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Deliberating on kit for event and portraiture. 16-55, or others?

Started Dec 11, 2018 | Discussions thread
Vic Chapman Forum Pro • Posts: 10,694
Re: Deliberating on kit for event and portraiture. 16-55, or others?

Several of your replies mention that (say) the 90mm f2 doesn't have stabilisation - none of the primes they mention nor the 16-55 f2.8 have stabilisation so I'm not sure what they're suggesting really. The fact is, you can use a stabilised 50-140 f2.8 or 90mm f2 (1 stop faster) or 16-55mm f2.8 - all great suggestions but when it comes down to it you need enough shutter speed to stop motion in possibly low light - stabilisation won't cut it in those situations although still useful to have. Faster apertures and higher ISOs are the answer - unless resorting to atmosphere destroying flash.

I would suggest a second body - with IBIS - for those situations when stabilisation will help. I also believe your initial thought was good 16-55mm f2.8, 35mm f1.4 and 90mm f2 + an X-H1 if you can swing it for stabilising of the one zoom and primes. (You do need a backup body.)

BTW have you updated the FW to latest on the XT2? The AF of the slower lenses is improved and even better, latest FW for the XH1 (and XT3) both benefit from yet a further increase in AF speed with 35mm f1.4, 60mm f2.4 etc.

Vic

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