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  1. Yes, the Rokinon 12mm f2 is also great for astrophotography (probably THE best lens for this?) if you ever want to do it, great for landscapes, very wide angle shots of architecture (inside or out). It is manual focus, but not a big deal at that focal length. Small, light and cheap (I got it off eBay in very good used condition for £200, about $240). As another poster said, if you're getting a 35mm prime, I'd consider the f2 - for the very fast focus, and although weather sealed can be over-rated, better to have it than not (both the latter will help if you're doing street photography, for example). Though I've heard the 35mm f1.4 has a very individual quality, so you won't regret getting that one either. Having said all that, if you just used the 18-55mm f2.8-4 and nothing else for the next year, there's nothing stopping you taking a great set of photographs. It really is a fine lens.
  2. Although I don't own this lens myself, the 16mm f1.4 has outstanding reviews, and would fit in well to your existing lens system (as other postings have said). Another option - which I do own - is the Samyang (or Rokinon - same lens) 12mm f2. Note this is a manual lens - so you'll need to be happy doing manual focus (not a problem for the contexts I use it, and I grew up with 35mm cameras which involved manual focus). Possibly that may not work for your club settings, where autofocus could be important. But this lens has several advantages over the 16mm f1.4: 1) It's a LOT cheaper! But still excellent image quality. I bought it second-hand for about £250 (UK). About a third of the price of the 16mm f1.4. 2) It offers a significantly different framing from the lower end of your kit lens. It's also one of the top lenses for astrophotography (e.g. shots of the milky way) with its combination of wide field of view, very low coma, and wide aperture. Though of course you may not be interested in such shots. One other option, looking at telephoto, would be the 55-200mm zoom. Offers the equivalent of 300mm full frame (so a pretty good telephoto reach), and is fairly lightweight and inexpensive for the quality it offers, and excellent image stabilization, and fairly fast for a relatively lightweight telephoto zoom (from memory, f3.5 to f4.8).. Though not sure this would be useful to you for the kinds of photography you do. On balance, I'd go with the recommendations of several others to go with the 16mm f1.4, from what I've heard you definitely won't regret it. Some reviewers have said they consider it Fuji's best lens.
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