tbarker13
shooter of stuff
I really dislike EVF, but I guess I may have to learn to live with it.
GaryLH
Veteran
Usually around 2 to 3 feet. People have mentioned ovf framing accuracy of the 60 is not as good as the other two lens in ovf mode. I tend to switch over now without thinking about it.. The 60 I have been switching over more toward 3 just to be safe with it.
Btw I would not bet on the currently designed 60 to get much faster since it was designed as a macro lens, but only time will tell. Fuji has been really good addressing issues everyone brings up. Their attention to customer issues and SW fixes is the best I have seen of any of the camera companies with their digital offering.
Hope u have better luck with the 60. I am hoping the release a 50f1.2 or 1.4 as their true portrait lens.
Gary
Btw I would not bet on the currently designed 60 to get much faster since it was designed as a macro lens, but only time will tell. Fuji has been really good addressing issues everyone brings up. Their attention to customer issues and SW fixes is the best I have seen of any of the camera companies with their digital offering.
Hope u have better luck with the 60. I am hoping the release a 50f1.2 or 1.4 as their true portrait lens.
Gary
f16sunshine
Moderator
sweet shot!
sweet shot!
I'm frustrated with learning this lens as well. The AF seems to go really wonky the closer one gets to subject. Especiallyy in low light.
This image shows why it's worth the effort to learn. Damn Tim, that's a wicked good environmental Portrait!
sweet shot!
I'm frustrated with learning this lens as well. The AF seems to go really wonky the closer one gets to subject. Especiallyy in low light.
This image shows why it's worth the effort to learn. Damn Tim, that's a wicked good environmental Portrait!
loquax ludens
Well-known
Doesn't seem natural to me, but I'm not used to using digital cameras. It didn't occur to me to use it to frame a shot when I was shooting yesterday. I've just been practicing my chimping skills with it.
Mainly though, I feel off balance using an EVF, and I'm not as conscious of composition with it. It's also slower (for me) to shoot that way. Probably just takes some getting used to.
I really like the way the X-Pro 1 handles in normal eye position using the OVF with both the 60mm and 35mm lens. I just hope Fuji can fix the framing somehow.
tbarker13
shooter of stuff
Thanks Andy. I do like the lens so far. But I hope Gary is right about Fuji coming out later with a better portrait option. A 50/1.4 would be awesome. Particularly if focuses as well as the 35/1.4.
GaryLH
Veteran
The 50 is not on their current road map. Their roadmap is up to 2013. I have hoping that once they satisfy the basics for everyone they come back and fill the other gaps.
They already have a lot of lenses in the pipe. Looking at that list u know they are in it for the long run They listen to their users.
Thus the 50 is my guess at what they would do to file the gaps. They need only to look at Leica 75 to c how well it will do.
Gary
jpmac55
Established
And now a couple shots from the enclosure they have for the baby chicks.
Tim - I've been enjoying your photos on RFF for some time now. Despite some shortcomings with the lens, this photo is one of my favorites as it tells a story.