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

Started May 10, 2017 | User reviews thread
Thermidor Contributing Member • Posts: 751
Re: The Fujifilm XF50mm F2 - A Fantastic Addition to the F2 Lineup

morpheus777 wrote:

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.

Thanks for your review, appreciate it. I might want to get this in the future as I'm currently adapting my Nikon 50mm f1.2 over. I love the experience, but there are times when I would've benefited from having autofocus. Admittedly, the reason I'm not getting this lens yet is simply because I love using the Nikon and don't want to give myself any excuse to use it less.

Would you mind sharing some samples with us? I understand if you don't want to post people up, but still life shots perhaps?

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