- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
In terms of what lenses to pick: I found that for a prime kit, I don't even need a short tele, usually. Wide (24mm-e rather than 28mm-e), moderate wide (35mm-e) and (long) normal (50mm to 60mm) makes a really nice walkaround combo if you aren't afraid to get close in a pinch. That's why your idea of wide-to-slight-tele zoom is appealing, I think, but the prime route may be even more rewarding. If you're keeping the X70, the 18mm seems redundant, though. I don't know my way around the Fuji system, but isn't there a smallish 16mm you could use (I know there's the great, yet huge 16mm f/1.4 - but I guess that's totally out of character ...)? My personal next lens would either be the 27mm (tiny!) or 35mm f/2 (the "normal" lens) anyway ... But maybe I'd be choosing out of habit, not out of a compelling reasons ...
I'll add a little tale here: Yesterday, out of a whim (or mischief, who knows), I (only) pocketed the Sony A7 II with Samyang 35mm f/2.8 instead of just about everything else - this may be interesting for you because that's a combo that gives me more or less the same kind of images you can get from the X-E3/23mm setup. While I have used this combo quite a bit, I never considered it sufficient - it seemed more like a minimalist setup than a versatile one; somewhat toyish, to be honest. However, I'm growing to like it quite a bit because what it does pretty much corresponds to what I see, and it's uncomplicated and good enough for very pleasing results, not up there with the very best, but certainly very nice. I would have like to have the 24mm and 55mm (my other two lenses for the system) around a couple of times, though - I had to pass on a couple of opportunities ... I really should have taken at least the 24mm as well. But maybe it'd taken away from the experience. I guess the bottom line is, you might want go out and shoot the 23mm for a while to see what it can do for you before deciding on what to get next.
M.
I'll add a little tale here: Yesterday, out of a whim (or mischief, who knows), I (only) pocketed the Sony A7 II with Samyang 35mm f/2.8 instead of just about everything else - this may be interesting for you because that's a combo that gives me more or less the same kind of images you can get from the X-E3/23mm setup. While I have used this combo quite a bit, I never considered it sufficient - it seemed more like a minimalist setup than a versatile one; somewhat toyish, to be honest. However, I'm growing to like it quite a bit because what it does pretty much corresponds to what I see, and it's uncomplicated and good enough for very pleasing results, not up there with the very best, but certainly very nice. I would have like to have the 24mm and 55mm (my other two lenses for the system) around a couple of times, though - I had to pass on a couple of opportunities ... I really should have taken at least the 24mm as well. But maybe it'd taken away from the experience. I guess the bottom line is, you might want go out and shoot the 23mm for a while to see what it can do for you before deciding on what to get next.
M.