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56mm or 90mm ?

Started Dec 15, 2021 | Questions thread
Dryce Contributing Member • Posts: 598
Re: 56mm or 90mm ?
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I have the 56mm F1.2 and 90mm F2.

If I already had the 50mm F2 then I'd think long and hard about exchanging it for the 56mm F1.2 - I don't use the 56mm wide open below F2.0 that often and the 56mm F1.2 doesn't focus that fast in my experience.

It's not that I'm negative about the 56 - it's the lens that finally locked me into the Fuji ecosystem as my primary setup - just my feeling is that as a 50mm'ish focal length for general use then if you already have a 50mm then why switch?

I bought the 90mm as a 'treat' - a lens I wouldn't normally use - due to the size/weight and a focal length I tend to stay away from. It was intended as a challenge to get me to change the way I look at subjects. It can be immensly satisfying when I use it right - but I tend to carry it when I have a plan or explicit intent to use it - otherwise I pack the 55-200 for versatility.

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