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Ergonomics with lens 16-55 f2-8

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If the brick is unbalanced, then I suppose any telephoto lens has to be considered unbalanced as well. The 90/2 is nearly as big, and the 50-140 dwarfs the brick. For me, coming from a Nikon d810 with the 24-70/2.8 and the 70-200/4, and frequently with the 24/1.4, the brick on my X-T2 feels more like a much smaller and lighter version of the d810 with 24/1.4. I also tend to hold the lens regardless of its size because it's then placed optimally for manual focus tweaks anytime

I had the Fuji grip, but ultimately took it off because I found the half height section of the grip annoying. I replaced with a RRS plate, and don't miss the grip at all. I use a peak slide, anchored at left lug and right side of the bottom plate (which I also did when I had the Fuji grip), so the xt2 with brick (or any lens actually) rides the front of my hip facing down anyway.

i guess, for me, if it's unbalanced, it's a phenomenon that simply never affects my shooting and I never notice it.
 
Peter Foiles said:
If I may jump in I believe Rod is referring to the MHG-XT2 which does not have the L-bracket portion that the one you link to has.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/co...Z_C86RICBYUaAqdP8P8HAQ&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1263616
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I bought the grip Peter linked above for my X-T2 as a last minute purchase before a two week trip to Bali. It made a massive difference to the comfort of using this camera and I will probably never take it off (unless I have the need for the battery grip someday). I have large hands, so it may not be as huge of an upgrade for everyone, but my wife has much smaller hands and she said she prefers the grip as well.

It doesn't magically make the 16-55 feel completely normal and balanced on the X-T2, but it sure does help.
 
OK Jerry -- I got it. Well said Sir.

You know.... Sometimes I forget that this is not a US-based board. I remember when I was posted at NATO HQs back in 1998 through 2002, that there were many diplomats and officers from other Nations who sometimes misinterpreted my intended sharp humor, which was stated in constant streams of rapid and sometimes nuanced English....

But if you guys think I am going to stop commenting on the brick, then you need to go listen to some Yoga chants and chill out, because I promise you that the next time some guy asks the Board about the ergo of the brick, I am going to write a few lines that may cause you brick fans some degree of displeasure.

Listen -- I love the even bigger lenses -- the 50-140 and 100-400. Those are bazookas but they are much better ergo-wise than their DSLR counterparts. Those brilliant lenses also have awesome OIS. The brick is an awkward chunk in the Fuji lineup, but it is an outstanding lens with great IQ. If it had OIS, it would be Fuji's best lens.

My whole thing about switching from FF DSLR was to get away from those Canon L Bricks. The 16-55 reminds me of my Canon L lenses. It is an outstanding lens though.

In fact, I just decided to order it. I've been off and on about that for two years. But if I don't buy it I am going to lose credibility on my brick rants.

But, no -- that doesn't mean I'm buying the 14, 18 and 60. Please ... I have my limits.
 
Greg7579 said:
My whole thing about switching from FF DSLR was to get away from those Canon L Bricks. The 16-55 reminds me of my Canon L lenses. It is an outstanding lens though.

In fact, I just decided to order it. I've been off and on about that for two years. But if I don't buy it I am going to lose credibility on my brick rants.
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Wait, hang on. Did I just read that you actually ordered "the brick"? (Double checking to make sure that I didn't accidentally get beamed into another dimension or something like that).

I'm going to head straight for the popcorn machine, stoke up on my supply, and sit back while a host of forum brick owners give you a really hard time (in a strictly civil manner, of course). This should be fun to watch.

:-) Enjoy it, Greg, and I'm sure I won't have to encourage you to share your observations once you've used it a bit.

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Jerry-Astro
Fujifilm X Forum Co-Mod
 
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Alessandro,

I have an XPro 2 with grip and an XT 1 with the smaller grip and it balances fine on both. It's a bigger, heavier lens than the primes but well worth it in my opinion. I traded a 56 for it straight up a couple of years ago on a lark thinking if I didn't like it, I would sell it on. It is by far my most used lens now.
 
Voigtlander1980 said:
Do you think x-t2 is better for ergonomics with this lens?

And the x-t20? Too small?
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The X-T2 is better but not great. The 16-55mm is huge and the body tips over front heavy. The X-T20 will be a lot worse in this regard.
 
walie007 said:
Greg7579 said:
The brick does not have good ergo with any Fuji body. You would have to glue it onto a FF Canon or Nikon DSLR to have any advantage there....

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Greg Johnson, San Antonio, Texas
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Your constant outlandish "views" on the 16-55 have a negative impact on this forum, especially on newcomers who are not familiar with and have yet to learn to tune out your verbiage and may avoid using the lens over an issue that may not apply to them.
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He had a point though... the lens is front heavy on every body.
 
georgehudetz said:
I find the ergonomics of shooting with the 16-55 excellent. It's just carrying it I don't like so much.
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This is probably the best concise way to put it, at least from my point of view.
 
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