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The Fuji f2 lenses are unbelievably good. Don’t discount them for being a stop slower.
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holocaust bloopers posted:The Fuji f2 lenses are unbelievably good. Don’t discount them for being a stop slower. B&H has the X-T2 with the 35/2 for $1500, same as the X-T2 with 18-55. Guess I have 7 hours (until they reopen for orders) to mull it over
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Aug 4, 2018 19:26
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Can’t go wrong either way but I would heavily lean towards the 35 f2.
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curried lamb of God posted:B&H has the X-T2 with the 35/2 for $1500, same as the X-T2 with 18-55. Guess I have 7 hours (until they reopen for orders) to mull it over
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Aug 4, 2018 21:28
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I sold my used XF 35/1.4 for 380 on ebay. AF is not slow on new Fuji bodies.
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melon cat posted:So I've got to ask then- what are Sony's requirements for being considered a "professional"? Because given the Sony tax that I've been paying for all of my gear (FS5, a6500, Zeiss 55mm, Zeiss 24mm) I expected some degree of decent service (LOL), but we all know how that turned out. The Pro Support services for various companies usually have levels that you have to apply for (they want to keep out riffraff I guess). I got it because I had two full-frame A-mounts and a few G/Zeiss A-mount lenses. I could probably stand to discontinue it because I'm generating less of my money from photography these days but it's a drop in the bucket for the benefits. It's not a hard wall to get through, though. Just show that you generate revenue in some way (portfolio, business site, whatever), have the gear, and pay the $100 yearly fee and you're in the clear. Unfortunately, APS-C stills cameras don't count (though I think the a77ii and the a6500 should).
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curried lamb of God posted:B&H has the X-T2 with the 35/2 for $1500, same as the X-T2 with 18-55. Guess I have 7 hours (until they reopen for orders) to mull it over Are you getting it for stills? Do you need the features the 2 has over the 20?
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curried lamb of God posted:B&H has the X-T2 with the 35/2 for $1500, same as the X-T2 with 18-55. Guess I have 7 hours (until they reopen for orders) to mull it over I've been super happy with the 35/2.
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I actually just posted a like new 35mm f2 in the buy/sell thread if anyone's still looking.
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Having a total fuji lens paralysis by analysis moment. After having my first few lenses stolen from my luggage, I didn't do much for a few months. I borrowed a 35mm 1.4 a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it on my X-E2S. The reality is that I have no idea how to spend my photography money and the options are wide open since the only thing I actually own right now is a used X-E2S body that I got off ebay. Certainly a lens or two seems like the right choice over a body (the X-T2 at 1100 is so tempting though), but I can't seem to commit to which primes or zoom.
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cheese posted:Having a total fuji lens paralysis by analysis moment. After having my first few lenses stolen from my luggage, I didn't do much for a few months. I borrowed a 35mm 1.4 a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it on my X-E2S. The reality is that I have no idea how to spend my photography money and the options are wide open since the only thing I actually own right now is a used X-E2S body that I got off ebay. Certainly a lens or two seems like the right choice over a body (the X-T2 at 1100 is so tempting though), but I can't seem to commit to which primes or zoom. Buy a 35mm and shoot with just that for a month or two. Make a note of everytime you go "gently caress, if only I had a wider/longer lens" then buy which ever you wished for the most.
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8th-snype posted:Buy a 35mm and shoot with just that for a month or two. Make a note of everytime you go "gently caress, if only I had a wider/longer lens" then buy which ever you wished for the most. This is essentially what happened to me with my X100f for the last year.
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Trevor Hale posted:This is essentially what happened to me with my X100f for the last year. 28/35/50 is so good
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Alternatively, get the 16mm 1.4 and never look back.
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I have the 16mm and the x100f, looking back is not an option.
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Aug 6, 2018 02:42
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holocaust bloopers posted:Alternatively, get the 16mm 1.4 and never look back.
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Aug 6, 2018 02:48
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Well I found an excellent deal on a Fuji 16-55 2.8 and I traded in my 18-55 2.8-4 for a pretty nice discount. It should arrive some time this week and i'll report back on my thoughts.
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I decided against getting the X-T2 (for now) since I'm moving back to the US soon and should probably spend on other, more important expenses. I might get one in a year or so if the used prices drop down to $500-600, like the X-T1 right now.
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curried lamb of God posted:I decided against getting the X-T2 (for now) since I'm moving back to the US soon and should probably spend on other, more important expenses. I might get one in a year or so if the used prices drop down to $500-600, like the X-T1 right now. Gray market XT1 dropped to 700 before XT2 came out. Just be a little patient.
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Alternately, XT-20 is 90% of the cam for a 40% discount. Heck, if you’re military I’ve seen the 20 go for $799, no tax with both XC kit lenses included.
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Nah, I'm just an embassy contractor, so I don't get any sweet PX deals. I'll have to handle the X-T20 when I get back, but I figured I should get a higher-end body since I already have the E-M5 II
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curried lamb of God posted:Nah, I'm just an embassy contractor, so I don't get any sweet PX deals. The 20 is not a low end camera at all. it's literally 95% of an xt2 where that 5% is mostly extra video features. the sensor and image output are identical. the main advantages of the 2 over the 20 are the battery grip if you really need uninterupted battery life (you probably don't if you don't care about video) and i beleive it has a slightly larger viewfinder. the viewfinder on the 20 is not small. if the 20 is too small physically, you can get an aftermarket grip or the official one and still be well ahead on buyinng an xt2. I have very big hands and I'm fine with a naked 20, I just grab it buy the lens when I'm not actively taking a photo. underage at the vape shop fucked around with this message at 12:57 on Aug 6, 2018 |
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XT-20 is also a second-class citizen when it comes to firmware. This late in the the firmware development cycle it doesn't really matter, but how they handled XT-20 firmware updates (compared to the X-T2, and heck even the X-E3) will likely stop me from buying an XT-30, or whatever when that arrives.
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I ended up springing for the X-T2 and it's great, but I sometimes think about how I could've saved some money by going for different body. The X-T20 looks really nice, imo. But it is tiny and the viewfinder, while excellent for what it is, just can't compete with the huge and immersive experience of the X-T2's. After playing with it in the store, I found that I preferred the X-E3 to the T20. I didn't like the design changes that occurred in the transition from the E2/S to the E3, but it's still nice-looking. More importantly to me it seemed more like a purpose-built camera for its specification than the T20, which seemed more like a stripped-down T2 in comparison... even though the T20 and E3 share essentially the same guts. Like, the viewfinder is smaller than the T2's, but you don't have the added indignity of having to mash your nose against the rear screen to use it (if you can use your right eye). The focus joystick is a nice holdover from the XPro2. The fixed rear screen gives it a more solid and durable feel, and seems like a better fit than a flippy touchscreen for a camera that -like the T20- doesn't have top-end video specs. All that, and the f/2 primes mesh better with it aesthetically than they do with the "SLR-like" T-series cameras.
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bobfather posted:XT-20 is also a second-class citizen when it comes to firmware. calling it a second class citizen is very dramatic. ofc the xt2 got stuff first or exclusively, they had to give some reason to consider it over the 20, its supposed to be the flagship. on release it was just a big 20.
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The 12-100 is insane. Got a tack sharp handheld 2 second exposure yesterday.
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Wengy posted:The 12-100 is insane. Got a tack sharp handheld 2 second exposure yesterday. hell yeah that's awesome.
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Still not sure if I should add a 40-150 to my 12-40 or just go 12-100. I’m sure it’s a well known dilemma but I’d be interested to hear how you (and others) have come to a conclusion. All of them seem great, so I guess you can’t go too wrong either way.
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Xabi posted:Still not sure if I should add a 40-150 to my 12-40 or just go 12-100. I’m sure it’s a well known dilemma but I’d be interested to hear how you (and others) have come to a conclusion. All of them seem great, so I guess you can’t go too wrong either way. I have the 12-40, 40-150, and 25mm f/1.2. Honestly since I got the 25mm I have almost never touched the 12-40, and that's honestly a very good lens. Now that being said, I'm almost always shooting on the longer end. I love the poo poo out of the 40-150mm. I've beaten it all to hell and it just keeps going. They've been around long enough that you should be able to find plenty of used/refurb ones.
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Olympus lenses are really good but drat they are big and heavy (aside from the f1.8 line) Strongly considering the Panaleica 50-200 2.8-4 mainly due to size and weight considerations.
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Xabi posted:Still not sure if I should add a 40-150 to my 12-40 or just go 12-100. I’m sure it’s a well known dilemma but I’d be interested to hear how you (and others) have come to a conclusion. All of them seem great, so I guess you can’t go too wrong either way. The 12-40 is amazing but I don’t miss it. The 12-100 is just that good. The Sync IS more than makes up for the lost stop and anyway, if you want to take pictures of moving subjects the 12-40 isn’t really fast enough either.
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This month long tease of the Nikon full frame mirrorless system is a loving riot. I'm fairly new to digital photography but I can't ever remember a consumer electronics product with this level of marketing build up and hype. They are teasing it like its the first flying car or something, its so hilarious. Especially when so many of the photo big wigs are predicting it to be nothing ground breaking. Most of them seem to fall under "Sony A7 III but either not quite as good or more expensive". If its "We took the mirror out of a D850" are people going to be pissed?
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If you can't remember a consumer electronics product with this level of marketing build up and hype I don't think you've really been paying attention. Even if we just limit it to the world of cameras. edit: I'd also be pretty happy with a new mount, D850 sans mirror that's slightly more compact, has better live view performance. Hopefully they do better than that but I'd buy it.
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curried lamb of God posted:Nah, I'm just an embassy contractor, so I don't get any sweet PX deals. Gotta make friends with those Marine guards.
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cheese posted:
Considering how good the D850 is? Not at all.
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Are the leaked photos correct? The mount is bigger than the F mount? So it's like the opposite of the Fuji mount, its impossible to build APSC bodies for it?
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Eh, the F mount is unusually small for a full frame mount since it’s a legacy mount that never got replaced.
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I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!
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Just because the mount is wider doesn't mean you can't put an APS-C sensor behind it, but I do think that Nikon is going to be going straight up full frame on the new mount, at least for now. Since this is the first new mount they've made in a million years they're trying to make it as adaptable as possible I'd think.
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