Fujifilm Fujinon XF18mmF2 R Black

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I purchased my Fuji XP1, 35mm, 60mm lenses from Japan in March and additionally purchased the 18mm lens from Amazon in May.I use to have Nikon D7000 DSLR, but high quality pro lenses were too pricey and heavy.I thought carefully of what I wanted. Since I'm not a pro and wanted something light for travel and high image quality is one of my top priority, I ultimately decided to switch to Fuji X Pro 1.Today, I'll be sharing my experience with 18mm f/2 lens, 35mm f/1.4, and the 60mm f/2.4 macro.-Fujifilm X-Pro1 18mm F2.0 Lens-This lens is the smallest, lightest, and the cheapest feeling lens out of the three primes that are released.Auto-focus seems faster or equal to Fuji's 35mm lens.Manual and aperture ring feels "disconnected" do to it being focus by wire design and not mechanical.The rubber lens hood cap, lens hood, and lens cap are poorly made. Long explanation short: it easily comes off.So I purchased the EzFoto 52mm Tilted Vented Metal Lens Hood and now it feels better (both now metal finish), looks better, and securely fits on to the lens.I purchased this lens primarily to cover my wide angle needs until Fujifilm releases their 10-24mm f/4 lens (planned for 2013).After using the lens though, I may keep this lens even after 10-24mm lens becomes released.The reason is because you can get really close with this lens (.18m) and at f/2.0, you can have the subject separated from the background even at this wide angle; furthermore, the bokeh is creamy and pleasant when you get it right. When focusing very close, slight change in angle would create an interesting composition/perspective for your photos. I think I would be keeping this lens for those creative shots.-Fujifilm X-Pro1 35mm F1.4 Lens-This lens is a must have for Fuji X Pro 1 user.Auto-focus seems slightly slower or equal to Fuji's 18mm lens.Manual and aperture ring feels "disconnected" do to it being focus by wire design and not mechanical.Similarly with 18mm lens hood accessories, I switched it for the EzFoto 52mm (Non-Tilted) Vented Metal Lens Hood.I purchased this lens primarily as a simple walk around lens for me.Sharp and usable from F/1.4 and the bokeh is creamy and pleasant most of the time.It gave me the similar experience I had with my Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX lens, but with better bokeh quality (in my opinion).Rather than sharpness, the quality of the bokeh really changes the mood of a picture.In an extreme sense, I was never satisfied with Nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens because the bokeh wasn't to my liking.I also shot an environmental and studio portrait with Fuji 35mm lens and boy was I happy with my images. ("bokehlicious!")This may be trivial, but this lens can focus closer than Nikon's (.28m vs.3m). *The closer you can get, the shallower depth of field you get*.Couldn't be happier with this lens.-Fujifilm X-Pro1 60mm f/2.4 Macro Lens-This lens is the least used when I'm outdoors, but when I'm taking still life shots (indoors) this is the most used.Auto-focus is the slowest. Very difficult to auto-focus very close. However, I use this lens on tripod, set it to manual focus, and check my focus using the magnification function on the LCD for precise focus.Manual and aperture ring feels "disconnected" do to it being focus by wire design and not mechanical.Aperture ring, on my copy, actually feels a bit tighter than the other two lenses above.I purchased this lens, as I mentioned above, primarily for my still life shots.It gains 1/3 stop compared to most competition, but loses that 1:1 reproduction ratio (this lens has 1:2 ratio rating).It's a very sharp lens from wide open and produces creamy bokeh for "macro-close-up" shots.However, for portrait shots, I find the bokeh to be busy most of time and wouldn't recommend it.I would probably wait for the newly announced Fuji 56mm f/1.4 lens (planned for 2013) for portraits.Ultimately, if you understand why you are buying the lenses for, these lenses are all high quality glass and image quality definitely won't disappoint you!

I enjoy this lens more than I thought I would. I took it with me to a space museum to test it out in different conditions and was very pleased with the results. The pictures posted are all unedited; however, I did use the simulations inside of the camera.This has become my daily driver for my out-and-about camera setup.Disclaimer:I'm a manual shooter, so if you're comfortable with shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and white balance, you shouldn't have any problems. Also, it's not super sharp, but the softness does give it more of a film texture.

For any Fuji shooter this is a must-have lens. It’s small and light, compact and sharp as a tack. It’s an awesome travel-light lens and the FOV on a crop sensor is superb (27mm equivalent). I always enjoy using this lens and regret when I don’t have it with me. I’ve use this lens for years… for interesting portraits and beautiful nature shots. If you’re considering it, you won’t be disappointed.

The small size and light weight of this lens were what first attracted me to it. Along with the fact that it was the widest X lens available for the original X system when released. It does make a very easy to carry package even on the heavy X-Pro1 body.Focusing is a mixed bag. Auto focus depends entirely on the body. X-Pro1 auto focus is painfully slow even after their multitude of firmware updates. The X-E2 auto focuses quickly and silently with this lens. Manual focus is a total loss with X-Pro1 since you have to use the EVF which is painfully grainy and slow to respond. The X-E2 EVF makes manual focusing at least passable with this lens. But the focus-by-wire disconnected feel seems to slow down the process too much for me. I have too many manual un-focused shots because I am not able to see the EVF display clearly in bright light.This is a good quality lens that lacks a descent camera to use it on. I have struggled with the Fuji X cameras trying to find a way to be happy with them. I finally decided I should not have to put so much effort into finding a way to make a camera system work for me. It should be the other way around. The camera should work for me.This 18mm lens renders amazing image quality and color. I prefer a slight wider (~16mm) or longer (~23) focal length. I never used 28mm lenses on 35mm cameras so I guess I should not be surprised that I found this focal length lacking for my personal style of shooting. Focal length is a personal preference. But Fuji's use of this 18mm focal length, along with the sibling 35mm and 60mm lenses, just shows they failed to fully commit to the "X" system immediately. The optics of this 18mm are a very old standard design from 35mm film days. Fuji simply took a well known optical formula and provided it on a mount for their "X" system. Same is true of the 35 and 60mm lenses. They are optical formulas and focal lengths designed for the 35mm format, not optimized for APS size.I find the 18mm field of field too narrow to be useful as a real wide angle but too wide to be useful as a normal lens. The 18mm was always too short when I wanted to shoot indoors for an environmental portrait feel. Indoors I was always backing up against the furthest wall as I could never get enough of the surroundings into the frame when shooting someone in an average size indoor space. Outdoors, the 18mm always had me walking closer to things as subjects were constantly too small in the frame for my liking.