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Hi everyone. Just bought my retirement gift to myself - an XT-5 with 16-50 and 70-300 lenses and cant wait to get started. Used to be a keen photographer before life got in the way and have continued, albeit with phone, but despite it taking decent photos, I want to move on to the next level. Really excited about to getting to grips with this beast and realise what a steep learning curve I'm on and will be looking for plenty of advice and tips.

I have both the mark 1 and mark 2 versions. The mark 2 version is sharper across all focal lengths and out to the corners (especially @ 55mm!) and much lighter. Although it’s lighter the build quality is just as good. I’ve compared the zoom on both marks, and the mark 2 is quite smooth and even. I’m extremely happy with the new version and will be selling the mark 1.