You'd think that f/1.2 is very fast, but I was taking photos of a friend's foster cat for an ad, and light in that room was not great but really not dim at all. For people photos indoors in friend and family gatherings, 56mm f/1.2 is quite restrictive in the sense that I can get head and shoulders easily, but any kind of group photo or more environmental photo is more difficult. There I always carry my tiny Coolpix A camera: a very sharp 28mm equivalent f/2.8 lens which has pretty good maximum magnification. That's the problem I tend to not do much street photography with large lenses for the sake of being less noticeable (I don't really photograph people on the streets anyway-I tend to photograph architecture and nature and random lost and found things, and a wide angle lens with ability of very close focus works well for that). I will also say that 90% of the time you are not shooting wide open anyway but that F 1.2 has saved the day when F 2.8 could not cut it. I have extensively used several Fuji lenses and even Nikon glass now with Fuji X and it just depends what you are shooting and what you want to carry and what you need the camera to do. The 10-24 actually did not get a lot of use since I was not doing as much landscape and I should have sold that sooner than I did later having the 16-55. One kit idea that I did was the Fuji 10-24, 23 mm 56 mm and 55-200. I guarantee you the Fuji 16-55 and 50-140 mm 2.8 is all anyone needs for 99% of everything. These are all overlap lenses.Ī prime lens is a specialty lens to do what a zoom lens can't The only reason you need the 56 mm is for the fast aperture and closer focusing distance that what a 55-200 or 50-140 or 18-135 can do. Take the 56 mm to a museum instead of the 55-200 ![]() Take the 23 mm and 56 mm to a wedding as a guest and take pictures and you will see. As good a combo of lenses I've ever carried. Presently, I am using the new 35mm f2 and the 16mm 1.4 these a my current favorite focal lengths. Just like you I struggled find uses besides the occasional portrait so I eventually sold it, either you love/like the 56mm focal length or you don't. Just like you I struggled find uses besides the occasional portrait so I eventually sold it, either you love/like the 56mm focal length or you don't. Has anyone else here with a habit of using a 35mm and 50mm equivalent prime for general purpose photography made a switch to using an 85mm equivalent and could share some tips and photos? Maybe I should just glue this lens to my X-T10 and force myself to use only this lens for a while. (Keeping it for occasional use seems extravagant). ![]() I suppose it's the indoor use that feels very restricting for me with this lens, since it has such long minimum focus distance. Outdoors I can certainly find subjects for it in general. I know habits can be changed, and my view of what to photograph with this lens might change too. I'm used to using wider focal lengths for general people photos (like 35mm f/1.4 or even wider) or alternatively more longer telephoto shots for wildlife. ![]() I love my Fuji 56mm f/1.2 lens for image quality, but I'm struggling with finding uses for it often.
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