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

Started Mar 2, 2017 | Questions thread
rlmack Regular Member • Posts: 295
Re: Which kit lens for the X-T20? XC 16-50 or XF 18-55

Jared Huntr wrote:

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.

I agree about the benefit of aperture ring markings, but disagree that an unmarked ring is useless. Or at least, not useless to everyone. The lens aperture rings were one of the big Fuji attractions for me when I started researching which camera to buy. I'm enjoying going old-school with my X-T20 and XF 18-55. As soon as I discovered the XC had no ring it was off the list.

 rlmack's gear list:rlmack's gear list
Panasonic FZ1000 Fujifilm X-T20 Fujifilm XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS Fujifilm XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Fujifilm XF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 OIS WR +1 more
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