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New 27mm f2.8 results

Started Apr 6, 2021 | User reviews thread
Pan50 Contributing Member • Posts: 673
Re: New 27mm f2.8 results
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pharles wrote:

I bought this as a kit with the X-E4 and I'm generally happy with the lens as it is functionally improved over the old version. However, I would not use this lens for video as it appears to still retain the old AF mechanism. As a consequence it's still prone to hunting in AFC /Face Detect mode. It breathes as well, so imagine a tripod mounted X-E4 with the 27mm, a mostly static subject and the image is going: big, small, big, small, big, small . . . . . Ended up slapping an old Pentax SMC-M 28mm f3.5 on the camera and going 100% manual.
Still photography is fine if AF speed, Face Detect and AFC is not a requirement. I like the focal length and especially like the aperture ring, but the AF should have had an update as well.

Can’t speak for video but I find my 27mm Fuji lens to be a lot sharper than my Super-Tak28f3.5. The 28mm is great for painterly color jpegs but for B&W and street shooting the 27mm eats it for lunch.

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