A lot of people were against the XF 35/2 release, some people felt having a f/2 and f/1.4 option was dumb, others thought the shape of the lens was ugly and some people we so impressed by the 1.4 that they didn't see any reason to move on. The majority of those people weren't street photographers. Because if they were then they would have been jumping up and down when this lens was released. No fluff here, the XF 35/2 is the street lens I've wanted since day one. It has the small form factor that street photographers yearn for, but it's performance rivals the quality of a much larger lens. The f/1.4 was magical, but it wasn't ideal for street photographers, it was slow, clunky and noisy, this lens is the exact opposite. If I could rebuild my kit with money being no option, well this would be my go-to lens (honestly probably the 23/2, but you all know what I mean). I'd recommend this lens to just about everyone, it was made with the street shooter in mind, but it's versatile enough to be used on any occasion. From what I've seen it goes on sale quite often, but even at its retail listed price ($399) I consider this lens a steal.

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