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Hi guys,
Having said I would never do this, I am considering the unthinkable and parting with my beloved FF Nikon D810, MB-D12 Grip and lenses (24-120 F4 VR, 16-35 F4 VR and Tamron 24-70 F2.8 VC), in favour of the new Fuji X-T2 system. I said I would never do this and always run the FF Nikon along side my Olympus M4/3 system, however on using a friends X-T2 for a while last night and looking at the images, I'm smitten. I'll still have my D500 with my Tele lenses which I'll use for sport and wildlife only, as currently the micro four thirds package is used for everything else.
Now whilst I'm only considering this, (I was going to go all in with the new OMD EM1 MK II, but like a lot, the price has really put me off), I would like to know the best 2 or 3 lenses for say general use / holidays.Obviously the sale of the aforementioned equipment would need to fund the Fuji stuff.
It seems for UWA the Fuji 10-24 F4 is a no brainer ?
For standard we have the kit 18-55mm XF f2.8-4 R OIS, the 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 WR LM R OIS or the 16-55mm f2.8 R LM WR (dearest and no OIS).
For medium telephoto there would be the 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
I know a lot of you are prime guys, and Fuji have some excellent primes, but for me starting to build a totally new system, I would want to get my usual FL's covered first (circa 16-300mm FF), and I think the above covers that. Trouble is I know nothing about the Fuji system and the ones that are causing me the most problems are the standard zooms, as there are so many. I'm leaning towards the 18-135 as a single do it all lens, but have no idea as to it's quality.
Also, whilst I don't use flash loads, there are times when I find it incredibly useful. Do I assume the bundled clip on flash is about as much use as a chocolate tea pot, or is it half decent ? If not what are the alternative for a medium powered smallish flash for this system that doesn't cost the earth ?
Sorry for all the questions, but this would be a big step for me as I've had Nikon FF DSLR's for many years now but they are starting to get a little tiring due to their size and weight, and whilst I convinced myself at the time of purchase that I needed 36mp, truth is, the 16mp from my EM1 does me just fine, and as such I haven't touched the D810 in a couple of months which really does seem a waste.
Having said I would never do this, I am considering the unthinkable and parting with my beloved FF Nikon D810, MB-D12 Grip and lenses (24-120 F4 VR, 16-35 F4 VR and Tamron 24-70 F2.8 VC), in favour of the new Fuji X-T2 system. I said I would never do this and always run the FF Nikon along side my Olympus M4/3 system, however on using a friends X-T2 for a while last night and looking at the images, I'm smitten. I'll still have my D500 with my Tele lenses which I'll use for sport and wildlife only, as currently the micro four thirds package is used for everything else.
Now whilst I'm only considering this, (I was going to go all in with the new OMD EM1 MK II, but like a lot, the price has really put me off), I would like to know the best 2 or 3 lenses for say general use / holidays.Obviously the sale of the aforementioned equipment would need to fund the Fuji stuff.
It seems for UWA the Fuji 10-24 F4 is a no brainer ?
For standard we have the kit 18-55mm XF f2.8-4 R OIS, the 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 WR LM R OIS or the 16-55mm f2.8 R LM WR (dearest and no OIS).
For medium telephoto there would be the 55-200mm f3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
I know a lot of you are prime guys, and Fuji have some excellent primes, but for me starting to build a totally new system, I would want to get my usual FL's covered first (circa 16-300mm FF), and I think the above covers that. Trouble is I know nothing about the Fuji system and the ones that are causing me the most problems are the standard zooms, as there are so many. I'm leaning towards the 18-135 as a single do it all lens, but have no idea as to it's quality.
Also, whilst I don't use flash loads, there are times when I find it incredibly useful. Do I assume the bundled clip on flash is about as much use as a chocolate tea pot, or is it half decent ? If not what are the alternative for a medium powered smallish flash for this system that doesn't cost the earth ?
Sorry for all the questions, but this would be a big step for me as I've had Nikon FF DSLR's for many years now but they are starting to get a little tiring due to their size and weight, and whilst I convinced myself at the time of purchase that I needed 36mp, truth is, the 16mp from my EM1 does me just fine, and as such I haven't touched the D810 in a couple of months which really does seem a waste.
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