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XF 23mm F2 or X100S/T

Started Aug 22, 2021 | Discussions thread
Birdmanfriday Regular Member • Posts: 441
Re: XF 23mm F2 or X100S/T
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uniball wrote:

The 23/2 has enough copy variation to remove it from any consideration I’d give it. Yes it’s WR, it’s fast and it’s quiet. But there’s a high chance it’s not going to take great images.

Do you have evidence to support this assertion? I ask because I haven’t seen that mentioned to any great degree.

To the OP, while I’m just a sample of one, I’ve owned an X100T, and F, and a 23/2 which I still have. Optically there’s not that much to choose between them. The 23/2 is well-known to be weak close up wide open, but mine is fine elsewhere and slightly superior to the versions on my X100 at normal working distances from f4 -f11. It’s a sharp lens.

I think this is quite a tough call as a choice. I like the flexibility of a second body and love the X100 as a concept. However, the handling of the 23/2 is seldom mentioned - it’s much nicer than the small, fiddly X100 lens in my view. It wouldn’t shop me considering one but it’s a factor to keep in mind.

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