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Anyone Else Notice the New Meike Lenses for Fuji?

Started Jun 2, 2016 | Discussions thread
David0X Junior Member • Posts: 34
Re: Anyone Else Notice the New Meike Lenses for Fuji?

David0X wrote:

I bought the 35 1.7 to go on an XE-2 I picked up secondhand. The reason for this is to give me a totally manual standard lens setup on a small body - it's just what I wanted. I didn't buy it for ultimate IQ, but for the experience of shooting manually on a small body with a great sensor. Love it. Sharp? Sharp enough. I was going more for the look... a bit like shooting a 50 1.4 on a Nikon FM or a small rangefinder.

Um - yeah. It broke after three weeks. There were some loose screws in it and the front ring fell off, so I sent it back for a refund.

Even if that had not happened, I was not really all that pleased. It was nice to use - really nice feel but it was too hard to focus quickly. And I don't mean AF quick, just like what it was with an SLR and MF primes back in the day.

Oh - and it focused past infinity which was a bugger. You couldn't just rack it out for landscapes.

Sooo - I bought the Fuji 35mm f2. Love it. It's a bit longer, but it's a beaut lens, MF with the ring still sucks, no way around that, but AF with back button is fine. It's a really nice lens.

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