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Deciding which lens to buy

Started Sep 5, 2016 | Discussions thread
Vernon Church Regular Member • Posts: 307
Re: Deciding which lens to buy

To each his own.

I traded my 35 1.4 for the 2.0 and couldn't be happier.  That said I'm not a professional, pixel peeper, nor do I print to large size. I find the bokeh on the 2.0 and speed fine for my needs. I love how the tapered lens respects the OVF on the X-PRO2.

I had the current 23mm and thought it was WAY too big. For me, the beauty of a mirrorless system is the small size and hence portability. If you are using big glass, you might as well get an slr and call it a day as performance, in general, has until very recently been better.

It's kind of like buying a large screen TV. In the store you can drive yourself crazy with side by side comparisons. But once you bring it home and it's the only one you have hanging on the wall they are all mostly great. Comes down more so to what you want to spend and how heavy an object you ant hanging on your wall.

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-Vernon

 Vernon Church's gear list:Vernon Church's gear list
Fujifilm X-Pro2 Fujifilm XF 18mm F2 R Fujifilm XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS Fujifilm XF 35mm F2 R WR Fujifilm XF 23mm F2 R WR
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