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Help - 55-200 vs 56 1.2

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brownie314
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Re: Help - 55-200 vs 56 1.2

Well, as I said - I ordered the ttartisan 50/1.2.  I got it yesterday and shot it today.  It is pretty good.  Not bitingly sharp at f1.2 - but that is to be expected.  The manual focus - I think it is about as good as manual focus can be.  The focus peaking helps a lot.  I was able to get most images in good focus.  When stopped down to f2 and beyond, the sharpness goes way up and the focus gets more forgiving.  I do find I miss autofocus.  But - for $100 - I think I can live with manual focus.  And since it was so cheap - I think I can stretch just enough to get a used 55-200.

I have to say - I have had the x-t2 for a while now with just the 16-50 lens.  I have been somewhat underwhelmed with that combination (yeah, I know - predictable).  But - the x-t2 with the fast near tele prime - it is a really really great combo.  As long as things are not moving too fast - this combo makes some really nice images.

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