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Fast 3rd party zoom or prime telephoto lens for Fuji body

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Fast 3rd party zoom or prime telephoto lens for Fuji body

Hi, I currently have X-T3 and XF100-400 f4.5-5.6 lens which I’ve been using for photographing fast military jets as they fly low level training flights in the valleys.
I was considering buying the new XF150-600 lens for extra focal length but it’s spec list states it is f5.6-8 which is quite slow at full zoom 600mm, and I read it is slower at equivalent focal lengths compared to the XF100-400 however it is supposed to have better autofocus, so give and take.

Are there faster 3rd party equivalent focal length zooms or even fast fixed length telephoto primes which others have used successfully on Fuji with snappy autofocus and tracking capability? I know of the Sigma 150-600 lens which some use with a Fringer adapter. Are there other recommended ‘fast’ zooms or fast prime telephotos useful for sport/BIF/military jets in the focal range 300mm to 600mm. Fuji have 200 f2 of course at lower focal range. Thank you for advice. It may turn out that the Fuji XF150-600 is indeed fast and good enough, I just don’t know as I have yet to read user reviews of very fast moving objects, faster than dogs, cyclists, BIF.

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Fujifilm X-H2S Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 OIS WR
Fujifilm XF1 Fujifilm X-T3
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