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 earn a commission for me on purchases (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:    • Fuji XC 35mm f/2 lens review with samples   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 samples   Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixf2728 02:43 Fuji XF 18mm f/2 ($300 / £300) Full Review:    • Fuji XF 18mm f/2 lens review with samples   Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixf18mmf2 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 review wit...   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 revi...   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 Version) le...   Find it here: https://geni.us/viltrox85mmfuji 05:12 Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 XF ($330 / £300) Full Review:    • Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.4 XF lens review with ...   USA: https://amzn.to/31unNPc UK: https://amzn.to/3jl8kHa 05:55 Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 XF ($280 / £265) Full Review:    • Viltrox AF 33mm f/1.4 lens review with sam...   USA: https://amzn.to/3eZF9Yw UK: https://amzn.to/2BFnTJD 06:27 Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 XF ($330 / £300) Full Review:    • Viltrox AF 23mm f/1.4 lens review with sam...   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:    • Meike 6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye lens revi...   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 with ...   Find it here: https://geni.us/sy8mm28ii 09:00 Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS ($280 / £270) Full Review:    • Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS lens review with s...   Find it here: https://geni.us/samyang12mmf2sweeeet 09:38 Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 ($160 / £110) Full Review:    • Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 lens review with samples   USA: https://amzn.to/2w23lbm UK: https://amzn.to/3a0BJSH 10:09 Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 ($180 / £175) Full Review:    • Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 lens review with samples   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 samples   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 samples   Find it here: https://geni.us/YkRz 11:40 Pergear 35mm f/1.6 ($70 / £65) Full Review:    • Pergear 35mm f/1.6 lens review with samples   Find it here: https://geni.us/pergear25f18 12:23 Samyang 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS ($380 / £360) Full Review:    • Samyang 35mm f/1.2 UMC CS lens review with...   USA: https://amzn.to/37XJDex UK: https://amzn.to/38T7PQo 12:45 Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 ii ($500 / £480) Full Review:    • Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 Mark 'ii' lens review ...   Find it here: https://geni.us/mitakon35mmf095fuji 13:12 Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 ii ($250 / £220) Full Review:    • f/1.1 AND image quality? It's back: Kamlan...   USA: https://amzn.to/3bZOgru 13:59 Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 ($150 / £130) Full Review:    • f/1.1 ... for $170! Sainsonic Kamlan 50mm ...   USA: https://amzn.to/2SVYCBn UK: https://amzn.to/2wFvxRV 14:15 Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS ($330 / £400) Full Review:    • Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS lens review w...   USA: https://amzn.to/2SVYCBn UK: https://amzn.to/2wFvxRV 14:37 Samyang 85mm f/1.8 ED UMC CS ($300 / £280) Full Review:    • Samyang 85mm f/1.8 UMC CS lens review with...   USA: https://amzn.to/34PkJOu UK: https://amzn.to/2VeNmBm All pictures taken by me on all kinds of different cameras. Support me on Patreon!   / christopherfrost   ...or on YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/christopherfr... As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Music: 'Shades of Spring', Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...