gilpen123
Gil
Haven't you guys heard of the X100Bs, a 40 mm fixed lens B&W only? X100 will be obsolete in 5 years.
GaryLH
Veteran
+1
Was actually thinking the same thing on Friday, but I was thinking somewhere between the 18 and 35....
The 23 on the x100 is so short that it looks more like a pancake lens. I was shooting with it last week and I am still amazed at the pictures this little camera can take. Fuji said the lens was specially designed for the x100. There are no compromises.
Gary
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GaryLH
Veteran
. Not With digital rot, 5 years maybe an eternity, but from my perspective, the x100 is already good enough for me that I don't care. I plan to keep using it for the for see able future.
Doesn't mean I don't want to c a x200
with a 40 or 50 f2 Gary
PS. I have had mine since the second month they arrived in US. I think I may have been number 6 at Brian's store.
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douglasf13
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The short lens of the X100 is actually a bit of an illusion. The "lens" section of the camera only houses a few elements. Most of the optical elements are in the camera body itself, with the last element pushed right up against the sensor. That's the advantage of using a fixed lens.
This is how big the lens really is, if you were to remove it from the camera body:
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
To answer the OP ... I sure hope not. If it is, then I have to retire the brand new 4x5 I bought 2 months ago, and my wife is going to be REALLY pi$$ed that I spent all that money for nuthin'. Sheesh, I hate it when technology changes. Ya just can't do anything these days without getting burned by change.
GaryLH
Veteran
The short lens of the X100 is actually a bit of an illusion. The "lens" section of the camera only houses a few elements. Most of the optical elements are in the camera body itself, with the last element pushed right up against the sensor. That's the advantage of using a fixed lens.
This is how big the lens really is, if you were to remove it from the camera body:
Thanks for providing the visual update on the size... It it bigger behind the camera body than I imagined. So it may really end closer to the 35 then.
Gary
douglasf13
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Yeah, probably. The Sony 24/1.8, while being slightly faster, is even longer than the Fuji 35/1.4, so I'd imagine the Fuji 23/2 will be in the same size ballpark as the 35/1.4. If you want small, fixed lens is the way to go.
GaryLH
Veteran
http://www.fujirumors.com/here-is-the-new-fuji-x-lens-roadmap/
If this rumor is true, it is going to be a 23f1.4
Gary
douglasf13
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http://www.fujirumors.com/here-is-the-new-fuji-x-lens-roadmap/
If this rumor is true, it is going to be a 23f1.4
Gary
Yikes, then the lens is likely to be much bigger. While I appreciate Fuji going for f1.4 in several lenses, I'd rather have smaller, f2 lenses across the board, I'd imagine.