There's not much more that can be said about a lens that is so small, light, well built and optically excellent.
It's sharp at all apertures, up to wide open, it's well built, with heaps of metal and feels solid. Due to its slower aperture, I generally use this lens outdoors, where f/2.8 is more than enough unless it's after sunset.
#Fuji 27mm vs 35mm professional
Even though it has a relatively slow f/2.8 aperture, compared to primes which go up to f/1.4 or even f/1.2, remember that it is still as fast as the fastest professional zoom lenses such as Fuji's 16-55mm f/2.8 or 50-140mm f/2.8. This lens excels at all metrics, despite being Fuji's cheapest prime on their X system.
#Fuji 27mm vs 35mm series
That said, lenses are great investments and I am confident that this Fuji lens will last a lifetime of shooting on Fuji's X series cameras. Compared to DSLR lenses such as the similar Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM, this Fuji lens is much better built, containing much more metal, feeling much more solid and costs over twice as much. Unlike cheaper Nikon or Canon lenses, both of whom are cutting costs in order to bring the cheapest acceptable lens with decent optical quality to the market, Fuji lenses are premium products, priced accordingly and they perform accordingly. I should also note that stepping forwards and backwards doesn't actually give you exactly the same shot as using a different focal length, but it's another way of composing your images without zooming.įujifilm's Fujinon lenses are always excellent. Thus, 27mm is actually very close to the "middle" of 16mm and 55mm. 29mm is approximately 1.85 times "longer" than 16mm and 1.85 times "shorter" than 55mm. 35.5mm is much closer to 55mm than it is to 16mm. Why? Because we measure focal lengths logarithmically, not linearly. * NOTE: The middle of 16mm and 55mm is not 35.5mm (the mean), it's actually around 29mm. Carry an 18mm f/2.0 and 60mm f/2.4 if you really need it and you'll still be weighing in at less than the zoom. With this pancake, you lose the ability to zoom, but so what? Take a few steps forward or back to frame your shot, 27mm is nearly right in the smack bang middle of 16mm and 55mm*. Just as a comparison, this lens weighs in at over eight times less than the Fuji 16-55mm f/2.8! They both let in the same amount of light with their maximum f/2.8 apertures. For other reviews of Fujifilm X System gear, click here to see my complete list of Fujifilm gear reviews.
It covers an equivalent angle of view as a 40mm lens on a full-frame sensor.įor an overview of the Fujifilm X system, see my Fujifilm X System Guide. It has excellent optics crammed into a pancake form, weighing in at only 77g, making it the lightest Fuji lens in their X mount lineup. You'll notice the 35mm more - it sticks out more - even though it's petite as a 2nd lens, on the camera it's longer than the 27mm and that makes the camera as a whole feel bulkier.The Fujifilm Fujinon 27mm f/2.8 is an extraordinary lens. If I were going for a 35, I'd go for the 1.4 because I want the ability to get a shallower depth of field for portraits & a bit more character. The 35mm will probably be sharper - I don't own that particular lens and will act more like a normal 50 - great for portraits etc. The 27 is a good every-day knockabout pancake lens - throw it on the camera and just shoot. It's the quintessential pancake "normal" lens - neither too wide nor too tele, right in the middle. Fuji's algorithms do a good job cleaning it up thought so you won't notice it. It's a fine lens - a little soft in the corners even at moderate apertures (someone will fight me on this but I can back up that assertion). I own the 27mm I just posted some concert photos I took with it, taken with the X-Pro1.
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