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Fujinon 35mm f/2.8

Fuji Photo Film · Fujica ST + Fujica X · 1970

single source, unconfirmed

Also known as: Fujinon W 35mm f/2.8 · Fujinon-W 35mm F2.8 · FUJINON·W 1:2.8 f=35mm · EBC Fujinon W 35mm f/2.8 · EBC Fujinon-W 35mm F2.8 · EBC FUJINON·W 1:2.8 f=35mm · Fuji EBC 35mm 2.8 M42 · Fujinon 35mm f/2.8 M42 · X-Fujinon W 35mm f/2.8 DM · EBC X-Fujinon-W 35mm F2.8 DM · X-FUJINON·W 1:2.8 f=35mm DM · EBC フジノン W 35mm F2.8 · Xフジノン 35mm F2.8 · フジノン 35mm F2.8 M42

Variants & identification

Variant Mount Years Serial ranges Production
Fujinon·W 35mm f/2.8, single-coated, plain M42 Fujica ST 1970 — —
EBC Fujinon·W 35mm f/2.8, multicoated, M42 with Fujica coupling tab Fujica ST 1972 — —
EBC X-Fujinon·W 35mm f/2.8 DM, X bayonet Fujica X 1980–1985 — —
  1. Whether the X lens uses the same glass as the M42 lens is not stated by Fuji. Both are 7 elements in 6 groups at 190g; the X lens focuses 5cm closer. The two mounts are one family on that evidence.
  2. Weight. 190g in the ST701 manual, the US brochure and the X tables; 185g in the AZ-1 manual. 190g is used.
  3. Blades. Five, from the Flickr technical review alone; no Fuji document gives a count. The single-source badge applies to it.
  4. Dates. 1970 is the ST701's launch, whose manual lists the lens; 1972 the ST801 and EBC; 1980 the AX bodies and the brochure that lists the DM lens; 1985 the end of X-mount lenses per camera-wiki. No end date for the M42 lens is given.
  5. No launch price and no serial ranges have been found.
How to tell them apart (expand)
  • Silver aperture ring and plain FUJINON·W means the 1970 single-coated lens; green EBC with a black ring and a tab means 1972 on; a bayonet with DM means the X lens
  • Every version is 7 elements in 6 groups, f/2.8 to f/16, 49mm filter; the front extends on focusing and does not rotate

Fujinon·W 35mm f/2.8, single-coated, plain M42:

  • FUJINON·W 1:2.8 f=35mm with no EBC on the name ring; silver aperture ring and metal, knurled focusing ring (japb's Type I, the Flickr technical review's first generation)
  • Plain 42mm thread with no aperture tab: stop-down metering on the ST701
  • 7 elements in 6 groups, 63°, f/16, 0.4m, 190g, screw-in hood, per the ST701 manual

EBC Fujinon·W 35mm f/2.8, multicoated, M42 with Fujica coupling tab:

  • EBC in green on the name ring; black aperture ring with the Fujica tab, rubberised focus ring, dimpled on the earlier lenses and diamond-patterned on the last (the Flickr technical review's second and third generations; japb's Type III and IIIb)
  • Lock notch on the flange for the ST801 and later bodies; no A/M switch
  • Same 7 in 6, 62°36', 0.4m, 49mm; 190g (6.70 oz) in the brochure, 185g in the AZ-1 manual

EBC X-Fujinon·W 35mm f/2.8 DM, X bayonet:

  • Fujica X bayonet with the DM engraving: an automatic position on the aperture ring for the AX-5's program and shutter-priority modes
  • Same 7 elements in 6 groups and 190g; 63°, 0.35m close focus instead of 0.4m, 61.5mm across and 46mm long, round push-in hood, 49mm filter

Specifications

Formula
7 elements in 6 groups (Fuji: 6 components, 7 elements) on every version, M42 and X bayonet
Construction
7 elements / 6 groups
Aperture range
f/2.8–f/16
Diaphragm blades
5
Min. focus
0.4 m
Dimensions
61 × 44 mm
Weight
190 g
Filter
49 mm
Years manufactured
1970–1985
Country
Japan
Coating
single-coated Fujinon (1970); EBC multicoating from 1972, on the X-Fujinon too

What reviewers say

Optical Ratings

Aggregated from the reviews above — follow the links for the full picture.

Vignetting
some wide open
Flare & ghosting
well controlled

History

The 35mm f/2.8 is the other original wide-angle of the Fujica ST system, in the ST701 manual of 1970 as Fujinon·W F2.8 35mm: 7 elements in 6 groups, 63°, f/16 minimum, 0.4m close focus, 190g, screw-in hood, 49mm filter. Those figures held through fifteen years and three barrels. The 1970 lens is single-coated, with a silver aperture ring and a metal knurled focusing ring, on a plain 42mm thread for stop-down metering.

From the ST801 of 1972 the lens is EBC FUJINON·W 1:2.8 f=35mm, EBC in green, with a black aperture ring carrying the Fujica tab, a lock notch on the flange, and a rubberised focusing ring that is dimpled on the earlier lenses and diamond-patterned on the last. It is in the ST801 manual, Fuji’s US brochure and the AZ-1 manual, which gives 185g against the others’ 190g. In 1980 it became the EBC X-Fujinon·W 35mm f/2.8 DM for the AX and STX bodies, still 7 in 6 and 190g but focusing to 0.35m, 61.5mm across and 46mm long, the DM meaning the aperture ring’s automatic position works with the AX-5’s program and shutter-priority modes. Fuji never said whether the glass changed; the matching counts are why the X lens is a variant here.

It is an M42 screw-thread lens and works on any M42 body, but the EBC version’s tab can foul other bodies and adapters, and it has no A/M switch, so it stays wide open on an adapter that does not press the pin. Reviewers agree it is a middling 35: Nora Inukim’s technical review finds the centre adequate at f/2.8, the corners lacking and the best of it at f/8, with vivid colour and flare well handled; the MFlenses regulars call it good and average, very sharp in the centre and weak at the edges; blotafton found it no better than his Mir, Rokkor or Zuiko 35s and still liked it. Two of them, independently, had the close focus taken down from 40cm to about 30cm by adjusting the helicoid stop. Arkku’s weights for the three Fujica 35s, 226g, 185g and 138g, and his verdict that the cheap f/3.5 does not lose to the f/2.8 at the same apertures, are the most useful comparison on record.

Buying: an untouched tab, a diaphragm that snaps, and no haze on the cemented group. The X lens adapts to mirrorless bodies plainly but to an SLR only with corrective optics, and Fujica X adapters are scarcer than most. The blade count of five comes from one review; no launch price or serial ranges have been found.

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This history is AI-written, from the sources listed at the foot of the page. Where the record is silent it says so rather than filling the gap — but no human wrote these sentences.

Example photos

Sample photo taken with the Fujinon 35mm f/2.8
Rear of a Fujica-generation M42 Fujinon: the 42mm thread with Fuji's open-aperture coupling (Tap-pentax) — Tap-pentax, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)

Sample photo wanted — shot with a Fujinon 35mm f/2.8? We'd love to feature it (with credit).

Live listings

Asking price, USD: a median of $100 across 4 fixed-price listings on 2026-09-20 (middle half $50–$130). First day tracked.

Asking prices from the listings scanned, not sales; junk-flagged rows and auction lots excluded; other currencies are not converted.

Buying from Yahoo! Auctions outside Japan. It is a domestic marketplace: sellers ship within Japan, and most will not register an overseas buyer. A proxy service bids on your behalf, receives the item and forwards it, for a fee and a wait. Buyee, Jauce and ZenMarket each accept a Yahoo auction number directly. Listed alphabetically for information — none is recommended over another, and none of these is an affiliate link.

Listings updated 2026-09-20. Links go to the shop or marketplace that carries the item.

Related: EBC Fujinon 35mm f/1.9 · Fujinon 28mm f/3.5 · EBC Fujinon 24mm f/2.8 · Fujinon 55mm f/1.8 · EBC Fujinon 50mm f/1.4 · EBC Fujinon Macro 55mm f/3.5 · Fujinon 55mm f/2.2

Sources (20)

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