{"id":12843,"date":"2015-01-07T23:30:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T23:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=12843"},"modified":"2015-01-08T02:21:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T02:21:29","slug":"resisting-temptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=12843","title":{"rendered":"Resisting temptation……"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s hard to resist buying everything that Fuji comes out with. \u00a0All their stuff \u00a0is so good!!!! \u00a0I said I was not intersted in the 18-135, now it’s one of my favorite lenses. \u00a0I wondered if I really needed the 50-140, well, I got it, I love it, I’m not sending it back!!!! \u00a0But I’m drawing the line on this one! \u00a0I’m sure it will be spectacularly sharp, \u00a0and being able to ease back to the equivalent of 24mm is a sweet idea, but I’m going to hold firm.<\/p>\n

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Why? \u00a0First, price. \u00a0$1,200. is a lot for a mid range zoom. \u00a0Second because without OIS the price seems even higher! \u00a0Fuji made a fatal mistake when they made the OIS in the 50-140 so incredible. \u00a0I used to rarely shoot hand held, but with this great technology, I’m getting fantastic results at speeds I would have never even considered shooting before. \u00a0I understand that the inclusion of the Optical Image Stabilization would have made the lens even bigger, and at 77mm it’s already pretty huge! \u00a0The other problem is that the 18-55 is a f2.8 to f4 only loosing one stop at the long end and it does has OIS!!!! \u00a0You know the old saying, “a lens that is paid for, is the definition of a great lens!!!”<\/p>\n

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Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Fuji fan, and what they are doing, building absolutely stunning lenses is exciting. \u00a0I just don’t want to carry that much weight, (the 50-140 is bad enough), and still not have it without their fabulous OIS in it.<\/p>\n

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The other reason is that I went to Fuji to save weight and I made a big exception to have the 50-140 at \u00a0f 2.8! \u00a0If I keep acquiring heavier lenses, well you know where that leads to!<\/p>\n

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My hats off to them for making what appears to be another world class optic, but I’m going to pass this time. \u00a0The 90mm f 2 slated for later this year, and it will be big too, but oh how I want that focal length, we’ll see! \u00a0One temptation at a time!!!!<\/p>\n

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The Close-Up book is nearing completion!!!! \u00a0Hope to have it out next week!<\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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