biza43

Only you can decide what is more important to you: 2 stops or close-focus.

All you need to know: https://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/06/depthoffield-hell.html

From your description, looks like you are using f/1.4? If that is the case, depth of field will be narrow, so if you have different subjects at different distances from the camera, you will not ...

Fantastic storytelling.

Seems like hand shake/misfocus to me. I am happy with my lens at 300mm, but I do use a tripod whenever possible.

Last year I went on various trios with the 16-80, and its flexibility and quality is hard to beat. If you don't mind the extra weight, need f/2.8, and don't need OIS and 80mm, then yes, the 16-55 ...

It all depends on: 1. The type of portraits you want to make - faces filling the frame? 3/4? Full body? 2. Then, the location - do you have room to back up if needed? Do you have distracting ...

Yes, but these lenses are APSC and f/1.4. And the zoom is small. And they have no aperture ring. I see no point of releasing FF f/2 lenses that would compete with the excellent Fuji's f/2 lenses. ...

How many of these images are composites? Stars are too big to have been shot with a 14-24mm lens.

(1) XF35mmF1.4 R --> XF33mmF1.4 R LM WR The above is not an upgrade. It is clear that for Fujifilm the 18 f/2 was not at the top of the list for upgrade. Maybe ...

It would depend on how many they would expect to sell. It costs money to produce and release lenses on a different mount. I doubt the number of buyers would justify the investment.

They have no incentive, because the same focal length f/2 lenses from Fuji are actually smaller and lighter. I doubt that Sigma would release the 65 f/2 and 90 f/2.8 in X mount just because some ...

I use an outdated version of LR, so I need to process Raf files through Iridient first, no big deal. I am so familiar with LR that I do not want to change. C1 is going to subscription mode also, ...

Normally, a f/1.4 lens will perform better at f72 than a f/2 lens. So, this reduces your options to 3 lenses on your list. Then, if you like MF, the options go down to 1 lens on your list. However, ...

The light is indeed borderline, and not much colour in the sky or land part. As for 3D, how do you expect to get that effect with subject that is for all purposes at infinity, and with no ...

Fujifilm's imaging division is relatively small, compared to the big ones like Canon or Sony. So their resources are limited. As such, and after so many important recent releases in both cameras ...

If you don't have enough space to back up and need to get the framing you want, then the 23mm is a good choice. It will not replace the 33mm lens, because to get the same framing with the 23mm, ...

You are really wrong. Just look at the work of May Ellen Mark: https://www.maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/photographic/career-profile-mary-ellen-mark-637522942592016110/P And so ...

I do not see anything particularly special. I see that the background is so far away that even at f/8 it would be out of focus. I also see that the background is not complex, it is basically ...

Well seen and done.