After the Fujifilm X100 series' viral fame made the compact camera hard to find, Fujifilm’s smallest pancake lens became similarly a rarity. But when Fujifilm launched the X-E5 mirrorless camera, the brand introduced another option for photographers looking to DIY an X100-like camera from a mirrorless body: The Fujifilm 23mm f/2.8 R WR.
Pancake is a suitable term for the Fujifilm 23mm f/2.8 lens, which adds less than an inch (23mm) to the front of the camera and weighs around 3.17 oz / 90g. I spent a few weeks with the 23mm attached to the Fujifilm X-E5, and I could almost forget that I was shooting with a mirrorless camera.
