Re: Pre-order the Fujifilm X100VI camera now available!
Bottom line:
1. The 23mm lens provides an angle of view that is in the range of typical 35mm lenses on full frame.
2. In real-world photography the differences between the angles-of-view among lens in this range are so trivial as to virtually always be meaningless.
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chiron wrote:
So in fact is it wider or narrower than its nominal focal length? Or is it pretty much on the mark?
I ask because I actually prefer a 40 fov to a 35 fov.
Assuming this means 40mm on full frame or 35mm film, on Fujifilm APS-C the lens providing the closest approximation of that is the 27m f/2.8. Using my round number of 1.5x crop, that lens gives the angle of view of just a bit longer than 40mm. (Put that lens on the XT 5 and you’re good to go.)
Of course, you could very slightly crop your X100vi 23mm (e.g. 35mm AOV) to get this. It isn’t all that different.
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Regarding “big, square hoods” on small cameras. The do look cool and they amplify the desired “I’m retro” effect. ;-) I kind of like them in some cases, and I still use one on my 35mm f/1.4 and occasionally on my 23mm f/1.4. But if your goal is a smallest possible (e.g. “pocketable”) package, those hoods don’t help, especially once you add that cap. (My preference for this sort of thing is the tiny hood on the 27mm, though the coolness factor is significantly diminished as most observers won’t even think you have a hood on the lens.
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Jman13 wrote:
On my X100V, I use the LensMate thumb grip, which I find dramatically increases the quality of the hold for me.
Fujifilm may have missed an opportunity in this regard. They added a tiny “tab” on the back near the upper left corer on my XT5, sort of just below the EC knob. It is a subtle thing, but it provides the extra balance point that Ithink some people are looking for when they add after-market fake film advance levers.
Re: Pre-order the Fujifilm X100VI camera now available!
Bottom line:
1. The 23mm lens provides an angle of view that is in the range of typical 35mm lenses on full frame.
2. In real-world photography the differences between the angles-of-view among lens in this range are so trivial as to virtually always be meaningless.
= = =
chiron wrote:
So in fact is it wider or narrower than its nominal focal length? Or is it pretty much on the mark?
I ask because I actually prefer a 40 fov to a 35 fov.
Assuming this means 40mm on full frame or 35mm film, on Fujifilm APS-C the lens providing the closest approximation of that is the 27m f/2.8. Using my round number of 1.5x crop, that lens gives the angle of view of just a bit longer than 40mm. (Put that lens on the XT 5 and you’re good to go.)
Of course, you could very slightly crop your X100vi 23mm (e.g. 35mm AOV) to get this. It isn’t all that different.
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Regarding “big, square hoods” on small cameras. The do look cool and they magnify the desired “I’m retro” effect. ;-) I kind of like them in some cases, and I still use one on my 35mm f/1.4 and occasionally on my 23mm f/1.4. But if your goal is a smallest possible (e.g. “pocketable”) package, those hoods don’t help, especially once you add that cap. (My preference for this sort of thing is the tiny hood on the 27mm, though the coolness factor is significantly diminished as most observers won’t even think you have a hood on the lens.
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Jman13 wrote:
On my X100V, I use the LensMate thumb grip, which I find dramatically increases the quality of the hold for me.
Fujifilm may have missed an opportunity in this regard. They added a tiny “tab” on the back near the upper left corer on my XT5. It is a subtle thing, but it provides the extra balance point that Ithink some people are looking for when they add after-market fake film advance levers.
Feb 21, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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