I have the XF14/2.8 which I rather like. Somehow it seems wide without going
mad, it’s reasonably compact and works very well in the sharpness stakes.
I found mine for about £420 on the Auction Site. It was boxed and in pristine
condition, but has since been dropped on the floor from about 2m. No damage is
apparent . . .
Chris
> On 17 Jun 2015, at 09:46, piers@xxxxxxxx <piers.hemy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> John, there is also a choice of ultra-wide angle lenses in Fuji mount. The
> Fuji branded lenses are of course pricey, although I am reasonably
> confident that the results would be as satisfying as those from the ZD 7-14
> on 4/3rds, thanks to in camera distortion. And then there are the likes of
> Samyang and Zeiss! The latter is out of my league, but you might like to
> look at http://www.hemy.me.uk/XPRO2401.JPG
> <http://www.hemy.me.uk/XPRO2401.JPG> which is a camera-generated jpg
> using a 12mm f/7.7 (fixed aperture) fisheye lens branded Rokinon, although
> made by Kobalux, I understand. You might find it at B&H for around $150. I
> appreciate that fisheye may not be what you mean by W I D E, although I
> hope you can see that it is not too obvious that it is a fisheye, thanks to
> careful placement of the horizon mid-frame. So perhaps
> http://www.hemy.me.uk/XPRO2401DF.jpg <http://www.hemy.me.uk/XPRO2401DF.jpg>
> might be more interesting. It is the
> same shot, processed in raw through PSCC lens correction filter, took about
> 30 secs. The different colour rendition is because the jog had in camera
> Velvia simulation, which is not applied to the raw file, of course. Notice
> how little the de-fishing has taken from the fisheye image.
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