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Almost flawless! 35mm f/2 IS USM review

Started Jun 26, 2014 | User reviews thread
Al Downie Senior Member • Posts: 1,407
Re: Almost flawless! 35mm f/2 IS USM review

Abu Mahendra wrote:

Here you go, Al...

And there's the thing. I hope you're not offended Abu, but those pictures just don't excite me the way that 135L shots excite me, or Nikkor 50 f1.2, Sigma 50 (although I wouldn't take a chance on it!) or even the lowly 40mm f2.8, discarded above because it didn't match some physical measurements of another lens. There are plenty of images in 35L galleries that are super-impressive and inspiring to me; hardly any in the 35IS galleries. They just don't display the same depth and liveliness as the 35L.

So it might be sharp, and it might be useful in low light, it might be compact and light, but it still doesn't float my boat. "Almost flawless" is a bit of an overstatement.

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Fujifilm X-Pro2 Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R APD +1 more
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