Maurice from Fujirumors noticed the X-PRO2 has a 33mm frameline. And FR says that a 33mm f/1.0 lens could be announced at Photokina. This lens would certainly add a magic WOW factor to the Fuji X system. The question is how BIG will be the lens and how MANY are the $$$ you have to spend to get it?
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This lens could make me think about the X system, even if I don’t like the bodies.
it will cost 1 fujillion $. maybe their new medium format will be cheaper 😉
hehe you could be right given how much fuji parts cost. And 33/1 will match the dof of a (usually cheap) 50/1.4 on a ff. So probably the combo ff+50 could be way cheaper than xpro2+33.
Well, good quality 50 1.4 are not so cheap. As for the camera, maybe something like the Nikon D610 compares in price, not the best ones. OTOH a MF camera will be far more expensive.
This dual viewfinder may have been viable when EVF screens were first evolving but really stupid now.
Congratulations, you just unveiled how little you know about camera systems. I advise you to do some homework before making such a blunt remark.
“The question is how BIG will be the lens and how MANY are the $$$ you have to spend to get it?”
Bigger and more expensive than FF 50/1.4.
I would imagine it to be in the ballpark of the 56/1.2 price- and sizewise.
If it’s around $1000CAD I’ll buy it for sure. I’m concerned it’ll be closer to the APD price, but as long as it’s under $1500CAD I’ll definitely pick it up.
As long as the wide open performance and AF speed are similar to the current 35 1.4 or better I’ll be a happy camper. With a lens like that I wouldn’t be too concerned about AF speed, as long as it doesn’t hunt.
Quite possible. That is what I was talking about – Canon 50/1.4 USM – 290g, 50mm long; Nikon 50/1.4G – 280g, 54mm long; Fuji 56/1.2 – 405g, 70 mm long. Hopefully they can make 33/1.0 smaller than the 56/1.2.
Although I am not sure 3rd 50mm-equivalent prime is really needed in the system, while the system lacks even one real macro lens, or a pro uwa zoom, or a single tilt-and-shift, or anything long and fast beyond 140mm.