DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

The 60mm 2.4 for portraits (X-Pro2)

Started Oct 30, 2018 | Photos thread
Vic Chapman Forum Pro • Posts: 10,694
Re: The 60mm 2.4 for portraits (X-Pro2)

I've always loved the 60mm f2.4. It's such a comfortable focal length and is one of the very best lenses Fuji has produced. When I think my 90mm f2 may be too much to carry around with the 16-55mm f2.8 or if I want something more discrete I use the 60mm. It's bokeh is very close to that of the 90mm f2 thanks to its 9 rounded aperture blades (90mm has only 7). It is also the most useful for close focus and picking out architectural detail.

If you have the 35mm f1.4, use the same hood on the 60mm - it's perfect and compact - or buy a cheap 39mm uv filter and push out the glass to use as a spacer then a 39 - 58mm stepup ring and fit a 58mm circular screw-in hood. Throw away the huge OEM hood.

Vic

-- hide signature --

The sky is full of holes that let the rain get in, the holes are very small - that's why the rain is thin.
Spike Milligan. Writer, comedian, poet, Goon. 1918 - 2002

 Vic Chapman's gear list:Vic Chapman's gear list
Fujifilm X-Pro1 Fujifilm X-E1 Fujifilm X-T2 Fujifilm X-H1 Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R +11 more
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow