FUJIFILM X-Pro1 Photographes's Guidebook

XF18mmF2 R
The standard at the time was 50mm lenses, but
despite that I decided to buy a camera and lenses for
28mm. Actually I based my choice on pictures I saw
in a photographic magazine. I forgot the name of that
photograph but I found his work excellent and it was
written in the description that he had used a 28mm lens.
I could appreciate this particular angle of view because
I spent myself years shooting with a 28mm lens. Even
when I was using my three Fujinon XF lenses, I first
used the XF18mmF2 R, which is 27mm (35mm format
equivalent). The compatibility with the X-Pro1 is amazing.
When setting the Hybrid Viewfinder to EVF and looking
at an indoor scene, there is almost no barrel distortion in
the straight lines of the ceiling, the walls and the doors,
even when seen from below. With single lens reflex and
compact digital cameras, wide angle distortion often
spoils the joy when looking at the viewfinder, but with
XF18mmF2 R the scene is clear with no distortion and the
enjoyment can reach its peak.
Yoichi Sone