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Help - 55-200 vs 56 1.2

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Rightsaidfred
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brownie314 wrote:

Yes - I have also heard the 50-230 is a great lens. But - I want a really, really great lens - I have never owned one. Not even in my Nikon days. I rented a great lens once - a Canon 70-200/4 - way, way, WAY back in my Canon days. That lens was fantastic - and I still admire images I took with it 15 years ago.

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What I mean is - a top shelf lens. Top of the line. Both of these lenses I am considering were the top shelf lenses when they were released - and are still stellar lenses.

So the 56/1.2 R was top line 10 years ago. It is still great. I just bought one with cashback.

The 55-200 is great, especially between 55 and 135 mm. It is really very good, I keep mine, but I would not call it a top line lens. The red badge zooms are Fujifilm's top line zooms.

The 56/1.2 and the 55-200 are made for very different purposes. The former is a portrait lens with incredible bokeh, the latter is a tele zoom but not a bokeh lens.

The 50/2 is much more affordable than the 56/1.2 (especially the new one) and incredibly sharp. Not so much a bokeh lens, though.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Martin

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Fujifilm X-T20 Fujifilm X-T4 Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS Fujifilm XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS +5 more
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