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p.1 #1 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

hope some of you thinking about getting this lens will find this useful
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog/?p=6685
cheers,
Mike

Feb 16, 2013 at 07:16 PM

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p.1 #2 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

Hi Mike,

Thanks for posting your thoughts on the XF 14/2.8 R, and your excellent photos taken with it. It looks to be as good as I hoped it would be. I'm definitely going to get one, but first, I have to earn some more cash.

Cheers, Jim

Feb 16, 2013 at 08:46 PM

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p.1 #3 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

glad you found it useful, Jim, well, it is kinda expensive, isn't it. I sold some stuff I wasn't using to finance it.....

Feb 16, 2013 at 10:46 PM

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p.1 #4 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

Once the Zeiss lenses are released, there will be some difficult decisions to be made, that is for sure.

Feb 16, 2013 at 11:56 PM

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p.1 #5 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

corposant wrote:
Once the Zeiss lenses are released, there will be some difficult decisions to be made, that is for sure.

Thanks for reminding me...

Feb 17, 2013 at 12:54 AM

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p.1 #6 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

lol, I think I can live with 50 to 100LW/PH or LP/PH less wide open and save a bundle $$$

Feb 17, 2013 at 05:35 PM

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p.1 #7 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

Thanks for this. I'm debating between this and waiting for the zeiss 12mm...

Feb 17, 2013 at 10:24 PM

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p.1 #8 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

14mm f2.8 Samyang with PTlens might do same. 14mm should be fairly easy to focus (or simply zone focus). But its gonna be bigger and it has complex distortion.

Tho output from this look really sweet..

Feb 17, 2013 at 10:32 PM

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p.1 #9 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

thanks for swinging by, Vern and Mescalamba. I have the Samyang 14mm and love it with the Nikon D800E, balanances really well and is almost as good as the 14-24mm Nikkor for a fraction of the $$$, however it is pretty bulky on the X-E1, I prefer the Tokina 11-16mm,
distorts less then the 14mm
here is the link to shots with the X-E1 and 11-16mm
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog/?p=6543
link to d800e with 14mm
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog/?p=6228

Feb 17, 2013 at 10:38 PM

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p.1 #10 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

If you want an excellent 14mm alternative for APS-C, consider the Pentax DA 14/2.8, it's smaller than the Samyang, takes 77mm filters and has excellent performance on APS-C. The main downside is requiring an adapter capable of providing aperture control as it lacks an aperture ring like all DA lenses. And while more expensive than the Samyang, it's still relatively reasonably priced.

Feb 17, 2013 at 11:20 PM

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p.1 #11 · first impressions of the Fujinon 14mm so far.....

fuji lenses are really pretty amazing, once the get a grip on af, which should be the next generation bodies, the system will kick a**

Feb 18, 2013 at 11:50 PM

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