It's small and portable. Its IQ is not in the same league as the 35/1.4 or any of the other X lenses I have used (14/2.8, 18-55, 50/2, 56/1.2, 60/2.4, 90/2, Touit 32/1.8). But I find the IQ perfectly acceptable. AF speed is also on the slow side compared to the newer lenses.