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I'm done with lens reviews

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Brian P Smith Contributing Member • Posts: 686
Re: I'm done with lens reviews
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Jeff Biscuits wrote:

Indeed. In fact I’d say “actually pretty good” is understating it.

I’m far more concerned with how lenses (and bodies) handle, because if something handles well I’ll want to use it despite any flaws it may or may not have, and if it doesn’t I won’t, simple as that. Which is how I’ve ended up with the ‘Crons and the 16-80. (And why I’m likely at some point to upgrade my 10-24 to the mk2 version.)

I’ve always been far more influenced to buy kit by finding some affinity with how other people have used it to good effect than I have by dry technical analysis.

Agreed. I have had an X-T1 and uprgraded to X-T3 etc and didn't get along with it, but have recently picked up another X-T1 and missing some of the feel of the lenses. I always liked the 10-24- a very sturdy lens

I do practice what I preach, I just bagged a mint X-T1 for £300, it's had that many firmware updates it's like a different camera to the new one I originally bought, the build quality was obviously improved as well, I'm delighted with it, it's still an excellent camera in its own right and as capable as it ever was.

Last thing, paragraph's, just sayin'...

Yup, having always wanted to try the 35 1.4, I recently picked one up with an old X-T1 for ~$700 and am having a blast. Does B&W Images so well....

 Brian P Smith's gear list:Brian P Smith's gear list
Fujifilm X-T1 Nikon Z7 Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Nikon AF-S Nikkor 58mm f/1.4G Nikon AP-F 70-300mm F4.5-5.6E +3 more
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