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Is this a big mistake? Carribbean for a year with the X-A2 27mm & 18mm, instead of 16-50mm

Started Mar 9, 2016 | Discussions thread
bs1946
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Re: Is this a big mistake? Carribbean for a year with the X-A2 27mm & 18mm, instead of 16-50mm
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I just got back from our annual vacation which always includes a cruise to the Caribbean. Been in and out of the Caribbean for years. This time, I took my X-E2 with my Rokinon 12mm, Rokinon 21mm, Rokinon 50mm, and Bower 8mm. Used the 8mm and the 50mm one time each. Used the 21mm about three times as much as the 12mm.

Personally, I'm not a zoom guy. After years of using primes, I just don't work well with zooms. I have the 18mm, which was probably my most used lens until I got the 12mm and 21mm Rokinon's. Lately I have actually been thinking about getting the 27mm to make a compact two lens AF travel kit. A little zooming with your feet and there will be very few times you miss not having anything longer. But if you prefer zoom lenses, the answer is simple, take the zoom and leave the primes home.

There is one thing I would not do and that is bring X-A2 over the X-Pro1 because the X-A2 has no viewfinder. The Caribbean is a very bright place and after owning nine different digital cameras and three smart phones, I can say the LCDs ranged between barely usable and useless in bright sunlight; no matter what the manufacturers claim. This included the X-A1 I used to have. In fact, even the EVF on my X-E2 got washed out once or twice because of bright sunlight.

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