Fuji 35mm f/1.4 lens... Your comments?

[ColSebastianMoran]

Originally Posted by lam

I was out having a chat with a photo friend yesterday and he brought along his M9 with a Summilux 35mm f1.4 ASPH (not digital), and while we switched cameras and talked (he's going to buy an X-Pro1, he usually takes his X100 out more than the M9) I snapped these two pics..

Obviously a comparison to an M9 image is a tough comparison.

The Fuji image looks excellent, and it was at ISO 1200.

Thanks for the sample!

[lam]

Ah your reply reminded me I was going to post some 50 Summilux shots...

Both shots taken the same location, same 400 ISO.

M9 with Summilux 50mm f1.4 Pre-ASPH, 400 ISO f1.4 1/70th

XP1 with Fujinon 35mm f1.4, 400 ISO f1.4 1/90th


and one more stopped slightly down, with higher ISO..

M9 with Summilux 50mm f1.4 Pre-ASPH, 1250 ISO f2.8 1/60th

XP1 with Fujinon 35mm f1.4, 1250 ISO f2.8 1/80th

Again, not scientific by any means, if anything I was just seeing if I still wanted an M9..

[Merkin]

Originally Posted by lam

I was out having a chat with a photo friend yesterday and he brought along his M9 with a Summilux 35mm f1.4 ASPH (not digital), and while we switched cameras and talked (he's going to buy an X-Pro1, he usually takes his X100 out more than the M9) I snapped these two pics.. mind you they are not scientifically metered in anyway, just shooting like people take photos!

M9 with Summilux 35mm f1.4 ASPH, 200 ISO f1.4 1/25th

XP1 with Fujinon 35mm f1.4, 1250 ISO f1.4 1/148th

I've got some more shots taken with the M9 and a Summilux 50mm f1.4 non-asph i'll put up later, for fun... I used the same ISO with those shots.. It's very fun shooting both, obviously, even better when you can talk light-hearted about both and enjoy shooting.

Just judging by the shutter speeds used, I don't know if it is an apt comparison.

[fireblade]

Originally Posted by ZlatkoBatistich

........... but the Leica looks a bit better, as it should for the price.

right there ^^ is where you undid yourself ..... you bought price into the factor ..... so your subconscious mind is not happy that Fuji is so much cheaper yet just as good ???

[skibeerr]

Originally Posted by fireblade

right there ^^ is where you undid yourself ..... you bought price into the factor ..... so your subconscious mind is not happy that Fuji is so much cheaper yet just as good ???

What a load of Bollocks!

He's just saying the Leica lens is a bit better for (a lot) more money.

A problem every engineer knows.

[intheviewfinder]

As I said earlier the XP1 with a 35mm - it definitely compares quite favorably to an M9 with a Summilux 50mm. As you can see it does a nice job of reproducing that Leica look. In fact at this point, on occasion the XP1/35mm combo will produce a better photo but I'm not sure it will do it consistently. The thing is at 15% the cost, it certainly is a more than viable alternative for a lot of folks.

[fireblade]

Originally Posted by skibeerr

What a load of Bollocks!
He's just saying the Leica lens is a bit better for (a lot) more money.
A problem every engineer knows.

lol...read what i wrote carefully and slowly..... its not about the lenses in question....its about his thought process...whether leica is better, whether fuji is better, dont care.
understand now....he wants leica to be better