FUJIFILM X-Pro1 Photographes's Guidebook

XF60mmF2.4 R Macro
If you ask me what kind of lens I’m not at ease with, as
a photograph who has taken snapshots in the street
for a long time, I would say it’s mid telephoto lenses.
When I first used the XF60mmF2.4 R Macro lens (35mm
format equivalent: 91mm), I was wondering what kind of
shoot I should take. I mounted it on the X-Pro1 and was
impressed by the great feeling of the focusing ring, neither
too hard nor loose. The lens is compact so you tend to
forget it is a 91mm when holding it. Considering the size,
I started to think that I will do a great work with it and
changed my opinion on the XF60mmF2.4 R Macro lens
even before taking the first shoot. When I was actually
taking pictures with it, I didn’t focused so much on scenes
for macro shoots, but took a lot of snapshots in the street
as usual. For a 91mm and a mid telephoto lens, the scene
was compressed as if taken with a telephoto lens while
the space surrounding the subject was well rendered. I
fell in love at first sight of the results. The bright aperture
of F2.4 allowed me to shoot with confidence even shady
areas in the street.
Yoichi Sone