Jon Rosenthal Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Hi all I'm sure there are many people on the Fuji forums who would love to answer this in great detail. But I was hoping I would get a reasonably practical set of responses here. I'm switching to the Fuji system as I bought a used X100s and love it and have just found a used X-T1. As much as I would love to get a full set of primes for it, I suspect a reasonably versatile zoom would work best for me (I travel a lot in some rough parts of Africa as a print journalist, but like to take photos on the side). The 18-135 has a lot of reach, even if it is a little bit slow on both ends. Has anyone used it and do you have a view on IQ and how it would pass master with QC here? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 26 minutes ago, Jon Rosenthal said: Hi all I'm sure there are many people on the Fuji forums who would love to answer this in great detail. But I was hoping I would get a reasonably practical set of responses here. I'm switching to the Fuji system as I bought a used X100s and love it and have just found a used X-T1. As much as I would love to get a full set of primes for it, I suspect a reasonably versatile zoom would work best for me (I travel a lot in some rough parts of Africa as a print journalist, but like to take photos on the side). The 18-135 has a lot of reach, even if it is a little bit slow on both ends. Has anyone used it and do you have a view on IQ and how it would pass master with QC here? Thanks in advance I use the 18-135 for news when I want to work with one camera (usually where the sitation could get difficult) and for travel when photography is not the main purpose. I am happy with the results (I'm not a pixel peeper) although one does need to keep an eye out for CA. I have not had issues with Alamy QC but then I have not submitted a lot with it recently, I think Betty uses it routinely for her Alamy images. The fact that the 18-135 aperture is slow is not usually an issue as Fuji X-T1/T2 will go to ISO 1600 or more quite happily if one is careful with exposure and post production. It is my favoured go everywhere lens as it makes for a compact and flexible outfit. That is even though I also have the 16-55 & 50-140 and two bodies. I find its range works well for me as I have never been a big W/A user, that said 16-120 would suit me a bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Rosenthal Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Thanks Martin that is really helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 If you look at my port, in particular the many shopfronts scattered through, all of those were taken with the 18-135. In fact, it is my stock workhorse. I have also used it for other things, people with shopping carts in parking lots, storm drains, harvest/crops, grain storage, cattle, you name it. It also makes an excellent travel lens. I used it a lot in St. Croix along with my RX100 mk lll. Sometimes it can have some CA that is taken care of in LR. But it seems a lot of lenses can have some CA under the right circumstances. I don’t believe I’ve ever had a lens that didn’t. I don’t think I’ve ever had a failure with it. I do like my 50-140 when I know from the outset I’m going after people doing things. The 2.8 gives me more separation. But it’s heavier than the 18-135. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Genkin Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I'm using 18-135 all the time - my go everywhere lens on X-E2 (and 10-24 on X-T2). If it's too slow then just crack ISO a bit - shouldn't be a problem. Fuji has really fine naturally looking 'grain' and QC accepts even ISO 3200. CA and distortion can be really easy fixed in LR/ACR/etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Rosenthal Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thanks Betty and Ilya This makes thr decison much easier. Now to find a decent used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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