What do you think of the Fuji 23mm f2 lens and how do you like shooting at the classic 35mm FF field of view?

@danielrbrunt

3 жыл бұрын

35mm focal length is my favourite

@drewcroucher

3 жыл бұрын

Thinking of buying one of these l! Thanks for the review and awesome photos👍🙏

@SourianteOrange

3 жыл бұрын

Curious about 35mm/f2 and 50mm/f2. Talking about the current video, 23mm is a great and sharp lens. I agree on all your points. However, I prefer to use 27mm/2.8 for the street with xt30 body. When we talk about zoom lenses, I use them with t4.

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

The 35mmf2 is a phenomenal lens! And from what I hear about the 50mmf2 it is the same. I will be making a video on the 35mmf2 soon, so look out for that :) Never shot with the 27mm but have wanted to try it! Thank you for your comment and watching the vid! 🙏🏽

@SourianteOrange

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip I am into new perspectives and I will be waiting for that video on 35mm/f2. 27mm/mk I is a sharp lens. You get the right amount of subjects in the frame. Personal point of view, 23mm sometimes gives too much information into the frame. I would get it for doc photography (protests for ex.). However, I believe that this 23mm lens must be updated and we can confirm that looking the one on x100v. Smaller, sharper, faster. Back to 27mm, there is a new one. So, wait for it and you could rent them both for a comparison video. All in all, having 27mm on xt30 body, you will have the new e4 without the weaknesses. I wish you a good luck on this YT journey. Keeping YT with fresh views and creativity is the only way to keep YT meaningful. Be well, Timothy!

SOLID!! This really looks so professional, well done on the capturing and editing

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Drew! 🙏🏽

The Fujicrons-23mm-35mm-50mm f2 lenses all offer exceptional quality for their respective price points, IMHO. Nice job on the review, covering the strength & weakness of this focal length.😊

I like how you've spend most of the video's time explaining the technical aspect each street photo for this len. Nice seeing Sydney, never been.

Amazing photos!!! I had no idea how versatile this lens is!!! Thanks for the info!

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Skyler! 🙏🏽

Great review & images! I have the 23 & it is my first choice lens for most of my urban & street work. Great lens!📷👌🏾

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve, I appreciate the kind words! The 23mmf2 is too my first choice when it comes to street! Love that FL for it! Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽✨

Fantastic video. Your image samples are awesome and your entire presentation is extremely well done. I've subscribed. Can't wait to see more.

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Craig! 👊🏽 35mm f2 vid in the making and coming up next!

Quality video, mate. Definitely made my mind up for my next lens.

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! I think you’ll enjoy it v much!

super thanks for this video bro!

Great review Timothy!

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Riaz! Cheers!

Nice informative video. And some lovely shots🥂 I’ve just subscribed.

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, kind sir!

Thanks for the review 🤜🏼🤛🏼

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 👊🏽💥

Very good, thank you. Can't wait to see the one on the 16mm 1.4

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Eric! The 16mm f1.4, will come at some point! 😉

I love this lens and agree 100% with your thoughts!

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Glad we’re on the same page on this great lens! 😁 Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽

Great review

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome B-roll!

@danielrbrunt

3 жыл бұрын

Solid aperture clicks on that lens

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan! 🙏🏽👊🏽

Love this lens. Regarding the hood and cap, one trick that I do is when transporting the lens capped, I remove the hood then install the cap directly on the lens, and then reinstall the hood. This prevents accidental loss of the cap since the squeeze tabs are now protected by the hood. If you install the cap to the hood directly, you will eventually hit one of the squeeze tabs and possibly loose the cap.

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Albert! Good tip! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the information. I’m considering moving from Sony to Fuji Film. Such great quality build lens. I’m keen to try this 23mmf2 lens out.

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That would be a huge move! Good stuff!

Thanks. Since I only had the 16-50 3.5, which for center of the lens sharpness and macro is pretty crazy good, this will give me the edge to edge I need for a specific project, where I will also need the 5.6 for some depth of field. Yes, too bad no ois, but my project can be done with tripod and timer. I can always get one or two macro adapters down the road.

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Good points! OIS would definitely be nice to have! I’ve been eyeing on the 80mm 2.8 for quite some time now myself. Thank you for the comment and watching!

The 23mm is in my opinion a real do-it-all lens, and i used one for over 2 years paired with a 50/56 lens. But I've recently changed up my kit to a 16/35 combo, just for something different. Still, the 23 is in my opinion the most versatile lens. :)

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

I like the 16/35mm combo! What do you shoot mostly? All hail the 23mm! 🙌🏽😊 Thank you for your commrnt and watching!!

I am awaiting this being delivered and just noticed the close up reviews which are also comparing with the 23mm 1.4 . I am happier now as is pointed out 1.4 is almost double the price . I will be using for landscapes and daily rather than close ups in any event.I would probably buy a macro lens if want to use for more close ups or use my nikon dslr.

@TimothyYip

Жыл бұрын

Hey sorry for the late reply! Hope the f2 has been serving you well! It’s truly an amazing lens!

@silverfire01

Жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip Hi yes thanks is very good. I found it good for landscapes also.

The best lens I ever owned. I had it on my XT2 so often that I ended up selling both and replacing with an X100V, which is basically the same. I love the X100V, mainly for its size, but I've always felt the images from the 23mm F2 and XT2 were better - sharper and just better - hard to explain. But I sometimes consider selling my X100V and trading for an XE4 and this 23mm lens. One day maybe

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Hey James, that’s interesting hear! I haven’t used the x100v before but read and heard raving reviews on that body including the updated lens from the x100f. I love the 23mmf2, definitely my fav lens for street work.

@bLaffix

Жыл бұрын

The XF23mm f2 is actually a bit wider than 35mm equivalent. It's more like 31-32mm. This creates a little more wide angle distortion, making for more interesting images IMO.

You’re the only other person I know that likes the lens hood. I like it a lot too. I wish it wasn’t plastic but the design doesn’t bother me. I tried the metal lens hood Fuji makes for this lens and while it’s pricey, it’s also really nice but it extends the length of the lens a little too much for me so I returned it.

@TimothyYip

11 ай бұрын

Haha I get that! I’ve been tempted to get the square hood one for the longest time but I still haven’t been able to spend that amount on it yet 😆

Great review! Very nice pictures! What camera did u use for them?

@TimothyYip

11 ай бұрын

Thank you @iuriltube! I shot all the images with the X-T3!

@iuriltube

11 ай бұрын

@@TimothyYip xt3 is a classic!

@TimothyYip

11 ай бұрын

It sure is! But I haven’t touched it much since I got my X-T5! Only use the X-T3 when I need both bodies for shooting weddings 😆 What body do you use?

Thanks for the very informative review of this lens. Since I am transitioning from Canon to Fuji I am trading my canon 24 1.4 for the 23 f2. I am getting older, and will be doing more travel so I am focusing on the mirrorless system now. I really appreciated your image samples, and the overall production quality of this video. You did a fantastic job. The one thing I would have liked to see is some video samples using this lens, which is what I am very interested in as well as stills since I have an X-S10 body. Regardless I really appreciated your thoughts on this lens, which i pick up today! Yeah!

@TimothyYip

Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul! That’s a big and great move migrating to a mirrorless system! I never looked back ever since I did the same going from the Nikon D850 to the X-T3! I will keep that in mind with the video samples for my next video (XF 35mm F2)! That’s exciting news on picking up this lens today! Thank you for your kind words and hope you enjoy the lens!

@1960ceramic

Жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip Well, I got the lens and I am very happy with it. I am still learning how my X-S10 works, and I am certain I will create great images like you, although I am more of a landscape shooter! LOL! For now I will keep my remaining Canon gear (5Dsr, 24-70 L, 16-35 IS L, and 70-200 f4 IS L) as I am having a hard time parting with my 50 mp camera and the amazing images I get from it! Take care Timothy, and keep up the great work you present. Bye for now. I just subscribed for your channel!

@TimothyYip

Жыл бұрын

That’s a very nice Canon kit you have there with the holy trinity! The X-S10 is a great body, I’m sure you’ll love the pairing with the 23mm f2! Here’s to you capturing some great images with it! 🍻 thank you for the follow! Means a lot to me to continue with this!

@1960ceramic

Жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip Hey Timothy! I am loving this lens! I took more time today to play with it and it is sharp! All the best.

In the picture with the lady in a swimsuit with rhe city in the background, what F stop was that shot in?

This lens sits on my xt30 most of the time or my xe1. Great lens but must say that the I slightly favor the 1.4 version in terms of IQ. But they are very close.

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know! Would love to do a comparison one day. Thanks for your comment and watching the video!

Hi Timothy, I just want to know if your aperture blades would make a sound when autofocusing especially when you set the lens at an aperture other than f2. Also, what body do you use?

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeremiah! I don’t hear any audible sound from the aperture blades when autofocusing in or outside of f2. I’m using a X-T3. Thanks for watching!

Excellent review Timothy, What do you think about the 35mm F2.0?

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Eddie! I love the 35mm f2! It contains all the good characteristics of the 23mmf2 and it’s even sharper and no softness at its minimal focus distance! The 50mm FF equiv used to be my favourite focal length to shoot with for the longest time and the Fujifilm’s 35mm is no exception, top class lens in all aspects. I’ll be doing a review on the 35mm soon, stay tuned! I appreciate your kind words and thank you for watching! 🙏🏽

@Laertesthebarber76

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip how good is the 35mn f2 for videos? autofocus?

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Laertes! 35mmf2 is good for vid work, very fast focus and no focusing noise, but you’d definitely want to shoot it with a gimbal or have the X-T4 at the very minimum for the IBIS, as it gets quite shaky hand held. I don’t have either of the two mentioned so I can say I experience the shakiness first hand 😅 Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽

@ericthestone

3 жыл бұрын

@@Laertesthebarber76 It suffers from focus breathing! AF is good though.

Hi tim, can you recomend which lens should I use in coffee shop environvent? I wanna go with 35mm but I doubt that it's too close when shooting on counter coffee brewing.

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there! I’d personally go with the 23mm but if you have a lot of space then 35mm wouldn’t be a bad choice for it.

Hi it was nice review I wanna ask if you choose only two prime lenses which prefer? Xf 18 f2.8 Xf 23 f2 Xc 35 f2 Its for traveling , shoot landscape , architecture and foods Also , shoot video as well

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Hey I think if you could chose two for the type of photography you listed, I would go with the 18mm and the 35mm since 23mm will be too close to either end. Thank you for watching and your comment!

@urangz1622

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip thank you :)

Good review. I agree with most of the points but for me the 16mmf1.4 is the most versatile lens though

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! What do you mostly shoot? Thank you for your comment and watching! 👊🏽💥

@ThierryGibralta

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip landscape, street and portrait. I also own the 23mmf2 and I use it quite a bit. But in low light and for those close up shots, the 16mmf1.4 is just the one I would always use. Great video, thanks for that!

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

I use the 16mmf1.4 myself for landscape, portraits and also events myself! That lens is in a complete different class than the 23mmf2 for sure. I’ll be doing a video for that lens eventually! :)

@ThierryGibralta

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip great to hear! I made one of my channel actually if you want to check it out!

Hi, would you recommend this streaming on twitch? Thanks. I'm using the old xt20 and it'll be my first time to buy a replacement lens for the kit included. :)

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Hey sprout! 23mm will be a good FL for streaming on Twitch, it’ll fill the frame quite tightly. I personally like using the 16mm for that purpose better. Thanks for watching!

@darksprout1106

2 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip sorry that’s my gaming id. I’m Karl and thanks for the suggestion! I have my xt20 on the closet since the pandemic, decided to use it again, and give the lens a lil upgrade. Great content! Sub’d and liked ‘cause I’m a fuji user as well! I’ll keep an eye out on your new and old videos! 🤙🏼

Raaa ! I wish to buy the xf35 f2 and I saw your video and now I don't know which one I should buy 😬 (And I can't take both 😆)

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Haha! They’re both great lenses! It really depends what you shoot more and what FoV you prefer!

@yannickdurden

2 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip I like landscape when I ride my bike, a bit street photography, my family (include the dog 😁). I'm really looking for a "all round" lens. Unfortunately the Sigma 18-35 f1.8 doesn't not exists for us and Fuji is really expensive for me 😬

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

I love riding my bike and taking some street from time to time too. In my honest opinion I’ll personally take the 23mm over 35mm for the type of photography you just mentioned. 35mm could be too a bit too tight. Not sure if you’re patient enough but Sigma are working on lenses for Fujifilm X series, no news on what they are yet but there will be some coming. My guess is some time in 2022.

@yannickdurden

2 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip thanks again for your time 👌 I'll go to my store and try both lens. 23 or 35 will be a good start for me. Actually I've got only 18-55, so I could wait a bit but sigma will not release this lens in early 2022 😬 also, 23 f2 or 35 f2 are not expensive, fortunately for me 😁

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

That’s good news! Hope you find the one that speaks to you!

The shot at 3:28 is gorgeous, at this distance does f2 resolve ok now? Is it only towards the minimum focus distance that the f2 struggles? I'm still researching my 23mm options for Fuji. I really wish a f1.2 AF option existed. To me the jump between f2 to 1.4 is not that much, hard to justify the price leap also. But a jump from f2 to 1.2 is really significant now, how I wish Fuji pushed a little more on their newest 23mm to being 1.2, I'd gladly take soft corners and a little more weight for that option.

@TimothyYip

Жыл бұрын

Hey Eddy! Thank you! For those shots around the marker you’re referring to, none of them has softness issue, in fact they were fairly sharp. All those shots were taken at least 3-6ft (1-2m) away from the subject. It only really struggles at the MFD at wide opened. Once stopped down to f2.8 ish + the obvious softness disappears. I have the new 23mm f1.4 and am in love with it. It is definitely way bigger than the f2 but everything about it just feels so good! 1.2 would be nice but I think the sacrifice on weight and price will be too great to be worth it, at least in my opinion. Plus the 1/3 stop difference from 1.2 and 1.4 is too minor for the added attributes mentioned above. There’s always the 50mm f1 if you’re want the fastest lens avail :) Thanks for watching the vid and I hope you’ll find the answer to your needs! 👊🏽

I wonder: if I need to stop down to F5.6 for sharpness, I can as well go with the kit lens. Seeing it up for 23 mm, still gives me the choice to go from f3.2 and above. So what is the benefit apart from WR then

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think it’s necessary to stop it down that low unless you’re shootings at minimum focus distance, if you are then f3.2-f4 gets the sharpness needed, otherwise I have no issues shooting wide opened.

@arturt1400

2 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip thanks for coming back Tim. what is the focus distance where the lens becomes fairly sharp at f2? is there any experience on your side?

@TimothyYip

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Artur, I’d say 2-3 steps from the object renders results where I’m happy with!

What shirt are you wearing?

The most annoying thing about this lens is it's so easy to accidentally move aperture ring when I carry the camera one handed. This happened to me so many times.

@ericthestone

3 жыл бұрын

It is worst on the 23mm f/1.4!

I have the 16/80 zoom and I noticed that I shoot a lot around 23mm, if this lens quality is like the 35f2 that I have, it is a real "must have"

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I hear great things about the 16-80mm! What do you mostly shoot? The 35mmf2 has a lot of similar quality to the 23mmf2, I would say the 35mm is even better when it comes to the IQ since it’s sharp all round and it doesn’t suffer to the same softness issue. Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽

@MrDG80

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip I shoot everything: landscapes, streets, family & individual portraits. I bought a zoom precisely because I have to shoot different subjects and I cannot constantly change the lenses.

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

That makes sense and I hope you’re enjoying the 16-80mm!

@chromaticvisuelle

3 жыл бұрын

So undecided between 23f2 or 16-80f4 (I used to have the 23 1.4 and I loved it)

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

The dilemma! What do you mostly shoot?

U got a 35 video?

When I hear "It's built like a tank" my life gets shorter 3 months. 😃 Really, we do not know how things are made by looking at the outside and feeling the weight. 🙂 Thanks for the video! Beautiful photos you have! 👍👌

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Just a figure of speech. But this thing is bulletproof like, no joke. Appreciate your kind comment and thank you for watching Bojan! 👊🏽💥

Is your copy made in Japan?

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Thomas! Yes, mine was made in Japan. Thanks for watching!

@thomashussey7656

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyYip trade you for a philippines copy. Jk. But I'm actually curious of any image quality differences.

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I doubt there’s any quality difference based on where it was produced. Process would be the same.

Apart from its poor close focusing performance wide open. The lens is fantastic from 1 meter or beyond at all aperture.

@TimothyYip

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! Cheers for the feedback and thank you for watching! 🤙🏽