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

Started Dec 11, 2018 | Discussions thread
hotaruhikari
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Re: Deliberating on kit for event and portraiture. 16-55, or others?

Thanks for the reply.

I feel it may be difficult to simultaneously get a lens setup and a second body at this point. Keep in mind, my initial aim for paid work is probably at a much lower level than most of the professionals or semi-pros here. I would start work for small university-related societies or teams, and perhaps work my way up from there, but I don't have the budget for a full two body professional kit (and any potential employers at my level would not expect one).

That said, I do fully understand the need for a backup. My X-T2 has double card slots, so I'm safe in that regard, and in terms of bodies I have my old Canon and several primes I bring along just in case. I am considering an X-H generation body in the future though, if / when I take up larger gigs.

With the X-T2, I believe my firmware is at 4.1 on the body (and while 4.2 is out, I've heard it only changes minor things), so things are probably working as intended. It may just be my focus technique, but...

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Canon EOS 600D Fujifilm X-T2 Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Canon EF-S 24mm F2.8 STM +1 more
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