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interested in your experiences with the lens and images from the lens...
anyone using the 60 macro?
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GaryLH
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Tbarker hated it because the af too slow for his work. But this was before the 2.0 fw update.
I have it and really have not used it much, just not had the opportunities. It is a sharp lens, but still the slowest of three in terms of af. It is nature of beast considering it is a 2:1 macro..
Gary
Dan
I have it and really have not used it much, just not had the opportunities. It is a sharp lens, but still the slowest of three in terms of af. It is nature of beast considering it is a 2:1 macro..
Gary
Dan
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it gets great reviews...
GaryLH
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Forgot to mention tbarker said he is waiting for the 57.
Gary
Gary
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56?
me too...also deciding between the 23 and the 28...i'm hoping they are all steller performers...
me too...also deciding between the 23 and the 28...i'm hoping they are all steller performers...
M4cr0s
Back In Black
I like the XF60. Obviously not the quickest to focus (substantially improved with FW 2.0), but it's sharp and versatile and does well for a number of things. Landscapes, product/studio stuff, portraits, florals... A great allround lens if you can live with the "slow" aperture. Will never be an exiting exotic like the 1.4's but a solid performer nonetheless.
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kzphoto
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Fantastic lens and really top notch performance. A focus limiting option would be appreciated, so it doesn't hunt so much. But yeah, slow-ish AF due to the contrast detect. The copies I have used focus past your intended plane of focus and then adjust. Seems odd. I prefer to manually focus this one for that reason.
gavinlg
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Technically good lens, but I find it too slow (f-stop, not AF).
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after using f4 lenses on a regular basis...f2.4 seems fast to me...
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just came back from flickr where i looked at some 60mm shots...it can be impressively sharp...wondering if i should wait on the new faster 56 or just get the 60?
they both have their advantages...
they both have their advantages...
gavinlg
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It's more that it's equivalent in DOF to a 90mm f3.5-ish lens in 35mm terms, and whilst impeccably sharp all over, it's totally devoid of character. That can be a good or a bad thing. Without the hood, it's tiny - smaller than a 50mm DSLR lens, and because the front element is recessed it doesn't really need the hood in normal shooting conditions.
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that hood looks rather large all right.
i sometimes think a lens should be neutral and the photographer is the one thing that should have character...
the 60 could be used for mostly close-up work and the new 56 could be the street portrait lens i want.
do we know when the 23/56 are scheduled to be released?
i sometimes think a lens should be neutral and the photographer is the one thing that should have character...
the 60 could be used for mostly close-up work and the new 56 could be the street portrait lens i want.
do we know when the 23/56 are scheduled to be released?
GaryLH
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http://www.fujixseries.com/discussion/933/fujifilm-x-mount-lens-road-map-2012-2013/p1
Both look like first half of 2013 w/ the 23 being sooner.
Gary
Both look like first half of 2013 w/ the 23 being sooner.
Gary
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i saw that page before...was hoping for newer info with a date...i'm like a kid at times...
willie_901
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Joe,
It's designed as a macro lens (even though it's not a 1:1 lens). Are you interested in macro work?
It's designed as a macro lens (even though it's not a 1:1 lens). Are you interested in macro work?
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i have a passing interest in close up work...not true macro...like bugs etc.
if i can control myself, i think i'll wait for the 56...though someone has contacted me about trading the rd1 for the 60 and i might do that...
