Help - 55-200 vs 56 1.2

brownie314 wrote:

Miles_H wrote:

brownie314 wrote:

Miles_H wrote:

brownie314 wrote:

OK - I know - WTH right? Why even compare these two - they are apples and space ships.

OK - I am on a limited budget. I have an x-t2 and a 16-50 (not 16-55). I am making my first major lens investment in Fuji.

I don't have a tele option on my x-t2. I really miss that option from my Nikon days.

I also don't have a really great portrait lens. I also miss that from my Nikon days.

Photography is definitely a hobby for me - a hobby that has been sidelined for a few years now. I mostly just shoot candid images of my family (wife, kids, extended families). I do some studio head shots (I have some strobes and triggers).

The 56 would be great and match my style of taking candid shots of people as they do things. But - man - I really miss being able to throw on the tele and go out and get some really great people and landscape shots with a very versatile lens.

The other reason I am comparing these two is I can get either of them for around the same price (used of course).

Biting fingernails here - don't know which way to go.

I have two examples for your reference ,

Hope that helps your decision .

Fujifilm XF 55-200 f3.5-4.8

Fujifilm XF 56mm f1.2

OMG - these are fantastic.

Let me ask - I have a x-t2 - almost the same focus system as your x-h1 - how is focus with the 55-200? Is it fast and accurate?

Thank you .

55-200mm is LM motor , It's focus speed is good .

I use it on X-H1 it's fine ( for portrait photography )

Can you tell me if there is a big difference between the 55-200 and the 56mm in focus speed or accuracy? Sorry for so many questions - but you have the lenses I am considering on a body very similar to mine.

As I detailed in a response above, the AF with the 56 isn't especially slow, but it is quirky and often requires some specific technique and skill to get optimally focused results every time. I use the old 56 on my X-T2 and X-T20 with very little trouble (almost always AF-S)

Fast enough for a rapidly approaching Volvo (approximately 60 mph) at f/1.2 using AF-S single point, with full-press of the shutter button. Just not a problem with a semi-static subject, especially with the more typical f/2 - f/2.8.