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Fuji 60mm, back for a second try

Started Oct 27, 2013 | User reviews thread
gearhorse
gearhorse Regular Member • Posts: 233
Re: Fuji 60mm, back for a second try
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Bjrn SWE wrote:

I'm planning to get the X-PRO2 when it becomes available and about three primes. The ones I am thinking of are the 18, 35 f/2.0 and 56 or 60.

Do you people who own the 60 find it any faster with the latest firmware updates (compared to 2013 when this review was originally written)?

Is the autofocus of the 60 any faster with the X-T1 compared to a X-Pro1?

Of course there's the 56 f/1.2 which is a fantastic lens, but it is heavier and more expensive. Which one would you choose of the 56 and 60 if you were on a limited budget and which one if there was funds for any of them but didn't feel the need of both?

Do you think Fuji will update any of the above, the way they did with 35 somehow? (18 is not considered pin sharp, 60 is considered slow).

The 60 is much quicker now than it was in '13, especially if you're using it on one of the newer Fuji bodies. The 56, while faster to focus than the 60, doesn't have the fastest AF either, as you would expect for a lens of its nature.

I own both the 56 and the 60 and would have a very hard time letting either go. The 56 is absolutely amazing, and it's my go to lens for portraits. However, the 60 is incredible in its own right, and it's one of my most used lenses. Unless I'm going out specifically to take portraits, I use the 60 because of its compact size and close focus ability. I find the bokeh on the 60 to be a little bit nicer as well.

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