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what operating system are you using? I didn't require any drivers for either my xe2 or xpro1

I like pancakes but I prefer a lens I can get my whole hand around without fear of vignetting. Anything inbetween is neither here nor there.

Do you have a half case on?

Sounds like it was set to manual focus with focus peaking enabled, the red outlines show what's in focus. You can easily turn this off and it shouldn't show when auto focus is enabled. However, it is incredibly helpful when using manual or adapted lenses.

Hello all, I currently have a Neewer (aka Meike I believe?) grip for my x-e2. It's ok, and pretty good value, however I don't think it's the last word in comfort. If the Fuji grip is better, I'm happy to swallow the extra cost. I just wondered if anyone has experience of both products and can comment on the fit, quality and comfort of the Fuji vs. the Neewer?

My only other suggestion would be to contact the guys at lenstag - even though you won't be able to register the lenses normally as they require photographic evidence, they may be able to add it to their database to help you and the police anyway.

Oops double post

When you put the 18-55 on f/4 it has a fixed aperture too

I'd assume it has a sizeable grip because the lenses weigh a lot.

half press the shutter button

i thought this until one day I properly tightened it. it's so tight that when it's only half on it feels like it's on.

don't sell a lens you love!

I will be interested to see how well it fits in the Fuji xpro1 case - my only complaint with the f/1.4.

Typically you would use a prime to get a wider aperture at your preferred focal length. You can use software to see what your most commonly used focal lengths are. For Lightroom for example, you need to activate the filter bar (/), select Metadata and change one of the columns to show Focal-Length. You'll get to see all the focal-lengths used and the number of photos taken at each focal-length. Or there's a plugin: http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/data-plot

There are always quite a few of these listed in the second hand sections on the gear websites I frequent, I wonder what makes some people eventually move it on?

Personally I'd stick with the pair you've already got for now. Have you assessed your preferred focal lengths from your Nikon library?

Why not just turn the IS off if you don't like it? It should be off by default anyway.

Given you have most focal lengths covered multiple times it's hardly surprising you're not sure what to take - you've probably never spent enough time with one lens to learn its strengths. For me, I'd take the 23 and 56, because that's all I ever take anywhere. If I owned the 18-135 I'd take that because I can't see another reason to own it otherwise (I don't).

Just take the 18-135 and enjoy your holiday instead of worrying too much about lenses

The difference is slight. I'd wager it depends more on your requirements. The f/1.4 is optically better corrected and obviously wider. The f/2 is smaller, lighter and a bit less expensive. Both lenses are excellent. As ever, I'd say if ultimate AF speed is your main requirement you're in the wrong system.

I think you'll find that newer firmwares have improved the 56mm as well.

Preferences are not black and white like this. Reductive nonsense.

Indeed, although I haven't investigated vented hoods as it doesn't bother me at all. The 23mm f/1.4 doesn't handle glare particularly well; but on the other hand the 35mm f/2 doesn't handle straight lines particularly well and needs to be digitally corrected. It just seems like such a minor reason to pick a lens to me given how simple it is to switch to EVF. If you're concerned about the bottom right corner detail, wouldn't it make sense to go with the lens that actually has better corner sharpness? It's not like the actual OVF frame lines are that accurate anyway.. Here's the 35mm f/1.4 btw, again without the hood.

So here's how much the existing 23m f/1.4 obscures the x-pro1 viewfinder.

The 56 trumps it in any light, assuming you're on the same camera and firmware version; the 56mm cannot transform an xe1 into an xt1.