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Help - 55-200 vs 56 1.2

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Clive99 Senior Member • Posts: 1,389
Re: Totally different lenses
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Rightsaidfred wrote:

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

Original 56F1.2 is a really good deal right now both new and used. One of my favorite lenses.

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