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Which prime lens + 16-80 for Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand

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Erik Baumgartner Senior Member • Posts: 6,893
Re: Which prime lens + 16-80 for Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand
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The Vilrox 13mm f/1.4 would be a great complement to the 16-80 both in terms of focal length and light gathering - 3 full stops faster for low light shooting. I took a recent trip out to Colorado and used it mostly with my 16-55 and didn't finding myself wishing for alternative focal lengths - I used 2 camera bodies, though, I hate swapping lenses. The 13mm is very wide, but not ridiculously so, you will need to mindful to keep the camera level to avoid excessively converging or diverging verticals, but it's great for low light indoor stuff and outdoor city/street photography (day or night). It's lots of fun to shoot with, I think I actually shot with it more than the very versatile 16-55 on that trip.

If I was going to take just one prime to use exclusively, it would be a 23mm (the X100V in my case, which also pairs well with the 13mm).

If I was taking just a zoom - definitely the 16-55, super versatile and fast enough for indoor/night shooting without having to bring a prime along.

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