Fujifilm's Best Pancake Lens Has One Catch Worth Knowing

If you're eyeing the X-E5 kit and wondering whether the bundled 23mm f/2.8 is a compromise lens or a genuinely good one — it's the latter. The XF 23mm f/2.8 R WR is a rare pancake that doesn't make you feel like you sacrificed image quality for size, and on the X-E5's compact body it's a legitimately street-ready setup. Just budget for a filter adapter upfront — the bundle omits it, which is annoying but not a dealbreaker.