Review Fujifilm 23mm f1.4 LM WR

I picked up my Fujifilm 23mm f1.4 LM WR in February 2025. I was a bit hesitant buying the 23mm lens (35mm equivalent on full frame) for my Fujifilm X-E4. Why? Well historically I´ve always had issues taking pictures with 35mm full frame lenses, it´s been a struggle. As it turned out I had nothing to worry about: The Fujifilm 23mm f1.4 LM WR has quickly become my most used lens.

Fujifilm 23mm f1.4 LM WR
The Fujifilm 23mm f1,4 pictured using the Fujifilm 35 f2

Build

I will not go into details about the construction of the lens, you can read all about that on Fujifilms homepage. The lens is a reasonably sized lens to use on a X-E4, it´s not too big but you definitely notice that it´s there. Some dimension:

Diameter: 67mm
Length: 77,8mm
Filter size: Ø58mm
Weight: 375g

The lens feels rock solid and it has never caused any problems. The aperture ring is nice with a good click.

The only thing that annoys me about the lens is the lens hood: I really don´t like the it, not that the lens hood is bad it´s just not as good looking as the lens itself. I have actually lost the lens hood, not that I´m crying about it.

Autofocus

The autofocus is really good. It´s fast, smooth and there are no external moving parts. It’s reliable and it get´s the job done really well. I haven´t noticed any focus hunting.

Image quality

The image quality is super. The lens is sharp already from f1.4 and I think it´s the sharpest around f4 and it has a nice micro contrast. It’s easy to love the images coming from this lens.

Summary

In short: This is a beautiful lens. If I knew what I know now and didn´t own it: I would buy one!

Some images taken with the lens

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