No, he's saying he doesn't like that focal length so there's no real
reason to make it. Everything else is window dressing.
First off, Fuji is producing a very nice system of "retro" cameras. I
expect that they will sell enough of that lens to justify manufacturing
them.
Secondly, well, Mike Johnson. He's just annoying. He's a decent
writer, is generally knowledgeable, and when he actually posts a photo
he's made, it doesn't hurt the eyes, (unlike Kennyboy), but his opinions
are his own, and he often mistakes them for fact, and like Kennyboy he
expects to be paid for said opinions.
I never used a 135mm in the good ol' days of film, my first real
telephoto was a Super Takumar 150mm f4.0.
But the e~135mm focal length grows on you. (Like a fungus). Now when I
don't want to carry a big kit I carry 24mm, (~35mm), 43mm, (~58mm*), and
85mm (~135mm**). Gasp, that's a lot like what a lot of people started
out with from the 1960s thru 1980s. Those focal lengths just work for
general photography. The old timers who recommended them as a starter
kit actually seem to have known something.
*I know the 43mm is quite a bit longer than the equivelent of 58mm, but
I defy anyone to tell the difference between a photo taken with the 43mm
or a 35mm lens on an APS-C camera without a direct comparison taken from
exactly the same spot.
**Sure it's really e~130mm but once again see the * note above.
On 1/5/2016 8:56 AM, David Parsons wrote:
No, he's saying that it's a focal length that not many people actually
use despite being a fairly easy focal length to make really well.
On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 10:31 AM, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'll report so you don't have to actually visit.
FUJI has a new 90mm lens. It's very sharp. Mike Johnston doesn't see any
point to it. The rest is just dressing to justify his feelings. That is
all.
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