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Hi everyone,

 

I have an XPro1 with the 18f2 and 35f1.4 as well as the X100T. I've found that I tend to use the latter as I prefer the focal length most of the time. But there is something very charming about the XPro1 and I've found it difficult to bring myself to sell it despite its shortcomings - namely the slow AF and laggy EVF. 

 

So I was wondering if anyone here has used their XPro1 with the new XF23mm and how they have found it. From what I've read the XF35mmf2 focuses pretty quickly on the XPro1 and I presume the new 23mm would be similar. I'm not asking whether I should necessarily sell the X100T, I realise people will have different opinions here, that can be my 1st world dilemma ;-)

 

I'd just like to hear people's actual experiences with this combo (and the 35mmf2 for that matter) and how it compares say with the X100T.

 

Thanks in advance  :)

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