iiiNelson
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You're welcome and I was happily surprised by this camera. IQ will largely be the same as with the XT2 which is to say that it will be great and more than acceptable for most people.Thanks, indeed very valuable update on the X-H1 capabilities. Reflect my feelings about that camera as a former X-T2 owner.
The 16-55 and 50-150 seem to be no brainers, the 100-400 if you are into sports and wildlife - I loved it on the X-T2, so I only can imagine how wonderful it must feel on the X-H1. I owned the 1.4/23 and the 1.2/56 and while they were slow focussing on the X-T1 they should be pretty perfect on the X-H1 - both exceptionally sharp and capable. I would consider the 2.8/80 instead of the 2/90 as it has OIS and is a macro and the results I have seen from this lens are simply stunning! I would definitely buy the X-H1 in combination with the hand grip as it offers so much more flexibility and much better ergonomics for certain situations and combination.
Wish you all the best luck with your decision, but if I were you I would go solely Fuji - GFX and X-H1.
The reason I would choose the 90 over the 80 is the extra stop of light and the much faster focusing and it’s not really close. The XH1 has IBIS so the lack of OIS isn’t a huge deal to me. The 80 Macro focuses much slower than the 90 and the 50-140 for that matter. It hunts more too.
Comparing the focusing speed of the 80 to literally every other lens in the lineup it’s noticeably slower to focus than pretty much every other lens save maybe the 60 Macro (and maybe the XC lenses but I didn’t try them). In any case the results are great and if you are a wildlife/outdoor shooter then I t’s definitely worth a serious look. I’m more apt to do an impromptu portrait session than to take flower pics and for that the 90 renders better IMO. Maybe if I sell enough stuff then I’ll grab an 80 Macro for product shots or the occasional macro bug I get but unless that happens I have a list of lenses I would buy prior to the 80 Macro.