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When I looked at the above image my first thought was "Why did I take an image of a bit of carpet"? Actually, it is some sort of flower they use to spruce up a bouquet. Quite amazing isn't it. I'm certain that XF 60 f2.4 macro is going to get a lot of use, and not only as a macro lens; I just wish the hood was a tad smaller than it is, but I'm certain I can find something smaller that will also do the job.

The word on the Internet is that evry manufacturer can produce a sharp macro lens, and I don't believe I've come across a soft macro lens since I've got back into photography some years ago, and I've used quite a few macro lenses. The thing is, some lenses are a joy to use and others I just didn't care for although all produced sharp, contrasty images on the system they were mounted to. This lens is really fun to use and the best thing about it for me is that it's not big at all. Actually it's quite small when mounted on the X-T1 (apart from the hood) and balances nicely, even for hand-held work.

A true macro lens can get to 1:1 magnification, so the XF 60 F2.4 macro lens isn't a true macro, only being a 1:2 lens. However, for me personally, it does the job and it's very sharp. Having processed a few images taken with this lens I've been asking myself how sharp can a lens get. I really can't imagine geting any sharper than this lens. It really is superb.

I must say, the more I use the Fujifilm system the more I like it. All the lenses I've used up to now have been very good indeed. The 60 f2.4 macro lens is no exception. Simply wonderful on the X-T1. Not only can it be used as a macro lens but it's also quite suitable as a portrait lens. This makes me wonder if I should get the 56 f1.2 or not. I think not presently. Yes, the 56 is f1.2 and the 60 macro is f2.4 allowing you to get a shallower depth-of-field, but how many times do I do portraits. Actually never really so the 60 f2.4 will do for me. many have said that it's quite a slow focusing lens but I didn't find this at all on my X-T1.