globeglimpser

I own the 16-55mm and love it. Size is fine and image quality is top notch (though I bumped it recently and am seeing some corner degradation which may require a service to rectify). I also recently got my brother an X-T10 with the 18-55mm and was perplexed with how good the quality was. I have owned this lens before and it was nothing special but his particular copy rivaled by 16-55mm AND had OIS. I then tried out 2 friends 18-55s and neither was on-par with the one I got my brother. This may be a one off thing or a change in the manufacturing. The point is, you (and others) may get very lucky with the 18-55mm. But for WR and the extra 2mm, I still prefer my 16-55mm.

I got hit by ocean spray, and a lot of rain, whilst shooting freaky weather conditions (X-T1 and 16-55mm) and huge swells at Bondi Beach. My X-T1 operated fine until the next day, but then it started acting weirdly (turning itself off) and the ISO dial did not work. It was out of warranty but without any other choice, I sent it to Fujifilm Australia. They not only cleaned out the water damage, replaced the affected components and serviced seals, but they did so out of warranty for Free! My initial thoughts were: 1) Damn this is not a pro grade camera, unable to handle a decent dose of moisture 2) Maybe I should cut my losses and move back to a DSLR After the service though: 3) My Fujifilm was just a poorly sealed one and they are in fact very weather sealed, else they would not have felt the need to repair it for free out of warranty 4) Fuji rocks and I will never leave them. Hence I am about to but the 50-140mm