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Fun with the Fuji 55-200mm
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David
In fact I wasn't really sure about keeping it as I am not normally very good with long zooms but so far I am actually very impressed. Shall it stay or go ...?
I made the mistake of looking at the web site for Devon Camera Centre in Exeter, where I have got all my Fuji gear and before I knew it I was in the shop holding one. Free UV filter too.
Lee
In fact I wasn't really sure about keeping it as I am not normally very good with long zooms but so far I am actually very impressed. Shall it stay or go ...?
I made the mistake of looking at the web site for Devon Camera Centre in Exeter, where I have got all my Fuji gear and before I knew it I was in the shop holding one. Free UV filter too.
Lee
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Currently their site says awaiting stock so looks like they've sold them all.
What filter do they throw in? Guess not a B+W
Will get one as soon as I shift my Pentax outfit. Have you ever traded in with them and if so do they offer reasonable prices?
I got this lens a few days ago, and am not sure of keeping it due to its size and weight. Went and tried it out yesterday at Edwards Garden here in Toronto, and then went to Henry's ExposureShow as well.
In Edwards garden, I ran into a few wedding groups, and took a few stealth shots, and I am impressed. (I'll remove these photos after a few days since I do not have permission to post them)
Not having many keepers in doors at the ExposureShow. I have yet to learn to increase the shutter speed to keep up with moving animals and Mario's roller coaster. The portrait of the young model is really sharp.
Although not many keepers, I think I'll keep the lens and get used to it and the X-E1 that I am using.
Comments are appreciated.
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In Edwards garden, I ran into a few wedding groups, and took a few stealth shots, and I am impressed. (I'll remove these photos after a few days since I do not have permission to post them)
Not having many keepers in doors at the ExposureShow. I have yet to learn to increase the shutter speed to keep up with moving animals and Mario's roller coaster. The portrait of the young model is really sharp.
Although not many keepers, I think I'll keep the lens and get used to it and the X-E1 that I am using.
Comments are appreciated.
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Oh dear. What next? The 14mm seems alluring. No, stop it! You first this time!
Hope you like the lens David. I am not normally a 'long lens guy' but this is probably the best zoom I have had. It's sort of big and heavy but at the same time isn't, especially considering the reach. I hope to get out with it a bit more next week, hoping the weather holds.
Lee
Yep, maybe somebody will do us two for the price of one.
However, an X Pro 2 with electronic viewfinder would stop me in my tracks
David
David Schneider
New member
Can't say the 55-200mm is big and heavy, at least not if you use a Canon 70-200mm f2.8L II daily as I do. You might say it's large compared to the XE1 body and it's certainly heavier than the body, but weight wise it seems about the same as the Canon 24-105. But the XE1 with a 55-200 mounted weighs less than the Canon 70-200 by itself.
I've done one very fast test in studio and was surprised that I couldn't tell the 55-200mm or the 70-200mm images apart taken at about 200mm (35mm film equivalent). Considering the Canon 70-200 2.8LII is a world class lens, that's surprising.
m_driscoll
New member
Picked up this lens today. I quite like it. Posted some shots in the XE-1 thread.
Cheers, Matt
Cheers, Matt
ustein
Contributing Editor
The optics of the 55-200mm are fine. But AF is sluggish and need strong vertical edges.
Here is a shot with the GH3 + 35-100mm zoom:
The GH3 was fast in focussing in that scene (on the poppies in wind) while the XP1 had major trouble.
I also don't like how the lens hood mounts. Again the 35-100mm shows that it can be much more precise even in plastic.
Here is a shot with the GH3 + 35-100mm zoom:
The GH3 was fast in focussing in that scene (on the poppies in wind) while the XP1 had major trouble.
I also don't like how the lens hood mounts. Again the 35-100mm shows that it can be much more precise even in plastic.