What fast glass is there for the X-Pro1?

[PatrickT]

Just curious....

What fast glass is available for the X-mount that will cover at least most of the sensor? Anything like the Voigtlander 17mm f/0.95 for m4/3? Faster than f/1.4?

 

[splitimageview]

50/0.95 Noct, 50/1 Noct, 50/1.1 Nokton, many 50/1.2s...35/1.2 Nokton...

 

[aleksanderpolo]

If you are using adapted glass with Fuji's adapter, make sure you check their compatibility list:

http://www.fujifilm.com/products/di...fujifilm_m_mount_adapter/compatibility_chart/

The Nokton 35/1.2 for example is incompatible with Fuji's adapter. If you are talking about native mount, there is 35/1.4 now. Zeiss is coming out with lenses for Fuji and NEX, not sure how fast they are though.

 

[daveywaugh]

I can't find the links now but I've seen some great results from the VC 50 f1.1. It's a lens I've never been fond of (well based on the results I've seen) but the pics on the X-Pro seemed great. Photographer not the glass I guess ;-)

Just saw that Fuji list - I wonder why the Zeiss 35 f2 is OK but not the f2.8? I should google it...

 

[AdrianGB]

If you are using adapted glass with Fuji's adapter, make sure you check their compatibility list:

http://www.fujifilm.com/products/di...fujifilm_m_mount_adapter/compatibility_chart/

The Nokton 35/1.2 for example is incompatible with Fuji's adapter.

Agreed - but if you get a different adapter you can use it. I use mine with the Novoflex adapter and it works perfectly.

 

[PatrickT]

Thanks guys.

I guess what I was meaning were the little lenses that people were/are adapting to m4/3's...like the angenieux 25mm f/.95, etc. Non-Leica (or Leica mount) glass. Cheap, expensive, whatever.

Do any of those come even close to covering the fuji's sensor?

 

[willie_901]

Patrick,

No, the sensor surface area difference is too great.

Besides, the real advantage of a lens like the 25/0.95 lens is to enable DOF flexibility similar to the APS-C 35/1.4 or 34/1.2 lenses. The extra light transmission with the 0.95 lens is nice, but not that important considering the high signal-to-noise ratio of the X-Pro 1.

 

[PatrickT]

Thanks, that's what I was wondering.

The only thing slightly holding me back from the XP1 is the relative lack of shallow DOF compared to a full frame camera. XP1 + 35/1.4 vs. Canon 5D + 50/1.4.

Am I correct in saying that the XP1 + 35/1.4 acts like a 50/2 in terms of depth of field (more or less)?

 

[jsrockit]

Am I correct in saying that the XP1 + 35/1.4 acts like a 50/2 in terms of depth of field (more or less)?

Yeah... which is still very thin.

 

[edge100]

Thanks, that's what I was wondering.

The only thing slightly holding me back from the XP1 is the relative lack of shallow DOF compared to a full frame camera. XP1 + 35/1.4 vs. Canon 5D + 50/1.4.

Am I correct in saying that the XP1 + 35/1.4 acts like a 50/2 in terms of depth of field (more or less)?

More or less, yes. For equivalent DoF, multiply by the "crop" factor. A 35 f/1.4 on APS-C behaves like a 52.5mm f/2.1 (in terms of DoF, which is dependent on physical aperture size, not in terms of light transmission, which is determined by f/stop).

 

[Brody LeBlanc]

I really need to find a fast 24/25mm lens. It's killing me not having one. I love the DoF of a 35/1.4 @ wide open on full frame.

 

[back alley]

35/1.4 wide open...

 

[back alley]

18-55 zoom...set at 35mm @3.6 (wide open)

 

[stompyq]

Yeah... which is still very thin.

No not really😀

 

[Godfrey]

I really need to find a fast 24/25mm lens. It's killing me not having one. I love the DoF of a 35/1.4 @ wide open on full frame.

The closest thing to that FoV/DoF for a 1.5x crop sensor would be a 24mm f/1 lens. There's nothing like that on the market. Closest is the Voigtländer Nokton 25/0.95 for Micro-FourThirds mount .. I suppose you can fit it with a Micro-FourThirds to NEX adaptation, there are a couple of folks on Ebay offering this.

You can get a mount adapter for Canon FD and look for a 24mm f/1.4 lens, for a stop slower. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll need an M9 body and you favorite 35/1.4 lens.

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