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I completely agree.  I also have both lenses having got the XC last year for a trip to Ethiopia and some remote parts of Africa. It performed admirably.  I needed to travel light and the XF 55-200 ...

I use mine a lot.  I find it is excellent for travel and everyday street photos.

Like you I use FastStone for quick JPEG edits and I think its excellent for that. Not wanting to sign my life away with Adobe, I purchased ACDSee  which I find to be a good complete editor. ...

It is a fine camera for what it is. I bought it for my son (I have the X70) and he is pleased with it.  AF is perfectly ok for static subjects, landscapes  and street.  The IQ is very good apart ...

Your post brings tears to my eyes......I am so sorry.

You obviously didn't get it!  I wrote - FOR ME there is no advantage over my good copy of the 18-55 if both ends of the 16-80 is weak as is generally reported.  Particularly as I also have a 16 ...

It is reported to be weakest at both ends so no advantage to me  over my v.good 18-55. I also use the 16 but on a second body with the 55-200 in the bag! It works for me and I don't need to change ...

Yes you do! Darktable and Raw Therapee.

Used E-Infinity a few times with no problems

Not unreasonable but unlikely I suspect.

The reason I have the 27 is because it is tiny and produces very good IQ.  I would not want to change that for an aperture ring.

I agree. I rate Optical Limits as one of the very best lens review sites.  It was clear form the outset that this lens was at its weakest at both ends so it was no advantage to me over my 18-55 ...

Still using mine when I need to go ultra-light.

Same thing happened to me. I gave up and will stick with 12 now.

My son has one.  There is no problem with the focus. It seems quicker and more accurate than my X-70 . The only issue I found was the  edges of the frame are out of focus and  quite distorted even ...

I use Cap1 express and would suggest it is the better option to Silky but they make you jump through hoops to get the free version.  As others have said there are a number of  alternative free ...

Market day in Ankobar, the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Clearly, social distancing was not an issue at this time.

I used the trial and could not get on with it and its 'Persona's.  I found it over complicated for what it offered even though the price was right as you say.  After that I settled with ACDsee ...

That's beautiful

It did.  Somewhere I have an old B&W of me standing on the glacier then.  Will have to find it.