Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 vs XF 33mm F1.4 WR LM | When Character meets Clinical

In today's video we are going to compare the beloved XF 35mm F1.4 to the XF 33mm F1.4 the modern brother. We're going to go over the build quality, image quality, autofocusing and my experience on which one i like.

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[truecuckoo]

I see the clinical vs character difference. I have the 35mm myself, and it’s my favourite lens. I recently tried the 23mm f1.4from the same generation, but thought it tipped over to too soft, and Borderline unusable at f1.4. I wish more lenses were made like the old 35mm f1.4. I’m finding it so pleasing, and I can see it in your professional photos.

[rdtstudios]

Spot on man, I had the 35 mm, but couldn’t deal with the CA. Returned and got the 33mm and it’s a Beast

[michaelneumann]

Even the cool kids appreciate you making this video 🙏 Thank you!!! ;). I carry the 35mm 1.4 everywhere I go.

[JackieDElia]

Thanks for this comparison! I have the 23mm 1.4 LM WR and the 35 1.4. I just can’t bring myself to buy the 33 because I will never give up the 35. I’m not a professional just a hobbyist. The 23 mm is amazing when I need sharp, but I love the 35 for every day carry and for that certain look.

[joelb]

Lol. I've always wanted the 35mm f1.4 since I started shooting fujifilm 7 years ago. I own the 35mm f2, the 33mm and the 30mm macro...but just two days ago, I finally added the magic 35mm f1.4!! I no longer could resist.

[ucmenteith]

I recently bought a used 35/1.4 and use it with an X-T30 II. I love having this kind of low light capability in such a compact kit, and the great IQ is just icing on the cake. I can walk into a club carrying a cute little camera and get some top quality shots. A FF 1.4 lens like Sony's weighs almost as much as this whole kit! Yes, the FF would get even shallower DOF, but for half-height portraits and head shots, I don't think I want anything shallower.

I hadn't used a 50mm FF equivalent in years and worried that it would be too tight for general purpose use, but this lens focuses close enough that for people photography, I'm finding it to be a useful EDC lens that even works indoors at fairly close quarters (as long as I'm not trying to get group shots).

[Wolfgahto]

Awesome video love your perspective. Personal I am still going to rock my 35mm F1.4, old bodies seem to perform better with old glass. But damn if i do not want to try the new stuff out.

[sirmarlondenon]

The onset glaucoma comment took me out….I have both lenses and I shoot with the 35/1.4 about 85% of the time and when I want something clinical where I can zoom in and marvel and what the new X-Trans 40MP sensor can do, the 33/1.4 is what I reach for. I’m keeping both because I’ll never part with the 35/1.4 again

[dandanu]

There is absolutely no reason to give up the 35 mm 1.4. I'm absolutely not thrilled with the 33 mm 1.4 version, given that the old 35 mm 1.4 gives me everything I need at such a focal length.

[jessedt]

33mm all the way for me! Love the quality!

[kuroexmachina]

between character lenses, im debating between the 35 1.4 and the zeiss 32mm f1.8

[TheeManWIthNoLife]

Could probably get the 35mm look buy slapping a Tiffen Glimmerglass filter (or one of their other diffusion filters) on the 33mm. The lenses look pretty much the same, just the 33mm is sharper.

[aleisramos]

Thx for this video and photo comparisons! I am in between these for my first lens lens for my XT5 so this was perfect! …still torn though lol 😆
Love the sharp perfect photos on 33 but love how compact 35 is 😩🫠

[MrRafalEn]

I think that apart from the things mentioned in this video you could at least add two additional ones. First is that 35 f1.4 has a specific field curvature (I am not sure about 33 f1.4) and this thing along creates different look to the image, creates more sense of depth wide open. Second is how both those lenses work against direct sunlight. More haze, flare in the old lens.

[alfabravo]

When I personally compared (in 2022) the 33mm to my 35 f1.4 and didn’t see a difference with bokeh, all the other bonuses that came with the new lens, decided for me to sell the 35 for the 33.

[Grimfango]

Great video! but now I'm confused what to go for 😅 What lens would you recommend (for X-T5) for someone looking for compact lens, good bokeh but also sharpness please? I've currently just got the 18-55 kit lens which is good for versatility, but I'd quite like to experiment with a prime lens! (shooting a wide mixture of subjects from still life, street, travel, people) Any advice much appreciated.

[Mtikcus]

I own the 35mm F/1.4 it is probably my most used lens, just not recently.

On the 16MP sensors this lens was glued to my camera, these days, I'm using the 23mm and 56mm F/1.4 from Sigma for almost everything and the 35mm really does not get that much use.
However.... I've got a photoshoot on Wednesday and I'll be using it for that as doing some soft light portraiture, probably stopped down to F/2 or 2.8 which really helps the 35mm F/1.4

If I was to add another 30-35mm, there is so much choice

Straight away if i did not own a lens and was buying 1, it would be the 33mm F/1.4.

But since I got the 35mm F/1.4 another "normal" lens is not top priority, but I really want to test the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.2 (i could never justify the price of the 0.95 Nokton)

But if I put my practical brain on... the Fuji XF30mm F/2.8 Macro just adds something no other lens i have can do

I worry about how good that is at F/2.8 for none macro work and is it too detailed to double as a normal length portrait lens... doesn't matter not getting rid of 35mm F/1.4... but I really want to play with Nokton... although that may drive models mad using a manual focus lens and i imaging at F/1.2 it'll not be easy to nail focus on the eye

[manuelmorandelruste]

Which one for travelling to Japan?
Rainy season... :(

[ruffdraft]

Iamtounge yourself and Kevin Mullins are two of my favourite Fujifilm photographers among many other Fujifilm photographers. As i apply the lenses and some of the focal length you use to my Nikon D5500 as it is a 24 megapixel crop sensor DSLR camera. Also i have put the Fuji XT1 and Fuji XPRO2 picture profile on my Nikon D5500 so i have three cameras in one

[brownbear]

Little bit wider, but I find the Viltrox 27 1.2 has one foot in each camp, while the wider aperture compensates for the loss of DoF the wider FL would otherwise have brought. As sharp as the best of the new Fujis, with the optical flaws that bring some character (flares when not out of control bad and swirly bokeh. Shame it's so big and the AF lacklustre.

Could I be tempted to swap the 33 and 27 back to the 35 1.4 ... Maybe. I'm certainly in the "it's a bit boring" camp of the 33.