[Leica] Fuji XE-1 and 18-55 zoom (hi-jacked thread)

[craig at craigschroeder.com (Craig Schroeder)]

I recently got the same combo and have been pleased, too. I'm still 
catching onto its quirks.... I got the adapters for other lenses (Contax 
G and Konica AR) but no M adapter yet. Certain optics seem to blend well 
with the body/sensor but I really have such limited testing done with 
other current distractions that I haven't quite sorted out why some 
things seem to coordinate well. The Zeiss 90 works very well and 45 not 
so much while my 28 has too much mechanical toward the sensor to mount 
but the 21 (I don't own one to try) is supposed to work.

My 57 ?1.2 Konica has always been a favorite 35 optic but the initial 
results are so-so while the cheapie 40mm pancake lens (?1.8) never 
excited me on film (sharp enough but a bit flat in contrast) gave what 
seems to be excellent results. I was hoping for good results with this 
fast glass (the ?1.2) and the low-light abilities of the sensor so feel 
a bit let down so far. Has anyone gotten an M adapter? I'll fill in any 
information that others don't offer when I get mine.

FWIW, the sensor really does strike me as more film-like in tonal range 
than I'm accustomed to (mostly Nikon) and initial toying with the b&w 
modes seems promising. The 18-55 is a surprisingly solid performer and 
at least at this point, I don't see a compelling reason to substitute 
film lenses within the range. Maybe flat-field macro and long lenses...? 
Anyway, it's a great new toy and it will keep me occupied for some time.

On 1/7/2013 12:39 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> I had a chance to put my new acquisition, the Fuji XE-1 and 18-55 f2.8-4
> zoom, through their paces for the first time last Saturday.