Soft photos from Maine’s coast
Here are a few photos I dug out of the archive. They were taken with a Voigtländer 23mm f1.2 on a Fujifilm X mount camera. At the time, I couldn’t manual focus these cameras for shit, especially with a lens this bright wide open. The peaking didn’t help that much. It would highlight areas that were almost in focus, but not sharp. I was frustrated with the lens and returned it. (Later I bought another Voigtländer f1.2 lens to go with my Leica M6.)
Since then I’ve learned about the zoom in button, which has helped me get tack sharp images on lenses much more finicky than this. And I’ve learned to prefer manual focus for most of the photos I take.
Despite the softness, there’s still something about these images that just looks good. If I were in the market for another ~35mm lens for the X system, this would be it. (Seems unlikely I’d be in the market, since the X100 scratches that itch.)
