60 mm

[macjim]

I'm thinking about getting the 60 mm lens. Any problems in use? Any good? Your thoughts please.

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[GaryLH]

Maybe sharpest lens of the bunch.. Af speed and size are the negatives. Slowest of the three in af speed. Since this was designed as a macro, then most likely the nature of the beast. Since I bought it mainly for use as macro, I am ok with this.. U may want to wait for the 58f1.4 if u want a more general use lens. For non-macro work I have been using my cv 50f1.5 with the Fuji m adapter..

Gary

 

[loquax ludens]

I have the 60mm and the 35mm. I use the 60mm 90% of the time. It's a good general purpose lens to get in tight with, and an excellent macro lens. As Gary said, it's down side is slow focusing. Another con, if you like to use the OVF, is that the framelines in the viewer are way off. You almost have to use the EVF to compose.

I bet the 58mm f/1.4 will be an even better lens for non-macro work.

 

[Eric T]

Terrific lens. Get it.

 

[macjim]

Terrific lens. Get it.

Good, I've ordered it and I pick it up tomorrow!

 

[f16sunshine]

Beautiful lens. Yes it is slow to focus but not horrible. Here is an old set of handheld snaps and crops. Lovely rendering and sharpness. No CA I can detect.

 

[macjim]

I'm surprised how small it is! Yes, the hood is ridiculously large but I had impressions it was much bigger. Not yet used it…

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[clicker]

Super sharp and fairly small without the shade.I am a true fan of Fuji glass and this lens is no exception.

 

[willie_901]

I believe the hood is large because the lens is sensitive to reflections for some very specific situations during macro use.

I suspect one could use a normal sized hood in most circumstances.

I don't do macro work so I'm waiting for the 56/1.4.

 

[SausalitoDog]

It is very good as a macro, but it's bulky to carry around.

I have an x100 and if I were starting over, I would say get an x100 and the xp1 with 35mm and carry them both 🙂

 

[anthony_semone]

Maybe sharpest lens of the bunch.. Af speed and size are the negatives. Slowest of the three in af speed. Since this was designed as a macro, then most likely the nature of the beast. Since I bought it mainly for use as macro, I am ok with this.. U may want to wait for the 58f1.4 if u want a more general use lens. For non-macro work I have been using my cv 50f1.5 with the Fuji m adapter..

Gary

Gary,

what's your assessment of that combination? I'm thinking about getting the adapter to use with M-mount lenses, i.e, with the 50/1.5?

 

[j.scooter]

I don't do macro work so I'm waiting for the 56/1.4.

Me too.
Although I have been tempted the 60 looks to be very nice and for a decent price.

I wonder how the new lenses will be priced?

 

[GaryLH]

Gary,

what's your assessment of that combination? I'm thinking about getting the adapter to use with M-mount lenses, i.e, with the 50/1.5?

Fuji needs to implement focus peeking or something similar. Manual lens tend to be a bit slower to focus then the same lens on a Nex or gxr setup.

The m adapter from Fuji does a good job. It is spot on at inf focus so u can use hyper focal or zone focus with it.. This makes the issue with focus peeking not so annoying.

So far I have not seen any issue with any lens from 35 on up.... Below 35 ymmv as others have noted with the problems at the edge or a particular lens itself. From my usage and perspective, it does not bother me..,ie., the issues that people have talked about on the edges. But again ymmv, this is just me and what I like 🙂

In the specific to the 50 f1.5 cv, it was a tad heavy on the gxr and did not balance well, but on the xp1, it works well. The lens iq on the xp1 is just fine. It resolve fine detail pretty well. Without focus peeking, it is a tad slow to focus. The 50 is the largest that u can feel comfortable using with evf and manual focusing assist. Larger lenses like the 90 tend to start making the image feel jittery, but a lot depends on how steady u can hand hold. Both Nex and gxr have multiple magnifications for focus assst.

At the end f the day, I am mainly using these lenses until the Fuji version becomes available, ie. a stop gap.

Hope that helps
Gary

PS forgot to mention.... The gxr is the way to go for m and ltm lenses. If Fuji implaments both focus peeking and dual level magnification assist the story may change, at least for me since I am not as picky about the edge issues as others. I tend to use the Nex grudgingly as the universal digital back. I really hate the user interface on that camera....

 

[anthony_semone]

Gary,

thank you kindly for your detailed commentary; exactly what I was looking for. Good to know that the adapter lives up to its billing. I've only got the 35/1.4 for my xp1, and I'm using my X100 for 28mm with the WAC adapter.

I echo your experience with lenses above the 50mm length. I got a Rayqual FM to XM adapter and plunked my Zeiss ZF.2 100MP on it - boy did that suck 😀

Indeed, I expect waiting on the new lenses from Fuji is likely to reap more benefit, especially since I'm a pretty old dude with crappy vision, even when corrected 🙁

thanks again, Gary, very helpful,

take care, tony