Mujabad123 wrote:
@ruthenium@
Just curious. Why your interest in the GF55 f1.7 (as I said before, I very recently bought this lens)?
I don't know how to give a short answer. The long story is this. After several years of using mirrorless cameras (Sony A7III, A1, OM-1 II, and G9II, that I still have) I developed the impression that one of the better (best?) and reasonably affordable camera systems for wide-angle photography might be the GFX100S II & GF20-35MM F4. Fujifilm Canada kindly sent me a demo kit last month, that impressed me so much that I soon placed an order for my own GFX100SII with this zoom. I have since used the camera on two international trips and it surely didn't disappoint. My "problem" is that while I very much like using the micro four thirds OM-1 II with Olympus telephoto lenses (40-150mm F2.8, 300mm F4, and the macro 90mm F3.5), I am not fully happy with the way the full-frame 35 - 80mm range is covered by my existing lenses. I have the excellent Tamron 35-150mm F2-2.8 zoom with the Sony A1, but it is a bit too large and heavy for travel and I would like to travel with two rather than three cameras, yet I have a strong preference for traveling with my OM-1 II and either the Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 or the longer 300mm F4 (depending on the destination) to cover the telephoto range. My thinking at the moment is that I may want to add the GF55mm F1.7 lens to cover the range from FF equivalent 44mm F1.3 to 55mm F1.7 to APS-Crop 77mm F2.4 focal lengths. Thus, I am thinking of a travel kit that would have the GFX100S II with two lenses and the OM-1 with one of the above-mentioned telephoto lenses, e.g. the 40-150mm for street, semi-macro, and even some landscape photography, or the 300mm f4 for wildlife. I must add that my interest in wildlife is minimal but in some places, e.g. Costa Rica, it would be a shame not to have a long telephoto, just for the fun of looking at some birds or animals.
Dec 18, 2025 at 05:33 PM
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