zerodi@fujix

I live in Thailand too, never had a problem with any Fuji lens but my xt1 got smashed up and the guys at Fuji Bangkok were great, got a new camera for quarter price of original so I'm sure if u need to send back the lenses to them they can assist. Like I said in my original post I have used my Fuji lenses in all conditions and while not being over careless with them they have not had any faults ( touchwood )

You can check on that compare website the f1.4 is 2mm longer than the xf 60 , sure it's fatter but my main reason for buying it is it's actually not large really and 300grams .... Like someone said above have an option to just own both

+1 This agree completely

I live in Thailand throughout the year, every day I take my xt1 with varying lenses walk to work outside on sites and inside in Aircon I use 10-24, 35f2, 27, 60 never had problems even shot longexposure with 10-24 other night in medium rainy conditions water on the lens and camera didn't faulter ...... Maybe if the rain was monsoon and the water in the lens mount but I wouldn't shoot out in those conditions anyway , im grabbing the 23 f1.4 for $550 so can't complain at that price

I was in Bangkok and Ayutthaya as well as some beaches a few weeks ago and for the whole 10days just had 1 Xt1 , 12mm samyang, 35f2 WR and 60mm ( Poorer mans setup :-) and all that did exceptionally well , i changed lenses alot i have a small shouder bag and can just grab whichever prime stick the camera in the bag and change lens , i didnt experience too much dust on my sensor, you can always get a few aps-c sensor swaps to pack with you if your worried about that :-) Just have fun shooting and try to be as light weight as possible - If i had only 1 lens i would just bring the 23mm f1.4 ( I need to buy that ) or the 10-24 ( want that one too but more heavy ) but as of now i carry around the xt1 and 35f2 daily so lightweight i dont even bother with a bag :-) Enjoy