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XF50mmf/2

Started May 2, 2020 | User reviews thread
Mikeywcu
Mikeywcu Senior Member • Posts: 1,055
Re: XF50mmf/2

Truman Prevatt wrote:

Mikeywcu wrote:

Tom Schum wrote:

Great lens and a good purchase choice too!

I have one, but use my third party manual lenses more often. The AF is a feature my third party manual lenses can't match though, for quick family shots and so on.

Looks like you are getting the best out of it so far!

I too love throwing on manual glass. I’ve been toying with getting the Fuji 50 f2, but I’m afraid it won’t hold a candle to my Zeiss Planar 50 f2 zm, which puts my Fuji 35 f2 to shame.

The 50 mm lens is a sweet spot for lens designers. The 50 f2 is a significantly better lens than the 23 f2. I have both - the 23 is not bad but the 50 is better. I’ve seen a number of reviews and reports of the 3 Fuji compact f2 lenses, the 35 f2 is the weakest and the 50 the best. The 50 is not the 56, but it is a good lens.

This is quite helpful because while I enjoy the 35 f2, in all honesty I’ve felt let down at times by its rendering and sharpness. I actually thought at first that something was wrong with my XPro3...surely this thing can take sharper photos? Then I threw on some Zeiss, Voigtlander, and Leica glass...oh no, the camera was not the issue at all.

 Mikeywcu's gear list:Mikeywcu's gear list
Fujifilm X-H2S Tokina AT-X Pro 100mm f/2.8 Macro Leica Summarit-M 75mm f/2.5 Carl Zeiss C Biogon T* 2,8/35 ZM Carl Zeiss Planar T* 2/50 ZM +11 more
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