![]() It’s a beautiful simulation that is only enhanced further by using these older lenses and their inherent character. The new Acros filmsimulation.ĭesigned to mimic old black and white film with everything from exposure dependent grain control over Highlight preservation to Highlight/shadow differentiation of noise reduction. In the beginning I found it a little hard to manoeuvre, but I forced myself into using the mode instead of just switching to full EVF, and now it feels fluid! 2. Et voila! You can now have OVF while having focus peaking/ focus confirmation in that tiny EVF center representation. Now with the X-Pro2 Fujifilm took the little “center EVF overlay” thingie from the X100T and put it in the X-Pro2 interchangeable lens body. but one thing was still missing! That OVF! The huge EVF made it very easy to nail focus with the different peaking colors, dual image side by side mode etc. X-Pro1 at the beginning did not have focus peaking, and although added in firmware later on it is still quite weak and restricted to white as the only highlight color. But we were restricted to using the EVF since unlike a proper rangefinder there is no “coupling” from the lens to the optical viewfinder. So, what does the X-Pro2 bring to the table in all this vintage lens madness?Ī couple of things really stand out to me. But there are some pretty affordable ones in here as well. ![]() So this blog post will indeed contain images taken with gear that will set you back much more than a bargain. I got hooked on that Leica feeling! Not the newer aspherical perfect stuff, rather the older my characterstic offerings. ( There are plenty!) Now, my buying habits have changed a bit. I won’t hold that against you □ – Promise!įrom going through the archives of this site you can clearly see that I love myself a good ol’ vintage lens. Its these flaws that enhance beauty by giving us immediate reference through presence of the less-than-perfect. I’d rather look at an image with soft gloomy highlights with aberrations all over the place, than a clinically perfect super shot. Sharpness really isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in my book. Not only are most of these old lenses cheap, but they also add a ton of character to the images that you simply can not get by using the newer optically perfected, ultra sharp lenses. The amount of affordable, yet good performing, lenses out there is staggering. ![]() Since joining the Fujifilm mirrorless eco-system, one of the things I’ve enjoyed most is using vintage manual focus lenses on the system. ![]()
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