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Question: I just received one of these lens. Are they all noisy when focusing? Mine is very noisy compared to my more expensive lenses.
Document: I tried it and returned it. It is not the fastest focusing lens and it was a hassle without the aperture ring. Image quality is good. I feel the 18-55mm and the 14mm lenses are simply better.PRO: The biggest pro is it makes the X-E1/2 and X-T1 pocket-able.CON: No aperture ring. Fumble hard to change aperture. The lens makes more noise when compared to the 18-55 or 14. Struggle to put on the lens cap.
This is a great addition to a Fuji X lens set. It's tiny, light, and, when on sale, very reasonably priced. It has no image stabilization, and although it is an &#34;XF&#34; model (the higher-end lenses in the Fuji lineup) it is made in China, not Japan, like the other &#34;XF&#34; lenses are. It's a bit noisy during autofocus, too.
Some of the &#34;XF&#34; lenses get quite pricey, but the reviews on them are almost uniformly excellent, and they can produce images that compete with the best of the biggest brands. These lenses are routinely compared with Zeiss and Leica lenses, and my own experience lets me see why. It's worth looking into, if you have not yet done so.
too noisy and slow focus, even though it is small and compact, I returned it and bought the XF 18mm F2.0, much much much better, but a little biger and wider aparture
I found the black version of the XF27mm to be somewhat boring and toyish looking. I think the silver lens has more style with it's contrasting black on the front.Pros: -Super compact-images are sharp and crisp-quick focusingCons: -noisy motor. Not so noisy that other people will hear it, but it is noticeable. I got used to it quickly, though.-tiny 39mm lens cap is really annoying.
Sure it's only f/2.8, but that 40mm field of view is nice. It's just wide enough compared to my 35mm f/1.4 (50mm FOV) that it makes a great and highly compact walk around lens on my X-E1. I love this little gem. For the price I got it for ($209 shipped & sold by Amazon), it was a steal!
For portraiture, I prefer my PL 25mm. For "one size fits all" solution, though, the Fuji 27mm and the X-M1 seems to be more my preferred choice because I can count on the generally excellent image quality this combination can deliver.In summary I think this lens achieves what it has been designed to do, to be a sharp, capable, "go anywhere", compact prime lens with excellent image quality.
Image quality is very good. 27mm makes a very interesting portrait lens, a very compelling and natural focal length for point of view images.I think Fujifilm has a winner here. It will likely offend pixel peepers, but it's not that kind of lens. Fujifilm has some excellent primes for those who demand outstanding technical images, and they are about double the price of this lens. This lens gives me a second camera, one for walking around and informal shooting.
This lens insists on focusing/defocusing from two to three (up to five) times consistently in order to get the focus. This is on an X-E1 with latest firmware (2.20) and with the latest lens firmware (v1.10). From what I see from comments on dpreview and fujixseries this is a common problem. Too bad. Panasonic 20mm is a much better behaving lens. IQ is good.
This lens is just great, especially for the sale price 149&#8364; instead of 499&#8364;!! !Would obviously prefer an aperture dial on the lens, but one again for the price....
Answer: They do make quite a bit of noise. I read a lot of reviews saying that but didn't realize what they meant until I experienced it myself. I own 4 fuji lenses and they all are kinda loud. The image quality is fantastic though. After a few days of shooting I got used to it. I barely notice it now. If you are outside or on the street it isn't as noticeable either.