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Red label IQ vs others

Started May 20, 2021 | Discussions thread
Erik Baumgartner Senior Member • Posts: 6,893
Re: Red label IQ vs others

I carry my 16-55 all over the place on an X-T2 in a very compact Peak Design 3L sling bag with no problem at all. The 16-55 is a much better lens than the 16-80, especially indoors where it is a stellar performer wide open. The 50-140 is fantastic and is my go-to for any sort of indoor event shooting, great for portraits too. It isn’t a lens I would want to lug around while traveling though. I usually take just the 16-55 on the X-T2 or X-T20, and/or my X100V if I want to go super light, but if I wanted a tele zoom too, I’m pretty sure I’d go for the new 70-300, I don’t own one, but I’ve played with lots of RAW files from it and the images look great - not likely the best in low light, but otherwise it’s a very nice lens and much lighter and more compact than the 50-140, and with much greater reach.

 Erik Baumgartner's gear list:Erik Baumgartner's gear list
Sony RX100 Fujifilm X100V Fujifilm X-T2 Fujifilm X-T20 Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R +5 more
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