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Fuji 16-55mm f2.8 (at 16mm/f2.8) vs 16mm f2.8 prime lens

Started Jul 15, 2019 | Discussions thread
Joachim Gerstl
Joachim Gerstl Veteran Member • Posts: 9,169
Re: Fuji 16-55mm f2.8 (at 16mm/f2.8) vs 16mm f2.8 prime lens
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Hi,

Congratulations!

In your case I would definitely get the zoom. I think at 16mm it is at least as good as the 16/2.8 but more important it is has very fast AF and it is a zoom. With a small kid you don't want to switch lenses. You want to focus on your kid.

With the 16-55 you can go from wide to tele with one quick turn. 55/2.8 allows for some subject isolation.

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