I have written about my affliction before. I am sure this will end badly
for my wallet.
I have been thinking about things other than Pentax for a while. I had,
from a specification POV, more or less settled on a Fuji X-Pro1.
My pusher has them on sale at the moment. Today I called the Don, and
yes, he said, he had one there.
I'm doomed, think I.
Anyway, I went over to my enabler's for a coffee and donuts, and
discussed the situation as it sits with me.
Please note, this is a guy who is in a wheelchair, and I expect the next
time he leaves the confines of 4 walls and his deck he will be on a gurney.
Anyway, Brian showed me his brand new Panasonic Gh3.
I'm thinking that my wallet is going to feel rather taken advantage of
for some reason.
After coffee, I went to see the Don. He had a boxed X-Pro1 and 35/1.4
lens sitting on his desk. This guy is an incredibly good salesman. He
engaged me in small talk until I was nearly peeing my pants to open the
boxes.
First impressions.
Fuji does great packaging.
The 35/1.4 is about the same size as the Pentax 35/2.8 macro. It is VERY
nicely built. Similar construction to the LTD lenses in that it's all
metal on the outside, but inside it feels like all butter construction.
Definitely head and shoulders above the LTD lenses on feel, about the
same on looks.
The body is pretty utilitarian looking, actually, and it seems big for
what it is.
It does feel good in the hand, and it seemed easy enough to use.
The images are sweet. Even wide open, the 35/1.4 is exceptionally sharp,
and the bokeh is quite nice in my very cursory look. Between 5.6 and 8,
it is scary sharp.
I didn't buy it today but I did tell him that cleaning my nose prints
off the screen wasn't necessary. I'll be back for it.
bill
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