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Who says the 35/f2 has no magic?

Started Apr 1, 2019 | Discussions thread
stevo23 Forum Pro • Posts: 24,759
Re: Who says the 35/f2 has no magic?
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Meetmer wrote:

You are bing excessively harsh, the purple fringing issues are minor .

Actually, compared to all my other Fuji lenses, they are not minor. Compared to all my other Nikon lenses, they are not minor.

Other distortions are corrected by software in camera and do not impact the output. On BH photo, 97% of the 244 people who reviewed that lens gave it 4 or 5 stars (89% 5 star and 8% 4 star).

That's relevant to fringing and distortion how? Did all those people comment on the optical perfection of the lens?

So basically, even if the lens is not optically perfect......no one cares !

They don't? I think there are plenty who care very much.

To the extent that a lens' aberrations actually ruin a shot, this lens hasn't ruined many shots for me, especially if you know how to work around it's issues. But it's nard not to see it when it occurs as it's at a surprisingly high level. And the distortion never goes away. I had a couple in mind to show you, but I've since deleted them.

I especially don’t because I have taken hundreds of awesome shots

Let's see 'em!

with the lens and I am thrilled.

I certainly didn't come out to dampen your enthusiasm. But don't put your head in the sand and pretend like it's not there. That's the worst kind of self deception.

Again, know a lens and then you know how to use it.

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