saigontom

Yeah I thought about that, my only issue is I live in Vietnam - no Ebay, no Amazon, no reliable / affordable post service, which would mean waiting until my next visit back to the UK in October.. otherwise it'd be a no brainer.

Hi, I went to check out the price of an XPro2 here in Vietnam and the the store gave me the following deals if I buy in February, if I leave it 'til March the price will shoot up substantially, and I'm unsure of what to go for because there's a bundle deal on the body + 23mm lens. Xpro 2 Body Only = $1591 XF35mm 1.4R = $357 [This is the lens I originally wanted] Xpro 2 Body + XF23mm 1.4R = $1653 I hadn't intended to buy a 23mm as I have an x100s and although I find the 23mm fine, I miss having a bit of distance between myself and the subject, to get a good portrait with the x100s I have to often get so close it's painful. I was planning on going for the body + XF35mm 1.4R (or XF35mm 2R), however that will total an extra $357, leaving me just short of $2000 for the body and one lens. which is a pretty high outlay for an APS-C body + 1 prime lens. So knowing the lenses better than I, what advice can you guys offer me, I've been using Fuji for 3 years but this is my first foray into their interchangeable system with them. Would you stick to the XPro2 + 23mm bundle and take advantage of the fairly substantial saving on that lens (the standalone price is the same price as the XF35mm 1.4R), or is the 35mm f1.4R worth shelling out the extra cash? Also, without trawling through old threads, what are the key differences in handling between the 35mm f2 and the f1.4 model? I'm considering adding the 14mm f2.8 at a later date for something a little wider. Thanks all!