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Is the 23mm F2 a bad lens?

Started Sep 26, 2018 | Discussions thread
Optimus Prime Lens Contributing Member • Posts: 701
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vegetaleb wrote:

You will love the 23mm f2 then, the only thing people preferred on the f1.4 is the range f1.4 to f2

Not exactly true. Many, myself included, love the manual clutch, and DOF markings, of the f1.4. It's what swung it for me in the end. I found the decision, over which 23mm to get, so frustrating.  I knew that, which ever one I bought I'd be VERY happy, but that I'd also likely 'regret' not getting the other one.  They are BOTH fantastic lenses. I ended up with the f2 as it came as a deal with a camera I bought. I really like it, however I won't be getting rid of the f1.4 and I'm actually glad to have both.

If you walk a lot with the camera around your neck, the 23 f2 is lightweight and slimmer on the edge making it nearly stealth, with all the paranoid people of Beirut I could easily take shots in the street with people than with the xc 16-50 because nobody noticed the camera

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