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  1. I would disagree as different types of photography often lead to different ways of shooting. I used focal length of my DSLR UW zooms but I was often shooting in environments where I had little to no control or might need to reframe from one position. Shooting wide and cropping in can change the "feel" of a shot or slow down a workflow on a tight deadline. The UW is a foundational to the photojournalists tool kit for shooting environmental portraits, action in tight spaces, the "Hail Mary" postgame handshake, crowds and for remote camera setups. Landscape shooters may not be able to get closer or further back.
  2. I know the passion for which lens to put out next is often quite high due to the limited number for the Fuji mount, so it follows that this sort of lens could divide everyone into camps. I would love it but I come from a background in newspaper PJ that was arguably the birth place of both the prime and zoom "holy trinities".*** Most "normal" people also don't carry 2-3 bodies either - one over each shoulder and maybe one around the neck. Much of that stems from never knowing what your day would bring in the way assignments - so you had to always be carrying wide, normal and tele around. I agree that the wide is not useful for many folks but It is a foundational to the photojournalists tool kit for shooting environmental portraits, action in tight spaces, crowds and for remote camera setups. Since documentary photojournalism often avoids flash photography when shooting stories - especially the ones that involve intimate access to the subject to tell the story - a fast wide is needed The only 2 reasons I have held onto any Canon gear are I still have my EF 20-35 2.8 which even 20 years on - is one of my sharpest lenses. (The other reason is wireless TTL HSS setups. Fuji needs to get its act together on the strobes. It isn't event the "fancy" stuff like HSS - AF assist is something I hear folks wanting improved on the forums.) *** There are even a couple of variations for sub-genres like sports. 35mm sports work was mostly the 16-35 wide zoom for remote cameras, to get the team huddle or "hail Mary" in the scrum, the 70/80-200 and a 300/400/600. But the fast ultra-wide always stayed on one of your 3 bodies.
  3. The grip is a prototype as well - which I would expect. Note the "Normal/Boost" markings the left side of the rear panel. Wondering what that is going to do... I haven't seen that terminology since the days of motor drives. The Right side of both the grip and body have a rear corner "Protrusion"* that would appear to be for ergonomics. *not sure what else to call it.
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