Lens Advice

Thank you all again for your ideas. I'm really glad I asked as otherwise I would've just followed the hype surrounding all these lenses and not really considered my actual needs. Checking through my photos over the last two years, I've found maybe a handful of shots over 50mm and an even smaller number of shots where I would've wanted anything approximating 80 or more. My interactions with wildlife tend to be by chance rather than deliberate, and while there is the possibility that I just don't bother trying to take photos outside of my equipment's capabilities, I think I'd be lying to myself if I said I'd use something like the 50-140 or the 80 a lot.

Do you have a deadline?

None, other than the end of the rebate period, but I'm returning to my home country for a few weeks next month and was hoping to purchase the new kit there.

Why can’t you do macro on your 16 1.4? Fuji calls it a wide angle macro lens.

You're absolutely right. I've had some really nice close-up shots with the 16 with really pleasing background blur.

In light of this, would a better path perhaps be to get the 56 to satisfy my desire for a portrait lens, and to update my body to the XT2 or XT3 to open up cropping room? If so, which would you recommend for someone who rarely takes video? I liked the look of the touch to focus on the XT3, but I'm not sure how much I'd use it as I almost always shoot using the viewfinder. Is the new processor significantly better?