Although the difference to 18-55 is not too high when dims accordingly, but clearly visible in the clarity of the pictures. But to operate it at F3.6 and higher, a lens does not buy you look so well. It is in fact so expensive because of their intensity. What there already comes out at f1.4 back, is fascinating. One can the motive herrausstanzen from the scene formally using the wonderfully creamy running background. And that with a natural 50mm film camera equivalent perspective, ie without telephoto effect. It is truly an experience. Just looking on the Internet, looking for example at flickr, pictures can be better described as letters and words.
Of course there is, as with all fast lenses at f 1.4 slight vignetting at the edges and the sharpness drops towards the edge slightly, from 2.8 f that's hardly worth mentioning.
For a lens of this quality and intensity of the price is fair. Some views in (online) photo shops and to get sometimes at a discount demonstration.
But where there is light, there is shadow, who did not know if the photographer's. The shaky and slightly sloping rubber cover that fits on the Geli is yet to get over, the AF is quite slow and noisy compared to 18-55, as well the clatter at shutter operating. So completely modern is no longer the. Reminds me of the good old 20mm F1.7 Lumix (I).
But it makes up for these little quirks by convincing image results. Really quick photos with open aperture but are made possible only with restrictions. But encourages the conscious and slow pictures.
Conclusion. Clear recommendation for friends large apertures. With a good ND filter just awesome. Who photographed chronically from f4, will not find the investment might make sense.
* Chen from me 4.8.
PS still an unpleasant off-topic topic: at näherern tests turned out that my XF has 18-55 markedly different sharpening in the corners. A classic centering errors, as can be read on the Internet, unfortunately Fujifilm does not quite rare to find. In the test of the XF 18-55 on Photozone can one read.
The XF 35 other hand stands there like a one.
