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Fuji X-T1 test shots with Leica 50mm Apo-Summicron: Another outing to Tower Bridge

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  Fuji X-T1 with Leica 50mm Apo-Summicron, f/5.6 at 1/900s, ISO 400. Note the narrower angle of view compared with the similar shot from the Sony A7II below
Fuji X-T1 with Leica 50mm Apo-Summicron, f/5.6 at 1/900s, ISO 400. Note the narrower angle of view compared with the similar shot from the Sony A7II below

My three-camera-one-lens quest continues. After last Tuesday’s excursion to Tower Bridge with the 50mm Apo-Summicron ASPH fixed to a Sony Ay Mark II body, I was back this morning with the same lens but a different camera, this time the Fuji X-T1. Both Sony and Fuji acquit themselves surprisingly well with this ultimate Leica lens, the fifty that is not only nifty but a pretty sharp and streetwise confection. As soon as possible I will be back in the same location for the definitive exploration: The ApoCron on home territory with the Leica M-P. Will the last be the best?

  Sony A7II, f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 100. An evening shot under lowering clouds and, you will notice, at a lowering tide
Sony A7II, f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 100. An evening shot under lowering clouds and, you will notice, at a lowering tide

With this lens mounted on the Fuji the narrower angle of view is obvious. To make these shots directly comparable I would have had to use a 35mm Summicron. While 50mm at full frame is an ideal general purpose lens, its 75mm equivalent focal length on the Fuji is more restrictive. 

  Give us this day our daily bread: Fuji X-T1 captures the moment (not at Tower Bridge, of course, merely afore its little brother upriver at Hammersmith)
Give us this day our daily bread: Fuji X-T1 captures the moment (not at Tower Bridge, of course, merely afore its little brother upriver at Hammersmith)

Experience of this wonderful lens is growing, as is my knowledge of the two review cameras, the Fuji X-T1 and the Sony A7 II. The Leica I already know well, but the Apo-Cron is pushinginto new territory.

Next week I hope to be able to publish my manual-focus review, comparing this one lens on the three cameras. First, though, I have a day’s classic-train excursion to Carlisle, including a ride along the legendary Settle & Carlisle line. That’s on Saturday and I have to decide what equipment to take.

The ApoCron is already in the bag, but which camera should I add to the mix? I’d like to take all three but that’s out of the question. I will probably end up tossing a coin since all these cameras are great to work with and I’d buy any of them in a heartbeat. It’s a hard decision.

  More cityscaping with a touch of colour from the little Fuji
More cityscaping with a touch of colour from the little Fuji
  Fuji attacks The Shard
Fuji attacks The Shard
  Gilded bridge and the flag of St. George. Another effort from the Fuji X-T1. No chance of getting the full bridge, which would be possible with a 35mm lens, so this 75mm view will have to do
Gilded bridge and the flag of St. George. Another effort from the Fuji X-T1. No chance of getting the full bridge, which would be possible with a 35mm lens, so this 75mm view will have to do
  Monument of cranes: The golden orb of The Monument, erected to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666, is lost amid the 21st Century skyline. In the foreground, HMS Belfast. Fuji again.
Monument of cranes: The golden orb of The Monument, erected to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666, is lost amid the 21st Century skyline. In the foreground, HMS Belfast. Fuji again.