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Deciding which lens to buy

Started Sep 5, 2016 | Discussions thread
uniball Veteran Member • Posts: 3,075
Re: Deciding which lens to buy

lnbolch wrote:

For your purposes, don't overlook the 60mm f/2.4. It is not so long that zone focus is ruled out. Very sharp at f/5.6 and still usable at f/11, making quite a deep zone—very useful for street photography. Since it has such a great range of focus, it can take a bit longer to focus than most. With the long range, of course, comes the ability to do close-up photography. If you actually need paper thin depth of field, then the 56mm f/1.2 is the obvious choice. However, people are frequently praising the look of out-of-focus areas with the 60mm as their preference.

Since it has such a great range of focus, it can take a bit longer to focus than many lenses. With the long range, of course, comes the ability to do close-up photography. If you actually need paper thin depth of field, then the 56mm f/1.2 is the obvious choice. However, people are frequently praising the look of out-of-focus areas with the 60mm as their preference. The 60mm is roughly half the weight and just 2/3 the price.

That^. Fuji knew what it was doing when the first 3 focal lengths were the 18, 35 and 60. Other than macro it's quick enough with current gen bodies. Small and light are nice. Superb optics. Use your 35's hood. Keeps it small and works fine.

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Fuji XP1, XE2, XF-16, 18, 23, 27, 35/1.4, 60, XC16-50

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