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Hi folks, 
 
Before starting the trip driving my car up north in Spain, I obviously had to think about what gear I should take with me. My goal was clear: I wanted to shoot original landscapes in the north coast of Spain, specifically in the province of Asturias.   Nowadays I am a Fujifilm photographer, which means two things: firstly, I am highly proud of owning a Fujifilm gear, which is outstanding in terms of quality and shooting experience, and furthermore because I’m in love with the quality and design of my FUJIFILM XT-2 and my lenses too.   I knew I would mostly shoot landscapes, so before going up north to Asturias, I took a good decision: I sold my small and sweet pancake Samyang 12mm f/2 and then, I bought the legendary FUJI XF10-24MM F/4, and yes, it was a great. The XF10-24mm is more convenient for landscape photography; the focal range helps to reach far scenes where it’s impossible to get with a prime 12mm lens; for example shooting rocks in the water during a high tide.   Continue reading this article here: World's end: Spain's wild north edge. Shooting with Fuji XT-2 and XF10-24mm   Come check out my website too: www.josecarpin.com   Let me show you some pictures that you will find reading this article:              

Good  day
 
Fuji XE-1 with 18-55
 
This flower came from the plant called "Esclepiades."
 
Regards
 

Perot Museum of Natural and Science by B. Tse Photography, on Flickr

Rockefeller Center by B. Tse Photography, on Flickr

X-E2 + 35f2

I have both the 18-55 and 18-135, but not the 16-55. The reason I got the 18-135 is that I wanted a weather sealed lens (it was the only one at the time), and something a bit longer.
 
I have very mixed feeling about this lens. It has good image quality in some situations, but often produces images that are slightly soft (especially at 135. Forget using apertures larger than f/8. 5.6 is very soft at the borders and edges at 135). It's decent to good up to about 100 mm, but it lacks the microcontrast and clarity that is present in other Fujifilm lenses.
 
It's good for a superzoom I guess, but it's not up to the Fujifilm XF standard in my opinion. I would very much prefer something like a 16-70 or 16-80 WR lens and a separate telephoto zoom.
 
It hasn't seen much use since I got my X-T2. I feel that it can't really handle the extra resolution over the X-T1. I want to like it, and I sometimes do, it just comes a bit short of my expectations most of the time.

if you are picky about image quality definitely skip the 18-135. It's decent but not razor sharp - I took it to NY on a trip and was unhappy with a lot of photos. It's much lighter and versatile than the 16-55 though. You could always use the lighter but optically excellent 18-55 during the day and switch to a small prime at night time

Hi KMLNewYork,
 
I only own the 18-135, which I took recently for a trip to New York (as well as 35/2, 14/2.8 and an X100T). I haven't used it a lot, most of my pictures being street (X100T), landscapes (14mm), but I was happy to have it for detailed shots of skyscrapers or catching the cute squirrels in Central Park.
 
Here is my opinion about this lens:
- good IQ (if pixel peeping is important to you, of course there are better lenses)
- it's the most versatile lens from Fuji yet: from wide angle to tele, you cover pretty much everything
- image stabilization is truly awesome: I shot photos of the skyline and Statue of Liberty from a moving boat, in an uncomfortable position where I held the camera over a bunch of people, and it really helped getting sharp pictures. I was really impressed.
- weather sealed, so depending on where you travel, it can be helpful
- sits between the 18-55 and the 16-55 in terms of weight, size and price. It's definitely not light, especially as a "just in case" lens.
 
Bottom line: yes, it's not very fast, it's a bit bulky and heavy, the IQ is not perfect. But it gives you a great versatility. If I could have only one camera and lens for the rest of my life, it would be the X100T. But if I had to chose a camera with an interchangeable lens, that would be the 18-135, definitely!
 
Here are a few unprocessed JPEG from my recent trip, at several focal lengths: https://dropbox.konzy.me
 
Also, there is an interesting comparison of the lenses you mentioned, as well as the 18-55: https://www.fujivsfuji.com/16-55mm-f2pt8-vs-18-55mm-f2pt8-4-vs-18-135mm-f3pt5-5pt6/ 
 
Hope this helps!
 
Konzy

In June 2016 I spent a few weeks travelling in Italy.  For ease of use I took the X-T10 and 18-135 lens.  I have no regrets.  I returned home with around 10 000 photos (RAW & JPG).  I am very satisfied with the exposure, focus speed / accuracy and IQ of the images. Sure, some pics didn't work out, but that was largely due to my poor choice of subject, bad composition or timing.  
I had an exhibition booked at a local gallery to display my street photos but I decided to display some of my Italy travel photos instead. Around 32 images were selected and printed at 30 x 40 cm (11.8 x 15.7 inches). Another 6 images were printed at 50 x 70 cm (19.7 x 27.6 inches).  The prints were of excellent quality in all respects.  Yes, you may get better IQ with prime lenses, but you'll miss many great shots. The photos selected were all taken in Venice on 1 day.  Difficult to get many photos when you're constantly changing lenses.  And travel takes you to dusty locations, not a great time to be swapping lenses.  The light in Italy was amazing and I didn't find the slower lens to be a limitation at all.  Even in the alleys of Venice and the darkness of churches the lens coped admirably.  In the evenings when light levels were low I tried to steady myself against against a wall or pillar.  It was a great travel combo.  Those prints on my walls are a great reminder of a great vacation.

Fujifilm X100T @ f/4, 1/100s, ISO2500

Fujifilm X100T @ f/4, 1/125s, ISO1250

still humble and looked down and frowned upon by lens snobs, methinks, there’s nothing wrong with this lens

The Bilbo's Land
 

another shot from SEA, now from Cambodia: Angkor Wat sunrise:
 
X-T1, Samyang 12mm f/2.0, 6 seconds exposure
 

A sunny afternoon in London (X100S)
 

Westminster Bridge by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

with the Takumar S-M-C 100/4.0 Macro (M42) ...
 

Kronen-Anemone by Enzio Harpaintner, auf Flickr

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fleißiges Bienchen by Enzio Harpaintner, auf Flickr

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Krokusperspektive by Enzio Harpaintner, auf Flickr

Gigjökull (Eyjafjallajökull) by papedo_pp, auf Flickr

XT1+fujinon 35 f2

 
 
Enviado desde mi iPhone utilizando Tapatalk

X100t shots
 

 
 

5) Mountains behind Reine
 

I'm not used this lens so much since buyed two month ago and I'm mostly "vacation shooter with zooms". Anyway I tried to use it at last trip to Malta, so here are two shots taken at night, f/2.8 iso3200, with no time to positioning, composing etc. Just "on the way".

If shot was taken in RAW only, "zooming" in view mode is limited to relatively small resolution of JPEG-picture which is embedded into RAW.
For full "zooming" need to shot in RAW+JPEG or JPEG modes.

Fever.

Tallinn Airport. Taken with X-T2 and 14/2,8.
 
Tallinn Airport @Tallinn, Estonia by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr