My First and Forever Fujifilm Lens 

Yes it is, thank you!

Totally agree!

That’s awesome! It’s a sweet little gem of a lens.

Absolutely. All my years with it and I’ve never felt like it underperformed. Even when I owned the 35 1.4 I still preferred the f2.

Absolutely. Truly a wonderful little lens.

You’re absolutely right. The 56 is absolutely amazing. But the 35 f2 and its compact size it awesome in its own right. Anytime I need a 50mm equivalent I reach for the 35mmf2. You really can’t go wrong with any Fujifilm lens. Speaking of the xt2 my wife still owns and uses hers. She’s had it since the year it came out and doesn’t plan to ever get rid of it.

@@sethpotterphoto I sold all my canon gear when the xt2 came out and paired it with the 56. While I miss canon full frame, the shooting experience on the Fuji sold me. I learned photography in the late 90’s with a canon slr and then Nikon em. The Em was so much fun, but I missed the x pro 1 release. Since I was doing portrait work, the xt2 just made so much sense. If an x pro 4 is realeased, I might get that camera to pair with my x100v as my “fun” camera, but the xt2 will continue to be my work horse. I’ve shot images that have been on billboards with it, so I see no need to upgrade to a higher pixel count.

@@BUCKSHOTSTV sounds like you’ve been in the photography game for a long time, that’s awesome. Believe it or not I started shooting in the 90’s too although I was very young so I wasn’t trusted with much more than a toy pokemon point and shoot. And I didn’t get serious about photography until around 2015 or so. I once shot with a canon full frame camera and I don’t think I’ll ever purchase one. I didn’t notice a jump in image quality and I had to work on that file so much more than I ever needed to work on a Fuji file. The canon file just didn’t want to work with me for some reason. I can’t really explain it. The xt2 is a phenomenal camera but the xt5 has been amazing for me too. I genuinely think Fuji pulled off something amazing with the new sensor and lenses. I’m planning to have my xt5 for a very long time but the xpro4 is certainly something I’m looking forward too.

longer lens are nice for portraits the compression works well been well known for years

@@sethpotterphotoHello! What do you think about 33mm 1.4 xf Fuji?

I understand that completely.

Completely agree.

Congrats, I hope you receive your new lens soon!

Thanks! Funny you should say that. My wife sometimes lets me know she's a bit jealous of my passion for photography.

That’s something I’ve yet to do on my Fuji cameras. I’ve got some vintage glass laying around begging to be adapted. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed in the 35 f2!

Thank you!

Awesome. I owned the 1.4 for a short time before deciding the f2 was all I needed. They’re both great lenses in my opinion.

I totally get that. Lightweight convenient gear is much easier to carry along everywhere.

Thanks! Oh man, that is the perfect combination. The 35f2 and xpro2 are made for each other!

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it.

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Hmm, “magic” in a lens is subjective. For me the f2 is “magic” because it was my first prime lens and is still a favorite of mine. I can’t say that I noticed a meaningful difference between the two lenses. At the time I owned both I wasn’t comparing. I simply needed another 50 equivalent lens for my wife to use and figured it would be better to grab something different. If you need the extra stop of light and don’t mind the slower noisier focusing or the lack of weather sealing then the 1.4 could be the lens for you. But if you want something small, light, fast focusing and weather sealed then the f2 is the one. You could always try renting each lens for a weekend. It might cost a little bit but you’ll know for sure which one is for you without having to “what if” about the one you didn’t choose.

It is! I even mentioned that lens many times in the video. If the XC35 had existed when I purchased the XF35 this video may have been about that lens instead.

Precisely.