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Help - 55-200 vs 56 1.2

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Rightsaidfred
Rightsaidfred Senior Member • Posts: 2,179
Totally different lenses
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Clive99 wrote:

I own the original 56f1.2, 55-200 and the 50f2.

The 55-200 is a very good lens and punches above its weight. Very sharp, good for what it. Likewise, for the 50f2. Very sharp lens, quick to focus. Both are capable of very nice images. The 56f1.2 is in whole other league imho. It creates beautiful images. It has that special magic. But it is a more specialized lens. It's ok for candid moments with xt3 or newer AF, but you may miss some shots. It's slow to focus with the older cameras and maybe not so good for quick candid shots. Just my opinion.

Fully agree.

Bought the old 56/1.2 recently with 300 € cashback. Yes it has "the magic"

Cheers 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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