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XC 35 f/2

Started Jan 22, 2020 | Discussions thread
CAcreeks
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Re: What's the advantage of aperture ring?

Wezre wrote:

Proper camera holding/support for non-telephoto lenses would typically put your left hand under the lens/body, with your thumb and pointer finger operating the rings on the lens. The ring textures on Fuji lenses (especially the aperture rings vs. the zoom or focus rings) feel different enough that you can tell them apart and the location of the aperture ring (right near the lens mount) makes it easy to find. Admittedly, coming from a Nikon DSLR I sometimes still have trouble remembering which way I need to turn the aperture ring. I do really like having marked aperture rings though so that I can quickly see which setting it's at as I'm bringing the camera up to my eye.

Thanks for the answer.

I suppose also, if you have a lens like the 35/1.4 that is not sharp in the corners until f/3.5 or so, you could avoid having the Auto program use the wider apertures in low light, when you are about corner sharpness (e.g. group photos).

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