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Sidtw

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  1. In theory, that's right. Ever worked in a Chinese production facility that assemblies for a European or Japanese company? I did. There IS a difference. You can minimize it by extreme QC and training. But there'll be always more variation of quality output than in countries that are, well, renowned for high quality products.
  2. It's only for photos shared on Flickr, but it reflects more or less what's going on in terms of lens usage.
  3. From the album: Taiwan

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/108961599@N08/24268155354/in/dateposted-public/
  4. Sidtw

    Taiwan

    Just a few random pictures from Taiwan.
  5. From the album: Taiwan

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/108961599@N08/24020751342/in/dateposted-public/
  6. From the album: Taiwan

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/108961599@N08/23504381631/in/dateposted-public/
  7. From the album: Taiwan

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/108961599@N08/23416407316/in/dateposted-public/
  8. From the album: Taiwan

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/108961599@N08/23096702554/in/dateposted-public/
  9. From the album: Taiwan

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/108961599@N08/22579791534/in/dateposted-public/
  10. 6 months ago I purchased an xf56mm in Hong Kong. I discovered dust inside the lens and got it professionally cleaned at the Fuji service center in Taipei. Now, 2 months later, suddenly the electronic aperture display does not match anymore the physical aperture ring. On the physical ring it says f4, but it shows f3.6. The electronic aperture is always faster by 1 stop, starting from f2 on. However, if I support the lens with the hand, then the contact are fine again and the correct aperture number is being displayed. I also discovered that the lens itself has play at the vertical axis. One can bend it a tiny little bit, at least that what it seems. Might it be because the lens is too heavy? I'll send it in for maintance and repair for sure, just wanted to ask whether this might be due to the weight of the lens or because it wasn't properly put together by the customer service 2 months ago.
  11. The 23mm is the best all round prime you can get. But since you already have all the zooms as your all rounders - - grab the 35mm, no matter whether f2 or f1.4 If you do a LOT of portrait photography - get the 56mm. I often use the 56mm for street. But that's a personal thing. And just in case you can't decide between the 56mm and the 60mm: the 56mm is faster and overall better. But the 60mm has better bokeh and is super sharp (but slow as dead cat).
  12. I own the Rokinon 85mm f1.4. I bought it a year ago or so, since the Fuji 90mm wasn't available at that time. Pro: distinctive look and feel of the image (if you like it) Con: (1) it's huge and heavy, (2) colors need post processing, mostly too flat, less contrasty, and it stays that way even when stepped down, (3) chromatic abberation is quite obvious. I would not especially recommend this lens, since Fuji has now better options available. The Rokinon gets the job done, but requires some skills, patience in post processing and will always be the heaviest lens in your bag.
  13. Yes, your observation is correct, the 23mm f/1.4 does block a portion of the OVF. But so what? You can't manually focus with the OVF anyway. The OVF is just a gimmick. Use it if the sun is too bright and you can't see clearly through the EVF, or you want to feel like investigating a crime scene and want that additional old-school feeling of the OVF. That's it. Don't worry about the OVF. Fuji should really spend some resources of getting the OVF damn straight right, I mean that you can the OVF to check focus. Like in the old days. Manually. If not, it's stays what it is: a gimmick.
  14. Lolwhut? Slow AF? You can blame the xf18mm for everything but not for slow AF. I'm the proud owner of 8 fujinon lenses and what I can tell you with absolutly no doubt is the xf18mm has the fastest AF compared to all other fujinon lenses I have, even on the xpro1.
  15. I went to a traditional community feast in Yilan, Taiwan, a few days ago. Lovely bokeh, and yeah... the pork tasted awesome. Shot with an X-Pro1, 35mm @f1.4, 1/150, ISO800.
  16. Sidtw

    Taiwan

    Just some random pictures from Taiwan.
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