Which kit lens for the X-T20? XC 16-50 or XF 18-55

jhorse wrote:

Jared Huntr wrote:

deeotee wrote:

One more thing: While it's unmarked, the 18-55 does have the advantage of having an aperture ring. Since you're new to Fuji and most of the lenses have aperture rings, you could use this lens to get used to that. It's a pleasure to use.

Unmarked aperture rings are useless. It's just a half-baked attempt at being retro with no ergonomic benefit. It is much faster to change apertures by flicking a finger wheel on the body as with any pro DSLR instead of having to use a second hand to rotate a laggy ring.

If on the other hand, the aperture settings are marked on the ring, there is a genuine benefit because Fuji's don't have display on the top deck to display the aperture without looking at the EVF or LCD.

Well, like many things in life, there are choices. I much prefer to shoot aperture priority using the lens aperture ring. I find it ergonomically easier. As I always use the EVF, never the LCD, and the aperture is shown in the EVF, markings on the lens would be unseen anyway. I accept that if one wanted to adjust settings before shooting it would be advantageous, but I understand that for a variable aperture zoom markings are not viable.

I have a constant aperture zoom, the 10-24mm f4 without any markings on the aperture rings. There are no excuses for this. I find it really slows me down, especially when the setting lags slightly when rapidly rotating the ring. When a scene is changing rapidly you want to be able to set the ring before raising the camera to your eye, at which time you focus on composition and take the shot instead of watching in the EVF for the aperture setting take it's time as you spin the ring.