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

PeterLeyssens wrote:

Bokeh Bear wrote:

The bright F1.4 aperture gives you a substantial low-light/DOF advantage over the F4 zoom.

Absolutely this. You already have quite wide to quite long with the zoom, at the cost of being slow. 16-80 will be great for landscapes (get it all in, or zoom into a detail), temples, cities etc. What you're really missing is a very bright lens for night work. In SE Asia, night markets are an event. But light is usually sparse, which is exactly what makes them so pretty. You really need something bright.

If you don't mind manual focus, try some of the Chinese lenses. There's a tiny 7Artisans 35/f1.2 - just a bit brighter but much smaller than Fuji's own 35/f1.4. There are also several f0.95 lenses that aren't so big. And small 23/f1.4 lenses. If you prefer AF, I'd think of Fuji's own 35/1.4, 23/2 or 18/2. The wider lenses aren't f1.4 but you can handhold them better as shake affects them less.

Oh, don't forget the world is full of tripods. Stabilise your camera against a pole, tree, on a bench or table and you can suddenly shoot at 1/2s. Somebody's shoulder also works. You get a fast lens to stop the action (or with a bit of action blurred). Not to stop motion blur because you can't hold the camera still for long enough.

Thank you for a very detailed reply. I have ordered Viltrox 13 for covering temples etc. will carry 23 f2 as well