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Buy 16-55mm f/2.8 or primes lenses with X-H1?

Started Aug 30, 2019 | Questions thread
Erik Baumgartner Senior Member • Posts: 6,893
Re: Buy 16-55mm f/2.8 or primes lenses with X-H1?
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Giovanni_1968 wrote:

I am very much into getting the X-H1 with the 16-55 (if still available by Sept 15th or so) but wondering how does the 16-55 performs bokeh wise should I use it for casual semi-candid portraits with busy backgrounds

”OK”, but the primes generally win here. Under the right conditions the 16-55 bokeh can be just fine, especially if the subject is close and the background is at a distance, but the bokeh can often be a bit “nervous” with a busy background at the wrong distance. The 16-55 is a killer lens, and excels at almost everything, but if you primarily want an ideal semi-candid portrait lens, you probably want the 35 f/1.4, 56 f/1.2, or 90 f/2 depending on your preferred working distance. The 50-140 f/2.8 zoom can be also quite good for this.

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