Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 6:07 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
There is little to choose between the two, but the 57mm focuses fractionally closer.
This might be an advantage for portraits as will the longer focal length. I have both and they are very close to each other both wide open and closed down.
Here are some samples quickly taken this afternoon. I did not move the tripod so that you can see the wider field of view of the 40mm and the narrower field from the 57mm.
Wide open:
40mm
57mm
40mm
57mm
Closed down to f8
40mm
57mm
40mm
57mm
If the lenses that you are looking at are the same price, then I would choose the 57mm. If the 40mm is significantly cheaper, I would pick it and learn to use its strengths to your advantage. You already have a 135 and an 85mm for portraits, so the longer focal length will not be so much of an advantage there, and you can use your 50mm for shots of more than one person.
Keep in mind also that the 57mm is almost twice the size and twice the weight of the 40mm.
On the Fuji camera, the 40mm is easier to carry and to use.
Hope this helps
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