KillRamsey
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- Location
- Hood River, OR
- Name
- Kyle
The 27 is a more usable focal length for "only one lens." And it's tiny. And it focuses pretty quickly, since there's so little mass to move around. And it's decently sharp, though not angelic. It is a golden retriever-like everyday companion that will do almost everything pretty well.
The 35 has 2 stops on the 27. It has a good bit more (and better looking) bokeh available due to the two extra stops and the longer focal length. It's a better portrait lens hands-down. It is a better optic than almost anything else in the XF lineup, frequently turning an otherwise "ok" image into something special. Colors pop. Details sparkle. Even facing into the sun, contrast holds the line where other lenses wash out. You will zoom to 100%, grin in disbelief, and chuckle.
...all of this to say that you can't make a bad choice between them. But they're not similar lenses to live with, despite somewhat similar focal lengths and stats. One is tiny and more forgivingly wide. The other has that juicy 1.4 aperture, and sprinkles magic on your files sometimes.
The 35 has 2 stops on the 27. It has a good bit more (and better looking) bokeh available due to the two extra stops and the longer focal length. It's a better portrait lens hands-down. It is a better optic than almost anything else in the XF lineup, frequently turning an otherwise "ok" image into something special. Colors pop. Details sparkle. Even facing into the sun, contrast holds the line where other lenses wash out. You will zoom to 100%, grin in disbelief, and chuckle.
...all of this to say that you can't make a bad choice between them. But they're not similar lenses to live with, despite somewhat similar focal lengths and stats. One is tiny and more forgivingly wide. The other has that juicy 1.4 aperture, and sprinkles magic on your files sometimes.