Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm keeping this one, Scott! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 1/7/2016 5:18 PM, Scott Gregory wrote: > Congrats on the lens Jim. I've read about it and have seen some other > examples of photos as well as yours. All look sharp. > Enjoy > Scott > >> On Jan 7, 2016, at 6:07 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: >> >> Jim, >> >> I'd say that lens is a keeper. I just got the 23mm 1.4 and am trying to >> decide whether to exchange it for another sample. It's kind of soft at >> 1.4, but my other Fuji lenses (14mm, 35mm, 56mm, 60mm, 55-200) are all >> sharp wide open. >> >> Ken >> >>> On 1/7/2016 12:12 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >>> Because the weather is threatening this morning, I looked around the >>> house for suitable subjects for the new Fuji 35/2.0 lens. The first >>> thing that caught my eye was the vintage Western Electric telephone on >>> my desk. It remains in use because it has an amplified handset, which >>> allows me to forget about hearing aids while working at the desk. (I >>> first checked to see if the Macro setting of the X-E1 works with this >>> lens, and it does not appear to change the minimum focus distance.) >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2808fm.tif.html >>> >>> Next, I tried several shots of the pie crust table by the picture >>> window, and ended up using flash against the back lighting, then >>> converted it to B&W. >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/By+the+Window.TIFF.html >>> >>> My conclusion is that the lens focuses very quickly and accurately, even >>> at minimum focusing distance. >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >