My favorite camera was the EOS 5D Mark II and my favorite lens the 85mm f/1.8. I liked that lens because it was ideal for portraits, and for close-ups revealing details. When I switched to Fujifilm I expected the Fujinon 56mm f/1.2 lens, the closest equivalent (on an APS-C crop sensor camera) to the 85mm, to become my new favorite.
Fujifilm X-T2 Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS +2 more Reply Reply with quote Reply to thread ComplainTo compare, the Fujifilm version, the 56mm f1.2 R WR lens, weighs 15.7 oz / 445 with dimensions being 3.1 x 3″ / 79.4 x 76 mm. It used a 67mm filter. As you can see, there is a big difference in overall size here. The weight and dimensions make the 56mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary a perfect fit for the Fujifilm system. Normally, one would expect
The Fujifilm 50mm F2 is routinely ignored in favor of the 56mm F1.2. Now that lens is a classic and deserves its praise but Fuji did take the time to engineer a lens to improve upon the terrible autofocus of that lens. The F2 version was not meant to replace it but meant to give the F2 suite of lenses a medium telephoto option.0UaO652.