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The Fujifilm XF50mm F2 - A Fantastic Addition to the F2 Lineup

Started May 10, 2017 | User reviews thread
OP morpheus777 Regular Member • Posts: 180
Re: The Fujifilm XF50mm F2 - A Fantastic Addition to the F2 Lineup

ZedDoctor wrote:

Better than 56 1.2 IMO

Poor mans 56

That's certainly the role it plays in my lens lineup. The 56/1.2 is an amazing lens, but I don't earn my living shooting portraits, so it didn't make sense.

The way the two lenses stack up against each other is interesting. You might think the less expensive lens near the same focal length would be shorter on features, but that's not the case. The less expensive lens is weather resistant, smaller, lighter, less expensive, and by several accounts sharper and faster focusing. It could be argued that a sharper lens isn't always the best portrait lens, but I'll leave that debate to professional portrait shooters. Of course, the f/1.2 aperture is the highlight feature of the 56. And the APD version does deliver incredible bokeh.

 morpheus777's gear list:morpheus777's gear list
Fujifilm X-T2 Fujifilm XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 35mm F2 R WR Fujifilm 50mm F2 R WR
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