MFrey

Well thank you all for you reactions, I haven´t found a lot of options to buy a used Mark I and the Mark II seemed expensive even though I´m sure its a very good lense. So I ended up getting the Sigma 17-40 which I have found for a reasonable deal and so far I am very very happy with it. Weight is good, size is definitely ok for me and I love the internal zoom and weather resistance. The sharpness is very good for my taste and the autofocus works awesomely fast for me. Plus the 1.8 is great to have, I really like that option and shoot wide open in a lot of instances. So in combination with my 50-140 I have no a combination of lenses for concert photography that makes me very very happy currently. So thats my update, not sure if its of any interest to anyone but I thought since I opened that thread I wanted to give it its due diligence.

thank you. I´ve never owned neither so I can not judge anyway. I´m just a bit unsure if I should go with a used MarkI for maybe half the price. Or invest in a new one and hope its going to last me a good good while as a workhorse. hm ok thank you for that thought. I don´t consider the 16-80 at the moment. The only thing that has popped up now and doesn´t make the whole decision process easier is the new Sigma 17-40mm f1.8. The zoom range is definitely a bit shorter which is a bit a bummer but the 1.8f is pretty tempting because I want to do a decent amount of concert photography with it and generally really like wide open apertures.

Good day fellow Fuji people I wanted to ask your opinion on the subject of the 16-55mm Mark I vs Mark II. I want to use it mainly for my concert photography where I currently use my 50-140mm and a second camera with a prime lense. I would like to use a second good quality zoom lens thats why I became interested in the 16-55mm. My question is for anyone having experience with both wether the new one (which looks very promising but pricey) or the older one (much heavier but seems to deliver on optical quality and I could get that used for roughly half the price of the new one)? From what I could find online I guess in terms of pure image quality both are going to deliver. So then it would come down to usability, ease of use, maybe video ability, and longevity etc. I use my Fuji X-H2 and Fuji X-S20 currently. If anyone has thoughts I would be highly appreciative. Thank you in advance, Best regards from Switzerland, Mischa