X-T20 focus speed vs X-E2 (18mm and XC50-230 II)

Rmcp20 wrote:

Vic Chapman wrote:

Optically they are very different! Fuji blurb says the 50-230mm uses the same glass as in 55-200mm and it does - but only half of it.

Either way, checkout the used market. That way, if you don't find the lens acceptable you can resell usually without loss and sometimes at a profit.

Ok, half the glass is a diference!

I just read what the LM stands for, and its clear that the AF should be snappier.

The prices i refer to are only for the used market. Not enough €€€ to go for either the 55-200 or 90mm new, and to be honest, i have been buying used glass for the past 10 years appart one or two exceptions, so im fine with that.

50-230 is also 200g lighter than the 55-200, and that is something to consider.

Anyone able to add a turbo switch to my 50-230? Engineers where are you?

Thanks a lot for the help. Guess i will have to decide if it is the 50-200 paired with the X-E2, or the 55-230 paired with the X-T20.

I like very much my Canon FD 50mm 1.8 for portraits, so 90mm is a dream and not a need. Also as my kid run or rides the bike towards me, i would spend more time looking over my shoulder to move backwards than taking photos.

Acros from the X-T20 would suit my photography like a glove (check my insta account rui_porfirio), you will understand.

Glass is a better investment because you will eventually swap for newer bodies. You cna use free Google Nik Suite Silver FX 2 which has an Acros sim. None of the sims is actually what the film looked like so just use them as your starting point to get what you want.

If you don't have software that supports Nik filters as a plugin you can download them and navigate to them in programs to find the EXE file (App) for each separately (like sil FX) and send it to your desktop (a shortcut). Do this for each of Nik suite to use as standalones.

Vic