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50mm F2 and Street Life

Started Oct 1, 2017 | Discussions thread
fullstop Regular Member • Posts: 121
Re: Didn't Work Fullstop....

Not true the photos are very ordinary and a lot to due with the lens that lacks character and has very pedestrian rendering as do all the f2 lenses. Fuji clearly cut corners to get extra speed and reduce the size of the lenses.

For portraits one gets the best lens possible and 56 and 90 reign supreme in the Fuji lineup. The 35 1.4 is probably the best street portrait lens as it has great separation and is just wide enough to tell a story and place the main subject in a interesting visual context. The need for speed is the myth of street photography...... it is guile, anticipation and being prepared that are important. Unfortunately it is hard to market that idea so camera companies stick to simple hooks like speed, bokeh, aperture blades etc and the fans do the rest of the marketing

Save your money and buy the 56

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