A seriously underrated lens

Joachim Gerstl wrote:

stevo23 wrote:

Joachim Gerstl wrote:

Dave Jaseck wrote:

"Slow focus" to which I ask, compared to what? I have a 60 with the firmware updates on it and camera bodies. It focuses as fast as my 35 F1.4, and 18 and other 2 lenses. It focuses as fast as my Canon 85mm F1.8 on a Canon 6D. It takes longer if you are focusing on something close (it does go to half life size) which none of the standard primes do, but "typical" of what any macro lens will do when close focusing on objects. When the 60 is used in normal focus distances, it focuses as well as any other lens, perhaps differing only in milliseconds. Someone who also has a Canon 100mm Macro, stated that up close, they focus at the same speed, that's what macros do. For me it is a fantastic short, telephoto with close focusing, sharp wide open, and is one of my favorite lenses, but hey, that's just me!

I already wrote that it is not a big deal. I have the 35/1.4 too and I love that lens. AF is not blazing fast on that lens too but it doesn't matter that much especially on the new cameras. The XP2 changed the lens for me. I'm not so sure with the 60/2.4. I have tried the lens but I still find AF to be slower and AF hunts in poor light. And if it does it hunts much longer because of the long focus travel.

The 60/2.4 is an interesting lens but Fuji would sell much more if it if they simple make a 60/2 without the half hearted macro implementation.

So same lens, no macro?

Faster AF and slightly faster aperture - yes.

I think for a lot of us, the macro is at least 50% of the reason we're interested. It's not "half hearted' - it's quite good. I don't see the point in having made a 60mm non-macro. Plus, the 50mm is the lens you wished for anyway I think.