X-Pro2 & Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit
Mar 29, 2019
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I just came back from a few days out in west Texas with my X-Pro2 attached to a little post-annual-bonus-gift, the Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit. I've always been a fan of wide-angle lenses, but over the last couple of years, I have really come to appreciate normal lenses, which is right around 28mm in Fuji-land. Manual focus lenses are my jam - but manual focus lenses with depth-of-field scales and focus tabs? Where's my wallet!
The 28mm Elmarit is behind the f/2.0 Summicron and f/1.4 Summilux in terms of aperture, but is also much smaller, lighter, and cheaper. I don't really need particularly shallow depth-of-field, so I'm happy.
Slap this lens on an X-Pro2, and I am in dreamland! The lens + adapter is smaller than the Fuji 35 f/2, and focusing is buttery smooth. Images are sharp, I couldn't discern any distortion, and the Elmarit works well with the Fuji jpeg profiles; in fact, I exported all my pictures in Velvia and, save for one photo where I increased sharpness and contrast, left everything alone.
Super happy with this combo! I am left wondering what to do with the 35 f/2...
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P.S. I also brought my X-E2 and Fuji 100-400. Single-point center autofocus on shutter priority... super easy to react quickly and capture scenes.
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