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FUJIFILM XF50mm F2 LENS REVIEW

Started Feb 2, 2017 | Discussions thread
OP Bjorn Moerman PHOTOGRAPHY Regular Member • Posts: 145
Re: FUJIFILM XF50mm F2 LENS REVIEW

bowportes wrote:

Thanks for the review, Bjorn. The lens looks interesting.

A couple of quibbles:

1. You say, "like all X-series lenses, Fujifilm always provides a lens hood with the lens." You should have said "most" rather than "all." The XC lenses come with no hood. Neither does the XF 27mm lens. Most of them do though. Correct! I have updated it to being XF- lenses only with the exception of the 27mm

2. You say, "What is often forgotten is that depth of field and compression are however still based on the 50mm optics." I'm not sure what you're intending here, but isn't perspective compression a function of camera-subject distance rather than "50mm optics"? And this being the case, because you'd generally stand farther from the subject with a 50mm lens on a crop-sensor camera than you would with a FF, you'd have greater compression. Isn't that right? If not, enlighten me. You are largely correct... I guess it is a play with words. I will try to update the subject to be a bit clearer.

Two good online references I often send people to are:

https://photographylife.com/sensor-size-perspective-and-depth-of-field

http://neilvn.com/tangents/full-frame-vs-crop-sensor-cameras-comparison-depth-of-field/

Those quibbles aside, it was a nice introduction to this lens.

Best,

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