Jeff99

I have the Fuji 80 mm macro lens and recently bought the 30 mm lens. I compare these to my Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 105 mm lens, which I frankly think is the best I have ever used.The Fuji 80 mm lens can be really great and has a distant focal distance for 1:1 which can be a nice feature. But the lens is very heavy. It also has a floating element, which can be disconcerting and often seems to make you get an error that requires you to return on the camera. Very disconcerting when I am about to get that bee in focus. I have found that the 30 mm lens is far more useful. It does require closer distance for 1:1 and it too has a floating element. But it has never been a problem and I get very nice shots of insect pollinators on flowers, which requires rapid motion and autofocus. Highly recommend this lens.

I have had the same problem mentioned by many. A few years of good service. Mostly with X-T3, X-T30. Now I get the prompt to turn off and on. Cleaned contacts and at first it worked but not after a few uses. It is a nice pancake lens and that is why I think it is used mainly. Thinking of buying the TTArtisan, which is cheap but not sure it is that great. Has anyone tried it? Contact with Fujifilm repair has been hard in New Jersey. On an X-T50, one has a nice combination for street photography (if it worked!).