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Which zoom (55-200 or 50-230)

Started May 23, 2016 | Discussions thread
Jared Huntr Senior Member • Posts: 2,072
Lots of conclusions based on no quantitative proof
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slimandy wrote:

I read a few reviews and they same on a par in terms of IQ, either being better depending on who's review you read.

I would tend to believe this based on Fuji's product planner for X cameras who said of the 18-55:

"We made it f/2.8 to achieve both brightness and high image quality. Consequently the cost would be higher, so there was the problem with the price even though we wanted a wider range of people to use our product. This is why we then created the XC lens “XC16-50mm” and “XC50-230mm” as the beginners’ model. The only difference is the material used for the lens exterior. The inside is the same optical design and technology as the XF lens."

The last sentence is telling and throws cold water on all the baseless speculation in these threads. Yes, the XF lenses are typically designed to be faster (brighter) optics with metal bodies. But it is incorrect to assume that the XC glass is of poorer optical quality or resolution within the same operational parameters.

Having owned several lenses with plastic mounts, I'm convinced that owners that have had problems relating to the plastic mount tend to be abusive toward their equipment. Either that, or Fuji is different from CaNikon in that they made extremely fragile plastic mounts.

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