Fuji Showcase Fujifilm XF 18-55 f/2.8-4 R LM OIS Zoom

19.6mm @ f8. Corner to corner, these brick walls are sharp.:yahoo:
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My copy seems to be a bit glowy at the long end wide open. Stopping it down to f/5.6 resolves the issue. However, it's really sharp at all apertures and focal lengths from 18 to 40mm.

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I kid you not, it's December 26th in Kiev and we have roses blooming in flower beds throughout the city. It's really unheard of at this latitude.

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Finally, some snow, and just in time for our holiday week!

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These old 2-story houses were built by German POWs after the WWII. They are very picturesque and it's a shame that the whole district is being slowly demolished to give way to new construction.
 
Finally, some snow, and just in time for our holiday week!

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These old 2-story houses were built by German POWs after the WWII. They are very picturesque and it's a shame that the whole district is being slowly demolished to give way to new construction.
Beautiful shot , is this classic chrome ?
 
For Easter, we packed up a lot of food and a grill, and biked with some friends to Castle Island, a big stone fort reachable by bike from South Boston. It was only 40-something all day, so we needed a place that had sunlight and shelter from the winds, and this old fort fit the bill perfectly.

I wanted to bring the Minolta and finish a roll of TMAX, which didn't leave much room for Fuji stuff. So I limited myself to the kit zoom. And to be honest, I was underwhelmed, which is strange, because I keep going back and forth on this lens. Sometimes I use it and think "man that was convenient." Yesterday I used it and thought

"This isn't wide enough"
or
"This isn't long enough"
or
"This looks really glowy and washed out"

...to the point that I wished I'd just used the rokinon 12, or the XF 23. Oh well. I just wasn't feeling the kit zoom that day, I guess. But I got a few I liked well enough.
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