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XF 16-55mm with silver badge - legitimate?

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Jerry-astro
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Re: XF 16-55mm with silver badge - legitimate?

CuriousCaribou wrote:

I'm looking at buying a second hand FUJINON XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR. It appears to be in good shape, but there's one problem I see with it: it's got a silver "XF ZOOM' badge. All of the models I've looked at to date have a red badge. I'm not so much concerned about fashion as I am legitimacy and/or age. Was there an older or different version of the lens with a silver badge? Or is there a risk this is a counterfeit? Anyone have any insight?

Umm, I have no recollection of there ever having been a second 16-55 lens, at least for the many years that I’ve been using Fujifilm gear.  To my knowledge, the one and only 16-55 is a red badged lens.  I’m happy to be proven wrong here, but this is the first I’ve heard of a second version.

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