Davy Crockett

yes its all good info ...I read with interest  and followed the link and bought the book to read more ( rocky nook )
 
TVM  to Fuji X Forum

The advice I was given on this thread was superb. Try the settings posted on the camera menu and enjoy testing!
 
Personally I maxed the ISO at 3200
 
Used my 35mm f2 recently on a quick shoot and quietly impressed
 
Everyday a schoolday and look forward to tomorrow!

The f2 is a great lens, but there's always a lively debate about the f1.4 vs the f2 35mm lenses.
 
But now you have a good excuse to buy the 56mm f1.2!

I'd love the excuse for the 56mm f1.2 but having just bought the XT1, 35mm f2 and 18mm f2 I don't think the accountant (the Mrs!) would release the funds!

Thanks for the replies. I will try with some limits and see what the difference is
 
I looked at the 35mm f1.4 but the price I paid for the f2 was too good to miss.

Yes - same thoughts from me.  The key is the minimum shutter speed setting for the Auto ISO.  I usually use 1/60 with the 35mm lens for slow moving subjects - like a steady portrait session or static objects, but raise to 1/100 for general shots.  I set either max ISO 3200 if I want high quality portraits, or 6400 for general shots (but this will risk the excess skin smoothing if you shoot jpegs).
 
Also - but it's too late now - the 35 f1.4 has a low light advantage over the f2.

If you're after Fuji and in the UK I would recommend refurbished from the official Fuji shop. They have full 12 month warranty and are literally indistinguishable from new.
 
Here's a link:
http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/lenses/refurbished-lenses?limit=30
 
There's a lot out of stock at the moment but it's worth checking back. I've bought three lenses from them and saved a lot on a new price.

Canon doesn't have any manual focus-only EF lenses, so I'm not sure about the quality of the manual focus on the affordable ones. You should be able to pick up an older 50mm 1.8 II for like $50 on Craiglist or whatnot. That will MF on its own, but it's not an enjoyable experience. I can't speak for the original 50mm 1.8.
 
If you want to do affordable manual focus, I'd recommend getting a $10 Canon FD or M42 lens mount (there are a lot of options for M42, especially crazy Russian lenses). Then you'll have a lot of really interesting options in the <$100 and even <$50 range.

I have a Pentax SMC Takumar 55mm lens that I love.

there are plenty of options in the adapted lenses world and the best ones lay within the range of 50mm of longer ( wideangles not specifically made for digital cameras are bound to disappoint because film gets away with projected rays coming at an angle which digital cannot negotiate too well images formed by light rays not very perpendicular to the grind of the sensor).
 
Anyway. there are options for that too, not as cheap, but Samyang makes great lenses and Meike does that too. ( Do think that both Samyang and Meike don’t need adapters while “ legacy” lenses do)
 

The Fuji 35 F2 at $400 isn't at too bad of a price, why not start with that? It'll be wider than your 50mm on the canon, since the 1300d is a crop body also. Or are you looking for cheaper than that? I'm not sure what the price on the new Fuji 50 F2 is going to be yet, but likely a whole lot cheaper than the 56 1.2.
 
 
If you're looking for a manual focus lens just throw the switch on that 50 1.8 and turn the autofocus off.