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Deciding which lens to buy

Started Sep 5, 2016 | Discussions thread
Truman Prevatt
Truman Prevatt Forum Pro • Posts: 14,596
Re: Deciding which lens to buy

It really depends on what you want. However, the X 90 f2 is probably the top of the Fuji line. Fully corrected corner to corner at f2. F2 is also quite fast for a lens at a 135 in a 135 from equivalent.

The 56 f1.2 is absolutely top notch fully corrected even wide open. The 35 f1.4 is a great fast lens for the street. I have those three plays the 23 f1.4 and don't see the need for anything else unless Fuji comes out with f1 lenses.

As far as landscape. It depends on the type of landscapes you take. Do you consider landscape something like wide expanses of boring scenery that goes on a postcard or the fantastic tightly composed images of Ansel Adams? Adams used a slightly longer than normal lens for most of his landscapes.

I find the 23 is about as wide as I need for landscape and tend to do a lot with the 35.

Below is a shot taken with a 127 mm on my 6x7 film camera. A 127 mm on a 6x7 is equivalent to about a 60 on a 135 format camera or 40 on an ASPC. So it all depends on what you want.

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