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Who says the 35/f2 has no magic?

Started Apr 1, 2019 | Discussions thread
wats0n Regular Member • Posts: 211
I agree about the “magic”
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People will give you hell because you used the term “magic”, but that’s only because we live in age where people generally lack imagination and are politically correct about every label we apply to something.

I am fine with using the term magic to describe this lens. I have owned hundreds of optics over the years and only a handful really left a lasting impression. I call this “magic”, because the lens has a certain unique way of rendering that produces a very attractive end result, especially so with portrait work.

These days your internet morons think lens sharpness is the most important factor. Fuji lenses are not sterile, they were designed to produce a certain look using a balance of strengths. There is a great article in Japanese if I can dig it up which details how Fuji was after this type of look that certain gems only seem to deliver. They realized that being super sharp was a trade off with other important attributes such as bokeh, color, etc.

i would state without hesitation that the Fuji is on par and in some cases optically better than a few highly regarded Canon L primes, Zeiss primes, and even a few Leica gems.

My only complaint is I wish it was faster, but I guess that is the trade off in size.

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