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A prime shooter's musings on light zooms (XC 50-230,XC 15-45)

Started Oct 10, 2021 | Discussions thread
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Re: A prime shooter's musings on light zooms (XC 50-230,XC 15-45)
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noahwc wrote:

Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I'm currently working out how to build out my Fuji kit so this type of insight is super useful.

I currently have the XC 35mm which I'm quite happy with and an XC 50-230 ordered that I'm looking forward to even more now. Still struggling with how to fill out the wide end of the range. The XC 15-45, XC 16-50, and 18mm f2 are all contenders so if anyone has an opinion on any of those I'm all ears.

I found the 18/2.0 very good for travel, street and documentary. The extremely compact dimensions make for a nice overall package. For landscape, I wasn't as convinced by the edges.

Especially when you're still building out your kit and/or learning about your preferred FOV, a standard zoom is a very safe and flexible bet.

I never owned the 16-50, so I cannot comment on its qualities. From a focal range, I think there will be little practical difference, especially because the 50-230 can cover 50mm. So perhaps decide on availability and price where you are, and based on how much you might enjoy (or not) the powerzoom mechanism (on the 15-45: regular zoom switch/ring and rotational zoom via focus ring).

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Fujifilm X-E3 Fujifilm XF 14mm F2.8 R Fujifilm XF 23mm F2 R WR Fujifilm 50mm F2 R WR Fujifilm XF 27mm F2.8 R WR +2 more
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