One of the biggest advantages for APS-C is the ability to have large aperture prime lenses that are still compact and lightweight.  The Fujinon XF 33mm F1.4 R LM WR weighs only 360g while boasting an extremely nice build quality, great weather sealing, good autofocus, and having the nice color rendition that Fuji optical glass provides.  It was announced in September 2021, and, being a newer lens, has Fuji’s updated focus design that makes it more versatile for things like video.  The XF 33mm offers a full frame 50mm equivalent angle of view (normal), and as such is going to be an indispensable addition to many photographer’s kit.  This is an easy lens to produce lovely photos with.

The single greatest challenge for the XF 33mm is not some flaw of its own but rather the fact that there are two other XF mount 33mm F1.4 lenses to choose from:  the Viltrox 33mm F1.4 at under $300 and the Tokina atx-m 33mm F1.4 at $350.  The Fuji XF 33mm comes in at a much more premium $800 price point.  I haven’t spent time with the Tokina, but I did review the Viltrox and found it to be fairly strong lens.  The Fuji is the more mature, nuanced lens, but it will face a bit of a value question by comparison.

That’s a financial decision, obviously, but I will say that this has been one of my favorite Fuji primes that I’ve reviewed thus far.  The lens offers nice colors, a decent magnification ratio that bests the other two alternatives, pleasant bokeh, and good sharpness.  

So should you add one to your kit?  You can answer that question by watching my video review, reading the text review, or just enjoy the photos below.

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Images of the Fujinon XF 33mm F1.4

Image Taken with the Fujinon XF 33mm F1.4

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