It's the Fuji hidden gem! Super sharp (not clinical) portrait lens. Ideal for travel portraits and situations when you need a little compression. It's always in my travelbag.
Interesting to hear your thoughts on this. I have this lens for a couple of months now and I really like the tightness for urban/street photography. It helps me take more creative shots like reflections, textures etc. Really see this can become my favorite lens, next to the 23mmf2
if you don't use telephoto lenses for sports and wildlife and stuff, the Fujicrons are really all you need.. 16mm f/2.8 for wide landcapes 23mm f/2 for general purpose and street photography 35mm f/2 for your nifty fifty equivalent that is also a general purpose lens 50mm f/2 for your small portrait lens. If you're craving for longer, you can add the 55-200 which is still small enough to be portable, or you can buy Fuji's Plena and get the 90mm f/2. Fujifilm is not the biggest lens ecosystem, and 3rd party is flshing out a lot of aeras that Fuji didn't bother to cover... but when it comes to small prime lenses to do 95% of anybody would ever need to do with a camera : Fujifilm has us covered with really nice offerings that doesn't left us desiring more. It's a pretty nice feeling.
Spot on! Sometimes I am thinking about going to a basic Fujicron set up and ditch my fast primes and zooms. The f/2 series is really amazing, especially the pricing!
I love this lens. It is my main portrait lens. It has really good IQ. I love the compression and detail this lens provides. For wider portraits I use the 23mm f1.4 r and the the 35mm f2. If I need to go wider I use the 16-80.
Have had it for a few days on my x-t5 after shooting exclusively with a X100S and haven't found my sweet spot yet for how to use it, but documented a protest the other day and it was quite fantastic to get documentary shots!
The aps-c sensor makes the lens a 75mm in full frame terms, A great lens. A fuji 35mm puts you closest to a 50mm focal length on the sensor. That is what guys in magnum used a lot. But the 50mm f2 rocks
Have I misunderstood you? The 50mm f/2 doesnt have the LM, it is using a stepping motor but the AF is still fast. I bought and sold this lens two Times and I would actually buy a third copy lol. First was sold for the Sigma 56mm, the second for the Fuji 56mm r wr. All awesome lenses, but the size and build quality of the 50mm f/2 was so awesome and I miss that lens again! Damn.
The 50 F2 is my fourth favorite lens to use for street photography. I mostly use the 18, 33 and 56. But the F2 on the 50 mm is perfect for general street photography. Especially if your subject is people. 🖖 PS I also use limit focus to speed up the auto focus experience. Around 6.5 feet to infinity.
It's the Fuji hidden gem! Super sharp (not clinical) portrait lens. Ideal for travel portraits and situations when you need a little compression. It's always in my travelbag.
Totally agree
Interesting to hear your thoughts on this. I have this lens for a couple of months now and I really like the tightness for urban/street photography. It helps me take more creative shots like reflections, textures etc.
Really see this can become my favorite lens, next to the 23mmf2
if you don't use telephoto lenses for sports and wildlife and stuff, the Fujicrons are really all you need..
16mm f/2.8 for wide landcapes
23mm f/2 for general purpose and street photography
35mm f/2 for your nifty fifty equivalent that is also a general purpose lens
50mm f/2 for your small portrait lens.
If you're craving for longer, you can add the 55-200 which is still small enough to be portable, or you can buy Fuji's Plena and get the 90mm f/2.
Fujifilm is not the biggest lens ecosystem, and 3rd party is flshing out a lot of aeras that Fuji didn't bother to cover... but when it comes to small prime lenses to do 95% of anybody would ever need to do with a camera : Fujifilm has us covered with really nice offerings that doesn't left us desiring more. It's a pretty nice feeling.
Good stuff to know. 😊
Spot on! Sometimes I am thinking about going to a basic Fujicron set up and ditch my fast primes and zooms. The f/2 series is really amazing, especially the pricing!
Excellent, varied review - thanks⭐
i just got this lens. can’t wait to use it! thanks for sharing your experiences!
I love this lens. It is my main portrait lens. It has really good IQ. I love the compression and detail this lens provides. For wider portraits I use the 23mm f1.4 r and the the 35mm f2. If I need to go wider I use the 16-80.
Have had it for a few days on my x-t5 after shooting exclusively with a X100S and haven't found my sweet spot yet for how to use it, but documented a protest the other day and it was quite fantastic to get documentary shots!
Love the video Andre. Would you mind sharing what strap you’re using?
The aps-c sensor makes the lens a 75mm in full frame terms, A great lens. A fuji 35mm puts you closest to a 50mm focal length on the sensor. That is what guys in magnum used a lot. But the 50mm f2 rocks
It is one of my most beloved lenses - particularly for portrait photography. It is so tiny so I don't stand out when doing photographs.
Have I misunderstood you? The 50mm f/2 doesnt have the LM, it is using a stepping motor but the AF is still fast. I bought and sold this lens two Times and I would actually buy a third copy lol. First was sold for the Sigma 56mm, the second for the Fuji 56mm r wr. All awesome lenses, but the size and build quality of the 50mm f/2 was so awesome and I miss that lens again! Damn.
The 50 F2 is my fourth favorite lens to use for street photography. I mostly use the 18, 33 and 56. But the F2 on the 50 mm is perfect for general street photography. Especially if your subject is people. 🖖
PS I also use limit focus to speed up the auto focus experience. Around 6.5 feet to infinity.
I’d recommend folks having a look at the late, great Henri Cartier-Bresson’s work. He shot primarily in 50mm.