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XF16-80mm vs. XF18-135mm for travel/landscape/architecture photography

Started Mar 3, 2022 | Discussions thread
jaberg
jaberg Senior Member • Posts: 1,037
Re: XF16-80mm vs. XF18-135mm for travel/landscape/architecture photography
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My X-S10 kit consists of the 16-80 and the 70-300+1.4 TC. (I passed on the 10-24 the last time it was on sale — we’ll see if this holds true next time.) I think this set makes for a spectacular travel combo for the type of travel that (for me) isn’t “toss the X100V into the bag.”

The X100v is my “primary” camera and meets my needs for a high percentage of the photography I enjoy. I have the conversion lenses for it as well. When traveling with the X-S10 the need for a “night time prime” is nicely handled by the X100V though I also have a small collection of manual primes (and adapters) — Nikon, Canon and Leica — left over from previous film-era systems. They sit ready, but to be honest I haven’t used them very much.

I’m not ruling out future Fuji Primes or the upcoming 200-600 (did I get that right?) but I’m extremely pleased with what I’ve got. What I could do with is a little more travel and opportunity to use this gear for the purposes I intended when I purchased it.

 jaberg's gear list:jaberg's gear list
Fujifilm X100V Fujifilm X-S10 Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D Fujifilm XF 16-80mm F4 Fujifilm XF 70-300 F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR +3 more
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