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Tips on better lenses to use on fujifilm x-a2 aps c
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:31 pm    Post subject: Tips on better lenses to use on fujifilm x-a2 aps c Reply with quote
They just gave me a fujifilm x-a2 and I would like to ask you for advice. To date, I have only taken photos with film (a rollei 35 and a pentax me super). Now I want to choose one lens for street and for every day. I bought the necessary adapters and I have available this lens:
- vivitar 19mm
-soligor 28mm
- mir 1b 37mm
- pancolar jena 50mm
- smc pentax - A 50mm
Which lens should i choose in your opinion for this apsc camera? Which one is better quality too?
I tried the vivitar 19mm but lens+adapter is big size and I can't go near people like a ricoh GrII o like my old rollei35


PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
7artisans 25mm f/1.8. Available with native Fuji X mount, $60-70 new. Tiny and great.
Plus some 50-55-58mm for portraits - it's hard to recommens something here as there are literally hundreds of great lenses of this focal length (there are at least four Pentax-A 50mm BTW - f/1.2, f/1.4, f/1.7 and f/2.0).


PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Welcome Iodosan

The SMC Pentax-A 50mm is best lens of your list imho. Depending on your style 50mm may be too long, too far from subjects, or, just exactly perfect length & distance.


PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My question was witch lens of mine are better for street in apsc. But I read something about 7artisan/meike.you say a 25mm 7artisan or 25/28 meike are better quality of those vintage lens? Perhaps my pentax is 50mm f1.7.
I'm watching the 16-50mm fujinon for a 100€ but maybe the Chinese lens still better for quality/size?


PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Iodosan wrote:
you say a 25mm 7artisan or 25/28 meike are better quality of those vintage lens?

I do. Have no idea about Meike, but this exact 7artisans 25/1.8 is better than any vintage wide-angle (~19-28mm) lens you can buy for the reasonable amount of money. Definitely better than Vivitars and Soligors.

Iodosan wrote:
I'm watching the 16-50mm fujinon for a 100€ but maybe the Chinese lens still better for quality/size?

For the ~50mm I wouldn't go for cheap Chinese lenses. Both your Zeiss and Pentax are better.
Fuji 16-50 is OK, but nothing special.
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