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Fuji 16-55mm without OIS: wait for it's second coming?

Started Jan 26, 2015 | Questions thread
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Fuji 16-55mm without OIS: wait for it's second coming?

In December 2014 Fuji made clear that the new 16-55mm lens many people are waiting for will not have OIS. Apparently problems during product development could not be solved within the planned time-to-market for this lens and the OIS was dropped. The new lens, without OIS, is expected to hit the shops in February. I pre-ordered a copy in the Netherlands.

What do you think is wise: buy now or wait for the second coming of this lens some time in the future, with OIS? I want this lens for my X-T1 (with silent electronic shutter) to replace my Nikon D7000 with 17-55mm lens. When taking pictures of people at short range I don't need the ratatata of my DSLR-mirror clicking up and down. On the other hand, it's an expensive lens (1099€ in NL=1235 US$) and we might expect Fuji to produce a OIS-version sometime in the near of far future, making this lens obsolete.

So, what would you do, buy now or wait?

hans NL

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