23 of the best LOW-BUDGET lenses for Fuji X cameras
Your low-budget options on the Fuji X system are a bit limited but the choice has been widening over recent years (and there are certainly plenty of low-budget manual focus options around). Here’s my summary for the best in 2020.
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Honourable mentions: Laowa 65mm f/2.8 Macro 2:1
AUTOFOCUS:
0:00 Introduction
01:12 Fuji XC 35mm f/2 ($200 / £170)
Full Review: • Fuji XC 35mm f/2 lens review with sam...
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixc35mmf2
02:28 Fuji XF 27mm f/2.8 ($400 / £300)
Full Review: • Fuji XF 27mm f/2.8 lens review with s...
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixf2728
02:43 Fuji XF 18mm f/2 ($300 / £300)
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03:04 Fuji XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 OIS ($400 / £300)
Full Review: • Fuji XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 lens revie...
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixc50230
03:33 Fuji XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ ($300 / £240)
Full Review: • Fuji XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ lens...
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixc1545
04:42 Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 XF ($400 / £320)
Full Review: • Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 STM (Fuji X Versio...
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05:12 Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 XF ($330 / £300)
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05:55 Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 XF ($280 / £265)
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06:27 Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 XF ($330 / £300)
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MANUAL FOCUS:
07:56 Meike 6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye ($130 / £120)
Full Review: • Meike 6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye lens...
Find it here: https://geni.us/meike65mmf2fisheye
08:27 Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye ii ($280 / £280)
Full Review: • Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC ii lens review ...
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09:00 Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS ($280 / £270)
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09:38 Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 ($160 / £110)
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10:09 Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 ($180 / £175)
Full Review: • Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 lens review with sa...
Find it here: https://geni.us/kamlan28mm
10:32 7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 ($145 / £140)
Full Review: • 7artisans 35mm f/1.2 lens review with...
Find it here: https://geni.us/7artisans35mmf12fuji
11:19 Meike 35mm f/1.7 ($65 / £80)
Full Review: • Meike 35mm f/1.7 lens review with sam...
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11:40 Pergear 35mm f/1.6 ($70 / £65)
Full Review: • Pergear 35mm f/1.6 lens review with s...
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12:23 Samyang 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS ($380 / £360)
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12:45 Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 ii ($500 / £480)
Full Review: • Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 Mark 'ii' lens re...
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13:12 Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 ii ($250 / £220)
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13:59 Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 ($150 / £130)
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14:15 Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS ($330 / £400)
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14:37 Samyang 85mm f/1.8 ED UMC CS ($300 / £280)
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