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Originally Posted by beren
Very nice setup Greg.....How do you find the Fuji 16-55 2.8 ? compared to the 18-55 fuji lens?
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I have had 2 copies of the 18-55. I used the first one a lot. At 18mm F2.8 its great for astro. But of course as you zoom in you lose your F2.8. I found the image quality great on the XT1.
My current 2nd copy I am assuming is fine. But with the 24mp XT2 I find its performance a little less satisfactory. Its a fine lens but I notice now it has a sharpish area in the middle of the image.
The 16-55 first of all of course is a bit wider at 16, plus its constant F2.8. So if you zoom in to frame the shot you retain your F2.8 which is what I did with it on the weekend imaging Rho Ophiuchi.
The 16-55 is a very even lens, excellent performance anyway I use it, great colour, sharp. Is even slightly better in performance than the legendary Canon 24-70 F2.8Lii which I also use sometimes. So yes a very very nice lens and probably my favourite Fuji lens. Its a tad large but not compared to full frame 24-70 lenses.
I have already done a nightscape with it and it performed great. It really does have prime lens performance across the zoom range. A really top lens.
Greg.