Recently on a Menorca holiday, as you did I took just 2 zoom lenses for my X-S20, the first was the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8, and the Fuji 70-300mm. I’ve also used the Fuji 16-80mm f/4 on trips, but for this trip the weight saving, and the f/2.8 aperture of the Sigma made for an amazing travel zoom.
I'm going in the opposite direction. I just upgraded to the GFX system(50R). Everything's bigger, but I love Fuji, the color science, the experience.. Still keeping it light(relatively) though, 50mm, 20-35mm and the 100-200mm.
Agreed! Maybe I'd have a different opinion if I were a professional, but for 95% of use cases I think it's totally acceptable. With a fast prime and a tele if you need it (e.g. the 70-300) then I think you've got all your general needs covered. My personal travel setup is the TTArtisan 27 F2.8, Fuji 16-80 F4, and Canon FD 80-200 F4 L
I recently bought the X-T5 with new 16-50mm kit lens. I'm on holiday here in Italy. I brought the 70-300 as well. This is the perfect “travel” combo. lightweight, sharp lenses. I do own the 16-55/2.8 and the 16-80… but wanted as light weight as possible….still on the fence about the 16-50…i also have the older 18-55 ( still great lens)….but im happy I did and my photos are fantastic.
depends on the type of travel (plane vs car for example), is it a holiday or work, etc. So travel wise on a plane i go sigma 18-50mm and xf 70-300mm, maybe with a small f1.4 or f2 prime. In a car, maybe my 100-400 mm if im doing wildlife. I have the 50-140 mm, but i never think of it for holidays, just events/concerts.
I take the sigma with the xf 70-300mm and sometimes viltrox 13mm 1.4 or xf 35 F.2. Nice combo. The tamron 17-70 is an option too, but I like the weight and size of the sigma.
Have been doing landscape / cityscape / travel photography as an amateur for a dozen years. Started with Canon but age and airline carryon weight limits pushed me to Fuji (lucky I don't have to rely on Fuji's subpar continuous autofocus or tracking for my type of photography). My primary kit consists of an XT-5, Fuji 16-80 and Sigma 10-18, with the XS20 and Fuji 18-135 as backup in case the primary camera or lens is lost. damaged or fails when I'm 5,000 miles from home. All my gear and accesories fit under an airline seat, and I can go out for a day of shooting with either camera and lens in a very small sling bag. I understand the advantages of faster "red badge" lenses, but I haven't felt limited by my lenses and the IQ quality is good enough for even large prints.
I ended up getting the sigma 18-50 f2.8 and it’s brilliant. Optically sharp, great build quality and most importantly to me … it’s tiny compared to the Fuji 16-55. Give this a shot for sure
Just to add… someone on reddit said all you need is the sigma zoom and one f1.4 prime to get the bokeh scenes / photos and night time. I now tend to agree. I used the 27mm pancake for travel before.
I have this 2 lenses, but I have never felt the need for zooms when I travel. So, I usually take two primes, 16/1,4 + 35/1,4 with me. Or simply X100F on its own. The lighter is the better...
Just switched from primes to zooms for travel and love it! Bought the new XF 16-50 to go with my XT-5. It’s compact, lightweight, discrete and provides excellent IQ!
I also use the 16-55 as my primary lens (usually on the X-H2S). I also have the 50-140 and its an amazing lens - including for mid distance action photography/portraiture - but on hikes I usually bring the 70-300 in its stead (extra reach, smaller, lighter...though not as sharp especially across the whole image). I have tried other zooms as alternatives to the 16-55 (tried the 16-80, the 18-55, the 18-135) and the image quality just isn't the same. You think it might be fine, until you get what would be an amazing shot, but can see where it fell short because of the weaker lens, and are beset by regret (nb this may only happen if you look at your images large screen 4k, or print big). One piece of advice that really raises the game of these other lenses however (and even the 16-55 to some extent perhaps) is process your raws through DxO raw. Sometimes its all but impossible to tell the quality difference between them afterwards, as they look that much better. Also I'm hoping the mark ii of the 16-55, which comes out this Dec24 at 30% small/lighter, matches or beats the IQ for the 16-55. In which case a very tempting upgrade (and maybe they can do something similar for the 50-140 also...?)
I own both of those lenses, but like you, if I'm going on a vacation then I think they are too big and heavy. I just wouldn't enjoy my trip if I had to carry those two. On my last vacation, I brought the Voigtlander 18mm and 35mm, and the Fuji XC 50-230. I used the 18mm 90% of the time, so on my next trip, I may just take the two Voigtlanders. It also depends on where you're going, though. If it's going to be really rainy, then yea, I'd probably take the red badges.
I'm going away on my next trip with just the x100 vi ... A colleague used to take the red badge zooms, now he takes the tamron 18-300 and a fast prime and his back thanks him
I’ve got both and have used them professionally for events/portraits/landscapes as well as for travel, and they are both incredible lenses but oh so heavy, but not Nikon FX heavy. I have however recently added the 16-80f4 for travel and will pair that with the 23f1.4 for an upcoming trip.
When I vacation/travel, I carry the following lenses for my Fuji X mirrorless: 16-55mm f/2.8 Fuji 50-140mm f/2.8 Fuji 23mm f/2 Fuji when I need a faster lens (optional) 12mm f/2.8 Zeiss when I need a wider lens (optional) 400mm f/5.6 adapted Nikkor when I need a longer lens (optional) If I need to carry a lighter photographic load, I just take my cellphone.
I've just had 3 weeks holidays with just the 23 f1.4 and 35 f1.4 . Surprisingly happy with that choice. I had the 90 in the suitcase just in case but it did not see the light of day
I'm just back from a 10 days vacation in Cornwall/Devon. I own the 16-55, but.... after many different holidays with that, this time I opted for the minor 18-55. It's a complete new world. Its lightness and small form factor totally compensate its "lower" optical quality, loitering around with that + my XT4 was a joy. For longer reach I used the 70-300, which is another unbelievably good lens for the price, sizes and weight.
Hi the 16_55 is indeed to heavy and now I mostly travel only with the 16mm and the good old 35mm that will fit in a belt bag and yes it works for travel.
I recently sold all of my primes (apart from the 14 f2.8) and my 55-200 and my 18-55. I bought the fuji 100-400 and the 16-55 to swop with my 16-80 depending what I feel like shooting with. I tend to want longer reach for surf and seascapes (100-400), and for travel the 16-80 and the 14 f2.8. I have the xt1 and the xs10.
I'm ususually starting with the Tamron 17-70 f2.8 and then topping up my bag either with 1 or 2 primes or the 70-300mm Fuji when going for a trip where i want/need to cover a wide range of situations. However, the Tamron tends to "feel" heavy and bulky from time to time, so sometimes im also even just going with the 18-55 kit lens. Really looking forward for the rumored 16-55 f2.8 MKII and hoping for a lighter build, as the missing apperture ring really keeps annoying me on the Tammy.
Hi Jay, former Nikon Full frame now a Fujifilm system. My background is Sports Travel and Documentary. I love my Fujifilm cameras for that tactile feel, a lot of manual adjustments and the preview, plus the flip screen for creating a different POV. It's such a creative tool, Auto focus speed and accuracy was a bit behind but moving forward fujifilm will hopefully have this sorted. My cameras have been to Alaska in -30 degrees, on water and over land. Taking images in very hot dry places like Dubai + 60 degrees and Istanbul with sand and more sand. When your carrying 2 Nikon DSLR D5s 800mm telephoto 24-70mm a few prims 24mm 50mm 200mm know wonder I jumped ship for cropped sensor camera. Age is catching up and the eye sight isn't as sharp but what a joy the Fujifim system has given me over the past 10 years.
Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate these background stories and how people get into Fuji and what they use them for! Welcome to the channel. Hope to hear from you again
My Travel with the XS-20 is the 16-55. The 18-55 is my Backup if something happens. If you could only have one lense, the 16-55 is the king, no other (newer) lense can beat this one. When i know ill be entering a City or just shoot some "stuff", ill take my 33 1.4 and i am back in the small form factor. You can never have enough lenses 😀
Great foodt for thought video. My go to travel photography combo (admittedly mostly landscapes) is Sigma 10-18mm and Tamron 18-300mm. I also have Fuji lenses covering that focal length range which I use when I want to maximise my chances of getting a high quality image.
Using the XH2S as well and the same backpack. ;-) Regarding the lenses: I have never used either of them because I did not like zooms... the only zoom I loved so far is the 32-64 on the GFX system but this is another story. I usually travel with the new 23 and 56 -- sometimes also just with the 23 and 33. Have recently added the Voigtlander 18mm manual focus lens to my kit -- it is tiny but a 2.8. Probably, the 16 or 18/1.4 are better options to stay with AF and have some better rendering, but then I just loved the idea of having one single small and engaging lens (read: I need to drop AF and do the job myself). Happy shooting! PS: I may need to rent at least the 50-140. That focal length is not covered here, but I also like to travel light.
18-120mm f4 and a prime 33mm f1.4 for a cheaper option. i get that you'll lose the extra light on the zoom, but if you're carrying the 16-55 and 50-140 its a risky/expensive kit to lose or damage.
Hey Jay, thanks for the video, I appreciate the conversation nature of it. I really enjoyed travelling with the pancake 27mm f2.8, it reduced the camera footprint so much, I could fit everything I needed to carry in one bag and the camera didn't become and overhead for me. But of course that's a bit limited on the focal-range. I do think the 27 is pretty versatile though, a bit wider than a nifty-fifty and you can crop-in if necessary. I honestly struggle with the 18mm. The reason is this is the default focal length for smartphones, so people are so used to this focal length that it just looks like a smartphone snapshot 99% of the time. So I might as well use my smartphone for that anyway. To cover a longer focal range I might take my underused 50mm f2 as well next time. It's still a bummer not to have a longer telephoto when traveling, but in my opinion it's not worth the extra weight and footprint when you're trying to have a vacation, unless there's a very specific purpose for it.
I have the 16-55 and hired a 50-140 a few weeks ago, I also happened to be in Ballybunion around the cliff walk testing it out 😅 I think having both would be a lot to carry around while travelling but I would consider getting the 90mm f2 as my telephoto for travel. It’s sharp, faster at f2 and with the 40mp sensor you can crop in a lot if some extra reach is needed. Other alternative would be the 70-300 which is a bit bigger than the 90, smaller than the 50-140 but has a much further reach.
@@Jay_Ducker fujifilm do a free 48hour loan of most of their cameras and lenses which is really good for testing out kit before you buy. I’ve tried the 90mm, 50-140 and the 70-300 this way.
Thanks for sharing! I agree with you in terms of 16-55, bit instead of 50-140 I can propose for the travel set-up 90mm fixed one. I own 16-55, 50-140, 33/1.4 Viltrox, 12mm Samyang and xf90mm now, on two bodies, x-h2 and x-t2. And during last trip to Japan it was a best setup ever for me, having 16-55 and 90mm on two bodies:) walked two weeks with them on me, and i still have my back with me 😂 unprecendented quality and convenience ❤🎉
For travel photography, I would suggest instead the fuji 35 f2 + the Tamron 18-300mm, wich makes for even more versatility at a much lighter weight overall. The important sacrifice here would be IQ, especially with the Tamron. But it is so much lighter. That said, never owned the 16 to 55, but I do own the 50 to 140 and this lens is just amazing, I am breathtaken sometimes by the images coming out of it, at 2.8 ! Just not good for travel. Alternatively, I could see someone rocking the 16 to 55, plus a 85 viltrox (not that much weight a very good IQ, past f2) for less range but a pretty portable set up.
I’ve was travelling with my 10-24 f4 and the kit 15-45, but I find the 15-45 too slow and dark. So recently I was travelling with my 10-24 and a 50 1.7 manual focus lens and loved it, except the lack of autofocus and no zoom made me miss a few shots. I rarely shoot at night and rarely use below a 50mm focal length so was thinking of grabbing the 50-140. Thoughts anyone?
16-80 and 70-300... done. lighter, still weather sealed, almost as high quality in terms of sharpness... and lets be honest, while traveling you typically shoot a higher f-stop for landscape and at that point the quality is essentially exactly the same including sharpness. cheaper too.
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Recently on a Menorca holiday, as you did I took just 2 zoom lenses for my X-S20, the first was the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8, and the Fuji 70-300mm. I’ve also used the Fuji 16-80mm f/4 on trips, but for this trip the weight saving, and the f/2.8 aperture of the Sigma made for an amazing travel zoom.
I'm going in the opposite direction. I just upgraded to the GFX system(50R). Everything's bigger, but I love Fuji, the color science, the experience.. Still keeping it light(relatively) though, 50mm, 20-35mm and the 100-200mm.
I think the 16-80 is the sweet spot for travel.
Agreed! Maybe I'd have a different opinion if I were a professional, but for 95% of use cases I think it's totally acceptable. With a fast prime and a tele if you need it (e.g. the 70-300) then I think you've got all your general needs covered.
My personal travel setup is the TTArtisan 27 F2.8, Fuji 16-80 F4, and Canon FD 80-200 F4 L
I really wanted to like that lens but after hiking with it for a day and not being able to drop down to at least f2.8 I traded it in for the sigma
My absolute favourite lens for travel is the 27mm pancake. It has never disappointed me.
I recently bought the X-T5 with new 16-50mm kit lens. I'm on holiday here in Italy. I brought the 70-300 as well. This is the perfect “travel” combo. lightweight, sharp lenses. I do own the 16-55/2.8 and the 16-80… but wanted as light weight as possible….still on the fence about the 16-50…i also have the older 18-55 ( still great lens)….but im happy I did and my photos are fantastic.
depends on the type of travel (plane vs car for example), is it a holiday or work, etc. So travel wise on a plane i go sigma 18-50mm and xf 70-300mm, maybe with a small f1.4 or f2 prime. In a car, maybe my 100-400 mm if im doing wildlife. I have the 50-140 mm, but i never think of it for holidays, just events/concerts.
I take the sigma with the xf 70-300mm and sometimes viltrox 13mm 1.4 or xf 35 F.2. Nice combo. The tamron 17-70 is an option too, but I like the weight and size of the sigma.
Have been doing landscape / cityscape / travel photography as an amateur for a dozen years. Started with Canon but age and airline carryon weight limits pushed me to Fuji (lucky I don't have to rely on Fuji's subpar continuous autofocus or tracking for my type of photography). My primary kit consists of an XT-5, Fuji 16-80 and Sigma 10-18, with the XS20 and Fuji 18-135 as backup in case the primary camera or lens is lost. damaged or fails when I'm 5,000 miles from home. All my gear and accesories fit under an airline seat, and I can go out for a day of shooting with either camera and lens in a very small sling bag. I understand the advantages of faster "red badge" lenses, but I haven't felt limited by my lenses and the IQ quality is good enough for even large prints.
Tamron 17-70 f2.8 and Fuji 70-300 f4-5.6 combo... affordable, lightweight, and covers more range.
My go to set up! Love it! Actually for travel and professional!
I’d throw in as a lighter alternative the new Fuji 16-50mm f2,8-4,8 paired with the Fuji 70-300mm. Great low weight combo.
I ended up getting the sigma 18-50 f2.8 and it’s brilliant. Optically sharp, great build quality and most importantly to me … it’s tiny compared to the Fuji 16-55. Give this a shot for sure
Just to add… someone on reddit said all you need is the sigma zoom and one f1.4 prime to get the bokeh scenes / photos and night time. I now tend to agree. I used the 27mm pancake for travel before.
The Tamron 18 to 300 is both light and sharp. That lens plus 35 or 56 is my travel setup.
lol, I just recommended that set-up. That's what would make more sense for me, for travel photography. And I don't even own the 18-300.
I have this 2 lenses, but I have never felt the need for zooms when I travel. So, I usually take two primes, 16/1,4 + 35/1,4 with me. Or simply X100F on its own. The lighter is the better...
Just switched from primes to zooms for travel and love it! Bought the new XF 16-50 to go with my XT-5. It’s compact, lightweight, discrete and provides excellent IQ!
I`m thinking about the same. XF 16-50+ XF 70-300 seems to be an excellent lightweight travel combo for my X-T5.
Thanks for sharing!
Totally agree! It's currently my perfect all-round combo: XF 16-50 + XF 70-300 + Voigtlander 27 f2 Ultron (can't resist one fast prime ;)).
I did the same. I paired the xt5 with the new XF16-50mm travel. And it’s the perfect combo
I have both lenses and travel with the 16-55 as it’s the only midrange zoom I have. If I want smaller I take my Olympus OMD EM1 II.
I think you have 2 great lenses. for me they are a bit too heavy. I use the 16-89 f4 and the 70-300 f4-5.6. They are smaller lighter and work for me.
I also use the 16-55 as my primary lens (usually on the X-H2S). I also have the 50-140 and its an amazing lens - including for mid distance action photography/portraiture - but on hikes I usually bring the 70-300 in its stead (extra reach, smaller, lighter...though not as sharp especially across the whole image).
I have tried other zooms as alternatives to the 16-55 (tried the 16-80, the 18-55, the 18-135) and the image quality just isn't the same. You think it might be fine, until you get what would be an amazing shot, but can see where it fell short because of the weaker lens, and are beset by regret (nb this may only happen if you look at your images large screen 4k, or print big).
One piece of advice that really raises the game of these other lenses however (and even the 16-55 to some extent perhaps) is process your raws through DxO raw. Sometimes its all but impossible to tell the quality difference between them afterwards, as they look that much better.
Also I'm hoping the mark ii of the 16-55, which comes out this Dec24 at 30% small/lighter, matches or beats the IQ for the 16-55. In which case a very tempting upgrade (and maybe they can do something similar for the 50-140 also...?)
18-55 & 55-200 . Done. Your welcome !
That’s my choice too.. good range and good quality for the weight and price.
I own both of those lenses, but like you, if I'm going on a vacation then I think they are too big and heavy. I just wouldn't enjoy my trip if I had to carry those two. On my last vacation, I brought the Voigtlander 18mm and 35mm, and the Fuji XC 50-230. I used the 18mm 90% of the time, so on my next trip, I may just take the two Voigtlanders. It also depends on where you're going, though. If it's going to be really rainy, then yea, I'd probably take the red badges.
I'm going away on my next trip with just the x100 vi ... A colleague used to take the red badge zooms, now he takes the tamron 18-300 and a fast prime and his back thanks him
The Fuji 16-55mm and the 50-140mm is my all work horse pair. I stick with Fuji glass. If I want compact then it's the fuji 35mm f2
Two lenses I would love to get my hands on! Not quite in my budget unfortunately! Love your images here....
I’ve got both and have used them professionally for events/portraits/landscapes as well as for travel, and they are both incredible lenses but oh so heavy, but not Nikon FX heavy. I have however recently added the 16-80f4 for travel and will pair that with the 23f1.4 for an upcoming trip.
Same combo for me, for my last trip even brought more primes for different occasions and chose 2 lenses each day.
When I vacation/travel, I carry the following lenses for my Fuji X mirrorless:
16-55mm f/2.8 Fuji
50-140mm f/2.8 Fuji
23mm f/2 Fuji when I need a faster lens (optional)
12mm f/2.8 Zeiss when I need a wider lens (optional)
400mm f/5.6 adapted Nikkor when I need a longer lens (optional)
If I need to carry a lighter photographic load, I just take my cellphone.
I've just had 3 weeks holidays with just the 23 f1.4 and 35 f1.4 . Surprisingly happy with that choice. I had the 90 in the suitcase just in case but it did not see the light of day
I'm just back from a 10 days vacation in Cornwall/Devon. I own the 16-55, but.... after many different holidays with that, this time I opted for the minor 18-55. It's a complete new world. Its lightness and small form factor totally compensate its "lower" optical quality, loitering around with that + my XT4 was a joy. For longer reach I used the 70-300, which is another unbelievably good lens for the price, sizes and weight.
Hi the 16_55 is indeed to heavy and now I mostly travel only with the 16mm and the good old 35mm that will fit in a belt bag and yes it works for travel.
I recently sold all of my primes (apart from the 14 f2.8) and my 55-200 and my 18-55. I bought the fuji 100-400 and the 16-55 to swop with my 16-80 depending what I feel like shooting with. I tend to want longer reach for surf and seascapes (100-400), and for travel the 16-80 and the 14 f2.8. I have the xt1 and the xs10.
23 & 50 f2. All you need. At a pinch the 33 f1.4.
I'm ususually starting with the Tamron 17-70 f2.8 and then topping up my bag either with 1 or 2 primes or the 70-300mm Fuji when going for a trip where i want/need to cover a wide range of situations. However, the Tamron tends to "feel" heavy and bulky from time to time, so sometimes im also even just going with the 18-55 kit lens. Really looking forward for the rumored 16-55 f2.8 MKII and hoping for a lighter build, as the missing apperture ring really keeps annoying me on the Tammy.
Nah its the underrated Fujinon 18-135.
Hi Jay, former Nikon Full frame now a Fujifilm system. My background is Sports Travel and Documentary. I love my Fujifilm cameras for that tactile feel, a lot of manual adjustments and the preview, plus the flip screen for creating a different POV. It's such a creative tool, Auto focus speed and accuracy was a bit behind but moving forward fujifilm will hopefully have this sorted.
My cameras have been to Alaska in -30 degrees, on water and over land. Taking images in very hot dry places like Dubai + 60 degrees and Istanbul with sand and more sand.
When your carrying 2 Nikon DSLR D5s 800mm telephoto 24-70mm a few prims 24mm 50mm 200mm know wonder I jumped ship for cropped sensor camera. Age is catching up and the eye sight isn't as sharp but what a joy the Fujifim system has given me over the past 10 years.
Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate these background stories and how people get into Fuji and what they use them for! Welcome to the channel. Hope to hear from you again
My Travel with the XS-20 is the 16-55. The 18-55 is my Backup if something happens. If you could only have one lense, the 16-55 is the king, no other (newer) lense can beat this one.
When i know ill be entering a City or just shoot some "stuff", ill take my 33 1.4 and i am back in the small form factor. You can never have enough lenses 😀
Great foodt for thought video. My go to travel photography combo (admittedly mostly landscapes) is Sigma 10-18mm and Tamron 18-300mm. I also have Fuji lenses covering that focal length range which I use when I want to maximise my chances of getting a high quality image.
Using the XH2S as well and the same backpack. ;-) Regarding the lenses: I have never used either of them because I did not like zooms... the only zoom I loved so far is the 32-64 on the GFX system but this is another story.
I usually travel with the new 23 and 56 -- sometimes also just with the 23 and 33. Have recently added the Voigtlander 18mm manual focus lens to my kit -- it is tiny but a 2.8. Probably, the 16 or 18/1.4 are better options to stay with AF and have some better rendering, but then I just loved the idea of having one single small and engaging lens (read: I need to drop AF and do the job myself). Happy shooting!
PS: I may need to rent at least the 50-140. That focal length is not covered here, but I also like to travel light.
18-120mm f4 and a prime 33mm f1.4 for a cheaper option.
i get that you'll lose the extra light on the zoom, but if you're carrying the 16-55 and 50-140 its a risky/expensive kit to lose or damage.
Xf18mm mmf2, 35mm1.4 and 55-200mm are the only ones you need
Hey Jay, thanks for the video, I appreciate the conversation nature of it.
I really enjoyed travelling with the pancake 27mm f2.8, it reduced the camera footprint so much, I could fit everything I needed to carry in one bag and the camera didn't become and overhead for me. But of course that's a bit limited on the focal-range. I do think the 27 is pretty versatile though, a bit wider than a nifty-fifty and you can crop-in if necessary.
I honestly struggle with the 18mm. The reason is this is the default focal length for smartphones, so people are so used to this focal length that it just looks like a smartphone snapshot 99% of the time. So I might as well use my smartphone for that anyway.
To cover a longer focal range I might take my underused 50mm f2 as well next time. It's still a bummer not to have a longer telephoto when traveling, but in my opinion it's not worth the extra weight and footprint when you're trying to have a vacation, unless there's a very specific purpose for it.
70-300mm and 16-80mm kit lens are fine on the XT-5. Lighter & longer.
50-140 2.8 is a must! That lens is amazing! For wide angle, try the new version (2023) of 10-24 mm f4… not a fan of the bokeh on the 16-80 though!
Why not 18-135mm as the sole lense? I used to use that. Pretty versatile and you don't need to switch lenses.
I have the 16-55 and hired a 50-140 a few weeks ago, I also happened to be in Ballybunion around the cliff walk testing it out 😅 I think having both would be a lot to carry around while travelling but I would consider getting the 90mm f2 as my telephoto for travel. It’s sharp, faster at f2 and with the 40mp sensor you can crop in a lot if some extra reach is needed. Other alternative would be the 70-300 which is a bit bigger than the 90, smaller than the 50-140 but has a much further reach.
Yeah that 90mm is on my list to try
@@Jay_Ducker fujifilm do a free 48hour loan of most of their cameras and lenses which is really good for testing out kit before you buy. I’ve tried the 90mm, 50-140 and the 70-300 this way.
I am thinking Fujifilm 18-135mm and 70-300mm and if I can pick one more one of the 35mm :)
Thanks for sharing! I agree with you in terms of 16-55, bit instead of 50-140 I can propose for the travel set-up 90mm fixed one. I own 16-55, 50-140, 33/1.4 Viltrox, 12mm Samyang and xf90mm now, on two bodies, x-h2 and x-t2. And during last trip to Japan it was a best setup ever for me, having 16-55 and 90mm on two bodies:) walked two weeks with them on me, and i still have my back with me 😂 unprecendented quality and convenience ❤🎉
I think this is a good shout!!
Sold my beloved 50-140mm for the Nikon 135mm 1.8 Plena which is pure perfection 😊
For travel photography, I would suggest instead the fuji 35 f2 + the Tamron 18-300mm, wich makes for even more versatility at a much lighter weight overall. The important sacrifice here would be IQ, especially with the Tamron. But it is so much lighter.
That said, never owned the 16 to 55, but I do own the 50 to 140 and this lens is just amazing, I am breathtaken sometimes by the images coming out of it, at 2.8 ! Just not good for travel.
Alternatively, I could see someone rocking the 16 to 55, plus a 85 viltrox (not that much weight a very good IQ, past f2) for less range but a pretty portable set up.
I’ve was travelling with my 10-24 f4 and the kit 15-45, but I find the 15-45 too slow and dark. So recently I was travelling with my 10-24 and a 50 1.7 manual focus lens and loved it, except the lack of autofocus and no zoom made me miss a few shots. I rarely shoot at night and rarely use below a 50mm focal length so was thinking of grabbing the 50-140. Thoughts anyone?
16-80 and 70-300... done. lighter, still weather sealed, almost as high quality in terms of sharpness... and lets be honest, while traveling you typically shoot a higher f-stop for landscape and at that point the quality is essentially exactly the same including sharpness. cheaper too.
I tend to prefer three lens solution for travel.
Wide zoom, normal prime and telezoom. 99% of what I do I can do with those three lenses.
How about 17-70mm is it enough for Travel lens....
Another option: 33 Viltrox and 55-200 Fujinon.
Cheap and lightweight.
For me, it is the 16mm f/2.8 and the 35mm 1.4 and if I want a zoom, the 18-55mm.
Yeah the kit lens is great but I love the constant aperture of the both these lenses
@@Jay_Ducker I definitely agree on that point. I prefer a constant aperture over variable any day - budget aside.
Fuji should renew these lenses, and try to improve its AF wich sometimes sucks
I have the sigma 18-55 2.8. It's super small and quite sharp, has anybody used it for travel?
Size and weight bothers me so its Sigma 18-50 and the 55-200.
mine would be sigma 1850 2.8 and 55140 2.8
Mine are xf 23 f2 and 55-200
Huh? Too big, not enough range.
I want a red badge 13-150 f1.2 🌚🌚