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 p.1 #19 · Best 1st Lens for X-Pro1? | |
millsart wrote:
18-55mm works great with both the OVF and EVF, has great optics, useful OIS, and a small/light yet solid build
In general I also recommend the 18-55, especially after using it in a particular situation for a week a couple years back. It is a very nice lens, and much more than a typical "kit lens."
However, to generalize a bit, I feel that most people who are zoom-centric are probably not the ideal candidates for the XPro2. In my view, the XPro2 is at its best when working with primes and taking advantage of the OVF.
It is true that the camera also works will with its EVF. (It is also true that I have a 50-140mm zoom that I sometimes use on mine!) But for a user who goes straight to a zoom lens as a starting point and perhaps only lens, I really think that the EVF-only XT2 is a better option.
rabmag wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with the 16-55 2.8 or the 10-24 4? Will these lenses interfere with the OVF?
You have hit on one of the several reasons why the combination of OVF and zoom (and the large) lenses is not a good one in general. Even some of the standard primes (like the 23mm f/1.4) intrude into the viewing area of the OVF. In fact, my small 35mm f/1.4 does with its hood attached. The larger lenses the zooms, the large aperture primes, the longer primes all have this issue.
You can switch to the EVF in those cases, but if such lenses are likely to be your only or your main lenses, the EVF-only XT1 or XT2 are almost certainly a better bet. (I've used both EFV-only and EVF/OVF hybrid Fujifilm cameras, with lenses ranging from the small 35mm f/2 up tot he 50-140mm zoom.)
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Speaking a bit more for how I actually use this kind of camera, in my case the XPro2... The Fujifilm system is one half of my photographic "arsenal," with a full frame DSLR system being the other half. The Fujifilm system is my primary system for travel and street photography. For this, I value small system size and the ability to work quickly and unobtrusively. I can carry my entire system typically the XPro2 with either 35mm or 23mm installed, plus the uninstalled lens and the 14mm and possibly a 60mm or a longer zoom in a smallish messenger bag that a) fits under the seat on planes, b) is light and easy to carry on the street, and c) has room left over for my tiny laptop and other stuff.
I like the OVF for much of this kind of shooting for the reason you may have heard of it shows a larger area that the picture are in the viewfinder, there is not blackout at the time of exposure, and so forth. I like primes for most of this work with this camera because they are quick and fast and make me less visually obvious as a serious photographer while working. If that is your approach, the OVF system is really wonderful.
For me, the use of lenses like my 50-140mm (and, in the future, possibly the 15-55) is more of an occasional thing. While my primary use remains the small prime sort of shooting, the XPro2 does let me switch to the larger zooms and the EVF and work effectively. But it is perhaps telling that I always switch to the EVF when I do this. Based on this and on using an EVF-only Fujifilm camera for 3 1/2 years before the current camera, I'm am certain that if I were primarily shooting zoom lenses I would prefer the excellent XT2 (or XT1) since they are much better adapted to that kind of shooting.
Basically, if you are looking for a DSLR replacement in smaller package, I don't think the XPro2/1 bodies are likely to be your best bet.
Dan
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