Gringostarr

For reportage I wouldn't shy away from the 18/2 but be warned it is not really sharp and does not have good color IQ. When I rented it there was some noticeable purple fringing along with ...

The 16-80 is a good lens. It's not a red badge lens or one of the highly regarded primes but fuji kit lenses are widely regarded as being the best kit lenses you can get and the 16-80 continues that. ...

Gonna go out of left field and recommend the 60/2.4. It can work as a portrait lens since it was the only portrait option until the 56/1.2 was introduced but I’ve found it truly shines as a medium ...

X-E3 with IBIS, current generation sensor and processor, and the X-T30 screen. Call it the X-E4

Since my X-T30 was just stolen (luckily the only lens they got was the 16-80) I'm thinking about replacing it with the X-S10 since the IBIS would pair amazingly well with my favorite lens (60/2.4) ...

I use and absolutely love the Manfrotto Hiker Backpack 30L. https://www.manfrotto.com/global/offroad-hiker-backpack-30l-green-for-dslr-mb-or-bp-30gr/ With that I can fit up to 3 litres of water (I ...

Not any more. https://www.fujirumors.com/breaking-fujinon-xf-10-24mm-f-4-mark-ii-coming-soon/

I doubt we'll see all 4 of those lenses in the next 6 months, more like 18 months until they are all available for purchase however 6 months to find out the specifics of each one sounds about ...

From the lenses I currently have I'll take the following combo's with me when I'm out. Hiking/Backpacking A- 16-80: Amazing lens for the weight. Good IQ (at least my copy), OIS, weather sealed, and ...

Yes, exactly. Those 5 lenses you listed off are still optically excellent and their AF speed has already been improved over the years with firmware updates, not to mention the fujicron's vastly ...

The only lens that's actually outdated is the 18 f2. The rest of the lineup ranges from good to "literally best lens in any mirrorless ecosystem".

I pair my 16-80 with the X-T30 and it's a great combo for when I'm out backpacking & hiking. Size/weight is entirely comparable to the 10-24 if you've ever used that lens and while it's larger ...

This is dumb. First off the claim that nikon is lagging behind canon and sony is idiotic at best given the cameras tested were released in 2018, 2019, and 2020 respectively. For comparison, there ...

Look at it this way. For $100 more you get a wider, longer, better OIS, and weather sealed lens to go with your weather sealed camera. That's well worth the $100 even if you're not getting an ...

I would never use the 16-80 for portraiture, that type of photography is IMO only in the realm of primes and the 50-140. Not to say the 16-80 is a bad lens provided you get a good copy of course, I ...

I go hiking and backpacking a ton and so weight considerations are very important to me as opposed to strictly optical excellence. That said, my first choice would be my excellent copy of the 16-80 ...

I got my X-T30 right about the time the 16-80 was announced so waited for that instead of picking up the 18-135, but either one IMO are great for an all purpose travel lens provided you understand ...

#1: 35/f2 - fantastic kit lens #2: 60/f2.4 - Probably the most underrated lens in the lineup Those are my only 2 primes. 16-80 covered pretty much everything else and the 9/f2.6 covers beyond that. ...

Vietnam is where a lot of higher end electronics are starting to get manufactured anyway so moving production there makes the most sense.

This. Feel free to browse the first few threads here talking about the 16-80 and people expecting it to match (or even beat) the performance of the 16-55 while being half the cost which was frankly ...