The APD stands for apodization which is a permanently installed soft filter on the same plane as the aperture. I also have the 56mm APD lens which makes even more velvety bokeh. However, sometimes you want to focus on the eye that is more lit, as in the example below. (Remember my favorite phrase in photography “Everything depends upon everything!”) If the face is somewhat evenly lit, then focus on the eye closest to the camera. But if they have a slight head turn, then which eye do you focus on? Well, that depends. ![]() The general rule is to focus on the eyes and that’s fine when the subject is looking straight at you. Shooting wide open means you really, truly need to pay attention to your point of focus. There are some important things you need to pay attention to in order the get the look you want, and some downfalls, too. Everything else in the photo is support and story. For a portrait, a really shallow depth of field helps keep the viewer totally involved with the subject’s eyes. I LOVE Bokeh, the quality of the out of focus areas, that these fast Fuji lenses create. Sometimes that’s intense, sometimes fun, sometimes, soft and pretty, depending upon the situation. I love meeting and talking to people all over the world and trying to capture something about their personality. I am a people photographer, real people mostly, not too many models except when I’m teaching workshops. All of these images were shot natural light, some with reflectors. The sharpness of these lenses is amazing, yet the X Trans sensor doesn’t add a lot of contrast, so portraits can be sharp with pleasing tones at the same time. I do not have the 90mm f 2 yet, which I expect will turn into another all time favorite. My all time favorite lens is the 56 f 1.2, which I keep saying that Fuji designed this lens just for me! I also use both the 16-55mm f 2.8 and the 55-140mm 2.8 with great results, too. ![]() Fuji makes some incredibly sharp and fast lenses, both the fixed and zooms.
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