Street Photography Test with the XPro1 / 18mm f2 RThis past Presidents Day weekend we took a lovely trip up to Ventura and parts of Santa Barbara for the day and I thought, what a perfect time to test out my new 18mm f2 R on my Fuji XPro1. I have read numerous reviews regarding this leans and thought why not pick it up. I have been looking to expand my Fuji kit for sometime, so that I could rely on it for more and more professional assignments. Most, if not all the images below were taken straight out of camera and shot as jpegs in the standard color setting. Some images received a few color and curve tweaks and conversion into B+W, but overall nothing monumental. I wanted to see what this lens could produce straight out. I have to say that I was very impressed with this lens. Most of the time in Santa Barbara I was shooting closed down (somewhere between f8 and f16) and relying on a predetermined hyperfocal window to grab shots. As with most of my street photography, I shoot from the hip and compose my shots based on hope and intuition. However, I am also certain my stealth was severely minimized by having a cat on my shoulder but I like to think it served as a good distraction from wielding a camera. At the higher apertures, the XF18mm handled flare very well and had just a little chromatic aberration when shooting into direct sunlight. Nothing that could not be processed away in post. Images got a tad soft in the corners when shooting wide open but for what this lens is its not a deal breaker. I found the center detail quite sharp and beautiful. This lens tends to shine in sharpness at around 5.6 and 8 edge-to-edge. Auto-focus is quick enough for most situations but struggles a bit when capturing fast motion. Again, this is not a deal breaker for me but then again, this lens costs a third of my high end Canon L series lenses. What most impresses me most about the Fujinon lenses is their ability to minimize or dispel distortion at the wider focal lengths. This lens in particular is oh so delicious when roaming the street or capturing architectural shots. All in all I am happy with the Fujinon XF18mm f2 R. I look forward to putting it through a professional assignment later this week.
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