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Lens Advice

Started Feb 21, 2019 | Discussions thread
OP Reskr New Member • Posts: 4
Re: Lens Advice

The 90 is basically idiot proof for portraits!

Cilucia, some lovely shots. The 90 does have some beautiful bokeh, but I really don't think I can go that long with a fixed focal length.

I would still suggest you don't disregard the 50mm and the 60mm. Both are cheaper, the latter takes stunning portraits, both are lighter and smaller, and with the 60mm you get some macro.

I've been reading a little about the 60. There are such mixed reports that I'm just going to have to try it. It's a shame it's only 2.4 and not sealed, otherwise it could've been right at the top of my list. The rendering and WR of the 50 are nice, but it strikes me as a bit short. I'm aware that the f2 aperture and IQ dwarfs my 18-55, but it's uncomfortable to have such a lot of overlap.

X-T30 which has a sports mode?

While the price is attractive, I really don't want to give up the WR of the XT1/2/3 series. I currently live in Japan and go hiking with my kit even in typhoon season. I'm ok with some non-WR lenses as I can keep them in my bag, but I don't want to risk it on the body.

Has anyone got any opinions on using the 50-140 as a walkabout or street portrait lens? I'm aware it's big and heavy but I'm almost always carrying far heavier things when I travel, or almost nothing at all when I'm on the street, so I'm not sure it'd make a huge difference to me.

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