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Fast lenses for night action shots

Started Aug 31, 2021 | Discussions thread
Tom Schum
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Re: Fast lenses for night action shots
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sifro wrote:

Tom Schum wrote:

Welcome to the Fuji x forum!

I can recommend the manual KamLan 50mm F1.1 Mark II x-mount lens if you can find one. At the moment, Adorama has some in stock for $250.

At F2 and above it is the equal of the Fuji 50mm F2 WR and of course you get F1.1. Bokeh is great. Beware, it weighs 563 grams (about 1.24 lb) and uses 62mm filters.

Here is a small set of samples:
https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/1438043515/albums/kamlan-50mm-f1-1-ii

Wow, this looks so interesting! I definitely need to read and see more about it, thanks!

Just to muddy the waters, I found this lens to be very good, and not so heavy as the KamLan, and not so expensive (7artisans 55mm F1.4 Mark II at $126):

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1642660-REG/7artisans_photoelectric_a503b_ii_55mm_f_1_4_mark_ii.html

I actually carry this one around in my camera bag, and use it often.

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