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Looking forward to the Fujinon 35mm f2 XC

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Is it just me, or is anyone else excited by the 'new' Fujinon 35mm f2 XC lens? Because I am. Very excited. And I'm thinking this may well be the next lens for my X-E2. For a couple of reasons. Firstly, I am a fan of the 50mm (53mm on the Fuji to be exact) 'normal' focal length. I grew up, photographically speaking, with a 50mm f1.8 lens of some description attached to my film camera. And have carried that through to my digital photography. The 'nifty fifty' fast prime lens has always found a home in my gear bag - and why not? They are fast, light, sharp and affordable (more on that soon) prime lenses with excellent IQ and versatility. When I was shooting weddings, the 50mm f1.8 (either Canon or Nikon depending on what system I was shooting at the time) was my 'go-to' bride-getting-ready lens, for its low-light performance and decent bokeh. Granted that was usually on APS-C sensor cameras (although I started with the Canon 5D full-frame), so the effec...