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New Fuji Lens for newborn

Started Jun 29, 2017 | Discussions thread
grazuncle
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Re: New Fuji Lens for newborn
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Truman Prevatt wrote:

hifimacianer wrote:

Mons1eur wrote:

Hi,

I know this is very early but my Mrs is expecting and we are planning for our first born's arrival next year. So after becoming a soon to be daddy I somehow have managed to convince my wife to to let me buy a new lens to take those awesome photos for our child.

I have an X-T10 with an 18-55. I am not a pro but like I have learnt a lot with this setup. I have been looking at Fuji's XF 90mm F2 R LM WR.

Just wondering what the guru's of dpreview think about the best lens for a newborn to go along with 18-55 or if that is enough?

TIA

I would consider the new 50/2. It's the better portrait lens compared to 35mm. And when your child is getting older and is moving faster, it's autofocus is faster than the 35/1.4 and 56/1.2.

The 50 requires more room that one often has. The 35 doesn't would be much better in close quarters. I would go with either a 35 f1.4 or 23 f1.4 depending on the size of the rooms.

Which is also why the 90mm is particularly not a good idea! How big are his rooms?

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