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X-E2 + 23mm f2

Started 7 months ago | Questions thread
Blood N Guts Murphy
Blood N Guts Murphy Regular Member • Posts: 362
Re: X-E2 + 23mm f2
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misterodd wrote:

Blood N Guts Murphy wrote:

misterodd wrote:

For those of you who have some experience with this combo, is this pair fast enough for street action?

Yes.

Was only disappointed when I upgraded to the faster XE3.

In comparison the same camera with the 27mm f2.8 is a tad too slow for some things. But you only notice it with runners, cyclists or other traffic.

Thanks for the reply.

So if I understood you correctly, the 23mm f2 is faster or better with an xe2 than an xe3. If this is true, I wonder why that is.

The 23 is slightly faster focusing on the XE3. I just dislike the camera as my eyes can't see the full image in the XE3 EVF (plus I prefer the 2 in other ways).

I have only tried street photography with the 35 f1.4 on my xe2 and the autofocus is way too slow to capture moving subjects that are coming towards me. I know that this is a tall order for many other camera/lens combos as well.

The 23mm f2 is definitely a better choice than the 27mm then. Very noticeable difference in focus speed for moving subjects. The 27 has the noisy old focusing that the 35 1.4 has. I would get the 23 first to see if it is fast enough on the XE2 before considering the XE3.  For me it is a great street combo and I used to take a lot of traffic shots when I was in places like Vietnam.

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