Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4: Wide-Angle and Close-Up Review
What happened when I took the Fujifilm XF16mmF1.4 R WR out for wide-angle street photography, landscapes and close-ups.
The Fujinon XF16mmF1.4 R WR is a weather-resistant tank of a lens. This fast wide-angle lens is commonly used in:
- Landscape photography
- Cityscapes
- Wide-angle close-up photography
- Long Exposure
I personally bought this lens because I was curious to see what my street photography would like, with a wide-angle lens. I wanted to see how the wider field of view would change my photographs
The video below shows how I used the lens for landscape photography.
I used the 16mm f/1.4 on my Fuji X-T-3.
The Fuji 16mm 1.4 review
The 16mm lens is a 24mm equivalent, and it’s not Fuji’s only wide-angle lens, but I do think it’s their best. It’s a prime lens, it’s weather-sealed and it has an aperture of 1.4.
Why pick up with Fuji 16mm 1.4?
- Wide-angle close-up photography
- Landscape Photography
- Long Exposure Photography
- Nature Photography
- Creative low-angle photography
- Wide-angle photography
This lens can focus up really close at 15cm, which means you can do some really creative wide-angle close-up photography. Its maximum magnification is 0.21×, so it is not a dedicated life-size macro lens.
The 16mm 1.4 Vs. 16mm 2.8
When I choose my wide-angle lens, and when I choose any Fuji lens, I always go for prime lenses and as fast of an aperture as possible. I did that when I bought the Fuji 56mm 1.2 and the 33mm 1.4 as well.
Of course, you pay for the 1.4 aperture, but it’s crucial to me I like to do street photography at night and take pictures in the rain and that is why I chose the f/1.4 over the smaller XF16mmF2.8 R WR.
I can’t tell if this lens is the right one for you, but I can tell from my personal experience, it’s a really interesting lens if you do close-up, nature or landscape photography.
Watch me shoot with the 16mm 1.4
If you’re more into street photography or portrait photography, make sure to read my reviews about my favorite Fuji lens for street photography and cameras.