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X-E1 + 60mm (latest firmware)

Started Oct 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
slimandy Forum Pro • Posts: 17,161
Re: X-E1 + 60mm (latest firmware)

Turlututu wrote:

My needs : portraits and close-up.

The 60 is surely the answer then.

I wonder if the auto-focus will be efficient ?

Certainly good enough. It's not the quickest, especially on the X-E1, but you're not shooting sport. I like MF for close-up and for posed portrait anyway (even on the X-T1). I like using MF with the AF button on the rear of the camera - that gives you AF with MF as well and won't change focus when you go to click the shutter. This actually works better on the X-E1 than X-T1 because the button on the E is bigger.

Do I need to use the macro-mode on X-E1 ?

Apparently this helps but I tend to forget! Maybe it's not an issue for me because for macro I will always use MF. It's no longer an issue on the X-T1 that I use anyway since the firmware upgrade.

How does it compare with 56mm for portraits ?

As good in my experience, unless you want very shallow DoF. IQ is as good and focussing isn't far off either, neither lens being quick.

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