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I am turning from my heavy fullframe Nikon gear to Fuji. Already sold some stuff to finance the fuji setup.

At this moment I have a X-T1, the 10-24, 18-55 and the 55-200, as a complete travel kit.

Which primes should I add, I like to make images of people, street, portrait, architecture and stills?:-|
 
RVO said:
I am turning from my heavy fullframe Nikon gear to Fuji. Already sold some stuff to finance the fuji setup.

At this moment I have a X-T1, the 10-24, 18-55 and the 55-200, as a complete travel kit.

Which primes should I add, I like to make images of people, street, portrait, architecture and stills?:-|
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There is no easy answer because all Fuji lenses are either good or excellent.

Depending on your preferences I'd go with:

Zeiss 12 or Fuji 14 for architecture,

Fuji 27 pancake or Zeiss 32 or Fuji 35 for the rest.

Regards
 
RVO said:
I am turning from my heavy fullframe Nikon gear to Fuji. Already sold some stuff to finance the fuji setup.

At this moment I have a X-T1, the 10-24, 18-55 and the 55-200, as a complete travel kit.

Which primes should I add, I like to make images of people, street, portrait, architecture and stills?:-|
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Any prime will duplicate FL's you already have. But you will gain larger apertures and better sharpness, particularly edge to edge. I can certainly recommend the 14mm f2.8 and 23mm f1.4. Both are stellar primes.

Sal
 
Legacy primes with a cheap adapter. Different lenses have their own character, and that is part of the fun.
 
RVO said:
I am turning from my heavy fullframe Nikon gear to Fuji. Already sold some stuff to finance the fuji setup.

At this moment I have a X-T1, the 10-24, 18-55 and the 55-200, as a complete travel kit.

Which primes should I add, I like to make images of people, street, portrait, architecture and stills?:-|
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I have the 23 and 56, and to be honest these two primes could get me through 90% of my photography. The 14 (or forthcoming 16) and the forthcoming 90 would get me that last 10%.

Before this past weekend I would have told you to get the 23. However I acquired the 56 recently and had my first opportunity to utilize it in the field. The images are stunning. Given you already have (my most favorite) focal length covered (23mm) with your 10-24, I think you're more likely to get that "wow" factor with the spectacular 56mm. So I would vote for that as your first prime purchase.

However I would certainly add the 23mm at some point in the future. It is a beautiful lens, and would suit your people/street photography needs wonderfully. Some of my most favorite images have been taken with it.



Some images from the 56mm:



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And the 23mm:

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I have a similar question, now that I am moving from Canon to the XT-1. For my upcoming vacation to France, I have the same set of zooms, but I want a prime or 2 to make some night photography practical in the city of lights. What I did was analyze all my vacation type photographs I have taken in the past, and I found 49% of the keepers where taken at 35mm or wider (FF equiv). So, for me, the 23 or 14 would probably be the right starting place.

Maybe looking at your old pictures' FL is the key to finding what the best set is for you as well.
 
Until the 90mm Fuji lens arrives my favorite is the Samyang 85mm f1.4 x mount. I love this focal length, but that's just me.

I also have the Fuji 23mm f1.4, and I can recommend it without reservation.
 
RVO said:
Which primes should I add, I like to make images of people, street, portrait, architecture and stills?:-|
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You really can't go wrong with the 14-23-56 trio. All top shelf stuff.
 
RVO said:
Which primes should I add, I like to make images of people, street, portrait, architecture and stills?:-|
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I don't get it.

You've been using the great Nikon D700 + nice glass for a while. Based off your previous experience, you should have an easy time figuring out which glass would be best for your needs and wants. Nobody knows your style better than YOU.

Any of the primes would be good for you. You can do street / portraits / architecture with wide glass, or long glass. It just depends on your style of doing things.

I know what I'd select. But that's irrelevant because our styles might not be similar.

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KevinKessler said:
I have a similar question, now that I am moving from Canon to the XT-1. For my upcoming vacation to France, I have the same set of zooms, but I want a prime or 2 to make some night photography practical in the city of lights. What I did was analyze all my vacation type photographs I have taken in the past, and I found 49% of the keepers where taken at 35mm or wider (FF equiv). So, for me, the 23 or 14 would probably be the right starting place.

Maybe looking at your old pictures' FL is the key to finding what the best set is for you as well.
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I agree 100%

I'm always baffled every time an experienced photographer asks which lenses they should buy. If they have experience, then they already have a style and they should know which lengths / apertures they prefer.
 
easy 23mm and 56mm especially if you already have the 10-24mm
 
RVO said:
I am turning from my heavy fullframe Nikon gear to Fuji. Already sold some stuff to finance the fuji setup.

At this moment I have a X-T1, the 10-24, 18-55 and the 55-200, as a complete travel kit.

Which primes should I add, I like to make images of people, street, portrait, architecture and stills?:-|
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since you got the brilliant 10-24 you don't need the 14 or 23 mm.

I would get the 35mm and 56 or 60 mm for the bokeh puctures.
 
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RVO said:
I am turning from my heavy fullframe Nikon gear to Fuji. Already sold some stuff to finance the fuji setup.

At this moment I have a X-T1, the 10-24, 18-55 and the 55-200, as a complete travel kit.

Which primes should I add, I like to make images of people, street, portrait, architecture and stills?:-|
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Seems to me that you are replacing a heavy Nikon full frame gear with heavy Fuji APS-C gear.

To me it makes no sense to buy all zoom and than add some primes. Where is the advantage of going small when you burden yourself down with lenses? I use a XP1 with the 14 and the 35. That's it. And that is a lot lighter than my Canon full frame gear.
 
For travel I would add the 27mm, which is one of the underrated primes for sharpness.







However, for evening walks and dinner the X100S is most suitable.



Also the X100S will serve as a suitable back-up camera.





Cheers,



Luego
 

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RVO said:
I am turning from my heavy fullframe Nikon gear to Fuji. Already sold some stuff to finance the fuji setup.

At this moment I have a X-T1, the 10-24, 18-55 and the 55-200, as a complete travel kit.

Which primes should I add, I like to make images of people, street, portrait, architecture and stills?:-|
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What's your budget? You have mentioned justification for almost the lot!!!

I would maybe go the 56 f1.2 (portrait) and the 23 f1.4 (street) and maybe the 14 f28 for architecture.

But from what I have learned the 10-24 is so darn good in some cases it can out shine the 14 so I would not suggest the 14 unless you can get your hands on one to do real world comparisons with your 10-24. I have seen some crazy results (all unscientific) that suggests the 10-24 is better than the 14 prime is some instances.

:-)
 
RVO said:
I was thinking of the 23 and the 56?, or 23 and the 60 to full-fill my macro /portrait needs?
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What about something small and light like the 27 or 35?
 
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