the wide side.
It's an experience of its own.
@@Iamtongue i have never seen the effect you mention. Plus the 35 is not noisy, it just likes to hum appreciatively to you (yes it is my favorite, can not find any faults with it, or with it's longer siblings, 56 and 90).
As for the gainyness I don't know how it can be lens related. I remember seeing somewhere someone testing shutter speed vs iso as a source of noise, so maybe there is something to it. But I don't know. But I do love the more environment portraits i get with it
Thank you for both of your toughtful responses :)
I think if you get the x100v it should be a second camera. Good for street bit not very versatile. I wish Fuji made an x100v that had a removable lens.
good video.
Thanks!
I will never sell mine. I love it. ❤
amazing! It's so good :D
good energy
thanks man!
I would like to see an example of this lens vs another that you say results in skin issues. Generally skin issues are related to X-Trans. Some of them are due to noise reduction giving the skin a plastic look. The others are tied to the raw processor. Lightroom has a talent of screwing up Fuji images. Yes, I have heard over five times now that lightroom has fixed the issue. The truth is that the issue is not fixed. Not when you compare it to other raw processors. It has been reduced, however. I am not saying you are wrong, but would like to see what you mean with some examples.
I don't use noise reduction... I thought it was Lightrooms sharpening... So I've tested it where I would remove it entirely and these little "textures" would be there. It would be less apparent but it's still there... I have another friend who just picked one up and commented the same thing. I don't use other raw processor to comment if this is indeed an Adobe Lightroom thing.
@@Iamtongue Thanks for pointing it out. I will do my own tests to see if I notice the same thing. I do think I have noticed the same with an adapted lens, but dismissed it. Perhaps there is something to it.
@@sebastiang7183 cheers man let me know how it goes!
I think it might be. I had weird noise issues with lightroom and have been using affinity photo on my ipad and haven't had any noise issues with that.
I usually had it on smoother kinda matte surfaces generally with night/dark scenes. I was using a 23mm f2
Stop making me buy this lens!!! 😆😆😆 thanks brother.
hhahahha thank You!
i enjoyed the close up of your face and then i saw the food between your teeth =) lol love you
It must be the shit I need a tic tac
the grain on the person's face is called caked up makeup
Ohhh 😮
QC makes a huge difference between Japan and China built hi-end items.
What about manual focus ?
i have never used manual focus on this lens, i find single point AF gets me good enough results.
@@Iamtongue Ok thank you
But seriously, where do I get that shirt?
Haha I got it on teepublic!
I can't help but feel that a majority of the sentiment related to the 35mm 1.4 lens is due to it being nearly a decade old and people having more time practicing with it. I promise I am not looking for trouble or to argue, but I have been struggling over what lens to get between the 33mm and the older 35mm F1.2 and I have heard a lot of debate over the character of the lens. However, when pressed to show what that means people will often defer to "it's impossible to describe" or provide images comparisons that I cannot for the life of me see what they are talking about. If the character comes from softness between the subject and the background, the shape of bokeh balls or fringing, can't we simply get this quality by shooting with the 33mm lens differently, or by making alterations in post? You would have the benefit then of having a sharper lens when needed, better focusing to land more shots when it's critical (children make this very hard), the potential for more poor weather shots and better low light photography.
Hey man. Yes you can make alterations in post. But that's just more work for you in post and for some people they don't know how to edit in post nor do they want to. They don't know how to emulate certain looks, some are the purists where they just want to get everything done right in camera. So this lens will provide that without having to spend hours learning Photoshop.. You see where I am coming from? Yes this look is hard to describe, just as like the full frame look is hard to describe just like the medium format is hard to describe. These are things you just gotta experience first hand for yourself. Thanks for watching 😊
Is there any other Fuji lense who have the same magic ?
Not the same.. I think the 90mm f2 renders out some great images
I would say the 56..
and than you made a video...i sold my 35 1.4.....
HAHA i'm sorry
Am I the only one here with a silent 35 1.4??
Hahaha never heard of such a thing 😂😂😂🤣
Some of your pictures look too sharp. I like the soft filmic ones.
I agree man. 👍 Cheers
(4:35) "This lens is f****** loud". Really? Really? Please, try any autofocussing lens from Minolta, Olympus or Nikon made from 1985 to 1990. That's lawnmower loud for you...
It's all relative man... 👍
All I saw was the piece of lettuce in your tooth. Nice lens though.
🥲
Yea you should retire that 35mm f1.4 onto my x-e4
The chances of that happening is when I switch to sony....🥲🥲🥲 LOL
An 8 year old lens is not old!
It's old for Fuji 😜
that intro was a waste of my time. Heres a like for your work I appreciate but jeez please no more.
oh my bad lol
There is no magic. That's just a marketing hype.The sound is awful. The AF is too slow. I am selling it now, getting rid of it ... overdue. The 33/1.4 ordered.
Different strokes for different folks. I'm gonna try to get the new 33 as well. 😎