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Which zoom (55-200 or 50-230)

Started May 23, 2016 | Discussions thread
ScottD1964 Senior Member • Posts: 1,937
Re: Which zoom (55-200 or 50-230)

Even though the 55-200 FL is your basic Canikon kit lens FL the Fuji 55-200 is hardly a kit lens.  For pretty much half the price you're getting a zoom lens that in my estimation is nearly as sharp as the heralded Canon 70-200 f4 L IS. That lens (until introduction of the 70-200 f2.8 L IS II) had the distinction of being probably the sharpest zoom lens ever made, by anyone, ever.  The Fuji lens is certainly no slouch.  It's wider than the Canon by 20mm and faster by 1/3 stop at the wide end.  It's also only 1/3 stop slower on the long end.  While I prefer my Fuji primes over the zoom I find it an excellent lens at a great price.  At its current sale price the lens is one of the great bargains in photography these days.

This is just a quick grab shot I took when I first got mine.  SOOC .jpeg with no adjustments at all.

Scott

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Fujifilm X-E2 Fujifilm X-Pro2 Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Fujifilm XF 23mm F2 R WR +1 more
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