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<\/a>Package wise, the XF14mm is a small compact unit – although not as small as the 18mm or the 27mm lenses. \u00a0 It’s compact enough to fit in my small bag which I take to work in my rucksack. \u00a0The hood adds a little to the bulk, \u00a0but it’s an item you’d need to carry around as being a wide lens you may get a bit of flare in the sun light.<\/p>\n One of the annoyances with the 27mm pancake lens is the lack of the aperture ring, its a welcome addition on the 14mm. \u00a0 Feature wise the 14mm is a little sparse, no IS and no obvious manual focus option. \u00a0The latter is available – the switch is actually the focus ring. \u00a0The ring can be pushed forward to enable auto focus and pulled back to switch to manual. \u00a0It’s a bit odd, \u00a0but you do get used to it.<\/p>\n Unfortunatley I purchased the lens on one the most miserable days of the year so far – hence testing have been limited. \u00a0The above image shows the what the extra 4mm gives you. \u00a0 Granted it’s not a super wide angle (around 21mm on FF) but for most of my street\/architecture images it’ll allow me to get a bit more in.<\/p>\n In the end after the discount I picked the lens up for \u00a3644, plus after 30 days I’ll be able to claim back an additional \u00a3135 – so \u00a3509 for a nice wide angle was worth it. \u00a0Initial testing looks good, but I’ll be a better position to do some real testing next week when I’m back in the city centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve been looking for a while to pick up another lens, but was waiting for the right time etc. \u00a0 However the marketing people at Fujifilm know this so a well timed \u00a3100 voucher and the winter cash back tempted me. I was looking at picking up the XF18mm to accompany my X-E3 and 27mm. … <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>