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.

Follow the links below for full reviews and Amazon affiliate links, which go towards supporting this channel (be sure to check that you're buying the Fuji version of each lens!)

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC-xNMLpDKs
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixc35mmf2

02:28 Fuji XF 27mm f/2.8 ($400 / £300)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2DxYVxtZ4w
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixf2728

02:43 Fuji XF 18mm f/2 ($300 / £300)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7MyEK9uKMk
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixf18mmf2

03:04 Fuji XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 OIS ($400 / £300)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAENqX0v4vE
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixc50230

03:33 Fuji XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ ($300 / £240)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBTBZpA19d0
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixc1545

04:42 Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 XF ($400 / £320)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8SxwhG1crg
Find it here: https://geni.us/viltrox85mmfuji

05:12 Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 XF ($330 / £300)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSSSeII7yDE
USA: https://amzn.to/31unNPc
UK: https://amzn.to/3jl8kHa

05:55 Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 XF ($280 / £265)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrDIKc-tqhM
USA: https://amzn.to/3eZF9Yw
UK: https://amzn.to/2BFnTJD

06:27 Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 XF ($330 / £300)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFVtEq_VZAg
USA: https://amzn.to/31sTV5I
UK: https://amzn.to/2Hnuyes

MANUAL FOCUS:

07:56 Meike 6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye ($130 / £120)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImfsDJxfh3Y
Find it here: https://geni.us/meike65mmf2fisheye

08:27 Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye ii ($280 / £280)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVHBYr-eQyw
Find it here: https://geni.us/sy8mm28ii

09:00 Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS ($280 / £270)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEfj08_kY9o
Find it here: https://geni.us/samyang12mmf2sweeeet

09:38 Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 ($160 / £110)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-PS4Lg7WEI
USA: https://amzn.to/2w23lbm
UK: https://amzn.to/3a0BJSH

10:09 Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 ($180 / £175)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fld5_x-Yk0o
Find it here: https://geni.us/kamlan28mm

10:32 7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 ($145 / £140)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbc25M1KgA
Find it here: https://geni.us/7artisans35mmf12fuji

11:19 Meike 35mm f/1.7 ($65 / £80)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKmxDb_ELZQ
Find it here: https://geni.us/YkRz

11:40 Pergear 35mm f/1.6 ($70 / £65)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HJ_4WyRrXo
Find it here: https://geni.us/pergear25f18

12:23 Samyang 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS ($380 / £360)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa_G-oKfxj4
USA: https://amzn.to/37XJDex
UK: https://amzn.to/38T7PQo

12:45 Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 ii ($500 / £480)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KItY-wsEgJg
Find it here: https://geni.us/mitakon35mmf095fuji

13:12 Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 ii ($250 / £220)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXcGoPoxH_o
USA: https://amzn.to/3bZOgru

13:59 Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 ($150 / £130)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRt2mNFxdDI
USA: https://amzn.to/2SVYCBn
UK: https://amzn.to/2wFvxRV

14:15 Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS ($330 / £400)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3pOxBO6Yao
USA: https://amzn.to/2SVYCBn
UK: https://amzn.to/2wFvxRV

14:37 Samyang 85mm f/1.8 ED UMC CS ($300 / £280)
Full Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouh-x39ESYo
USA: https://amzn.to/34PkJOu
UK: https://amzn.to/2VeNmBm

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