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Manual Focus and X-Pro

Started Feb 24, 2022 | Discussions thread
Zinch Senior Member • Posts: 1,122
Re: Manual Focus and X-Pro

bs1946 wrote:

Using manual lenses on the X-Pro with the OVF is pathetic. If you have used a Leica M or any other real rangefinder camera, you will be in for a major disappointment. I have an X-Pro2 and an X-T2 and when I use the X-Pro2 with a manual lens, I always use the EVF, usually with peaking. Almost never use the OVF and only with AF lenses. The dual OVF/EVF on the X100 series and the X-Pro series was one of those great ideas that Fuji's designers completely screwed up. Besides owning an X-Pro1 and two X-Pro2s, I have owned every X100 model from the original through the X100F and almost never used the OVF on any of them.

I think this is an unfair assessment. Until the release of the Voigtlander lenses there wasn't any manual focus lens designed to be used with the X-Pro or X100 line.

Is like saying that the Leica rangefinders are unusable because you have only used lenses without mechanical conection with the camera (the M lenses have to comunicate the focus distance mechanicaly with the camera for it to work).

AFAIK, people that have used the Voigtlander lens with the X-Pro3 (sadly it doesn't work in older cameras) is happy with it.

And a new Voigtlander 23mm f1.2 is coming

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Fujifilm X-T4 Voigtlander 35mm F1.2 Nokton Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R Fujifilm XF 16-80mm F4 +3 more
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