olegkin wrote: SGinNorcal wrote: JadedWriter wrote:
I want a much faster aperture than 3.5 my guy. F2 or 1.7 or bust. olegkin wrote: JadedWriter wrote:
Yeah when I had the "gee, I wish this was shorter" moment I just got the 55 at that point. I'm having constant "gee, I wish this was wider" complaints with the 55, but Fuji doesn't make a GF equivalent to the XF 18 1.4, which is what I want them to make. Makten wrote:
JadedWriter wrote:
I honestly just call the 80 a "long 50." I mained that thing for a few months...I think before I got the 55...and then the 20-35. For portrait and studio use you honestly don't need more than the 80 depending on use case and working distances. Makten wrote:
I agree that the 55 could replace the 80, but the 80 is more special IMO. That lens has a rendering that is truly unique and I like it much, much more than the 55. Too bad I hate the focal length, so I still have both.
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The 45 also has a special rendering that I don't find in the 55. I think I'll have to start using it more, again.
I don’t do portraits or shoot in a studio, and to me the 80 is always too long. I don't think I've used it even once without whishing it was shorter.
The 55 mm focal length is perfect for most of what I do though. I just dislike the size, weight and AF (which are all identically bad on the 80).
gf30 is a great lens and does what you want.
Yes, GF35/1.7 or 2 would be a great companion to the 55. Plus a fast prime in between the 110 and 250. And an Astro fast prime. That's not too much to ask is it?
You already have that with aps-c cameras. And with full frame cameras. Why in the world do you need that with medium format? To complain that lens was too big, left it home?
So you choose your format based on the focal length you want to shoot? I would like to have full coverage in any format I choose. Why in the world do you have a Gfx is you see no reason to have medium format? I have the Xf18/1.4 and love it. I just want its equivalent in Gfx.
Aug 19, 2026 at 06:38 PM
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