First lens for xt10?

[rilegail]

Hi! I'm new here. I'm thinking of buying XT10 but I don't know what lens to buy. Money is a bit of an issue so I can only buy 1 lens (for now).

 

I was thinking of buying zoom lens first but I'm torn between the 18-55 and the 10-24. On one hand, the reviews on 10-24 are superb and the focal lengths it covers appeal to what I usually shoot but I'm worried that it will be unbalanced on the XT10. On the other hand, getting the 18-55 is definitely way cheaper and may be more versatile.

 

However, I am also having doubts with the zoom lens now since a lot of people are recommending the 35 and 23 to me. I usually get frustrated with primes and being restricted in one focal length. Yet, people are telling me that it will be worth it?

 

I'm a bit confused now on what to buy first. Advice please? Many thanks

[Patrick FR]

X-T10 + 18-55 is a great combo. Best kit lens ever . And if you need it wider than 18mm, but don't want to spend too much, you can add the 12mm Samyang in your cart.

[milandro]

I was going to say the same thing.

 

I have a 18-55 and after owning the 10-24 for over a year I sold it in favor of a 12mm Samyang which is a great companion to the 18-55.

 

I would also recommend the 50-230mm because it is such a great lens for very little money. I own it and love it.

 

I also own the samyang 8mm f2.8  fisheye ( not strictly speaking a necessary lens but an incredible performer ) and the 60mm macro which you might use for a number of purposes but, again, won’t be, strictly speaking, necessary.

[plaidshirts]

You have to get the 18-55 for these reasons:

 

1. It's an excellent lens with very good IQ and size.

2. You can find excellent copies or even new ones for $250.

    (My local craigslist has been inundated with copies from a seminar where they gave away an XT10 with 18-55.)

3. It's the only way you can find out where your focal length sweet spot is.

 

After going through about a dozen lenses, I have the 18-55, 35 1.4, and Rokinon/Samyang 12 on my XPro1.

I had the 10-24 too, but sold it because it was too bulky for me.

 

Hope this helps.

[Vidalgo]

what to buy first. Advice please?

Kit of body + 18-55. 

[andrewv8]

I definitely recommend that 18-55, it's awesome.  Great build quality, great image quality, the IS is super useful, not just for images but also video (even if you don't intend to shoot video, you might have to every now and then).  It also gives you a range of useful focal lengths which you might want or need.  If you can't afford multiple lenses than get one that will be most useful.

[johant]

I have tried to like the 18-55, but I failed. Nothing wrong with the optics, but it was too large for me on a X-E1, and too impractical on a X-Pro1. But it might be a great combination with the X-T1! And like I said, nothing wrong with the optical quality.

 

One of my favourite XF lenses is the 27mm. "Normal" FOV, small and light, and very sharp.

 

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[milandro]

I understand the reservations against the use of an all purpose zoom.

 

I too have never  been a zoom person and when I shot analog cameras I never had a zoom for any substantial length of time because I never really liked them.

 

However as I age, I don’t want to carry around as much as I used to, also because it is no longer my profession to do so.

 

I used to have two bodies + 15, 24, 35, 50, 85, 200mm ( and a 300 that I’ve hardly ever used).

 

Now I have one camera body and the panoply of lenses that I’ve described above ^ and maybe I’ll get a second camera body (but I am thinking about it long and hard about that) to avoid changing lenses all that often.

 

But I could go around with one lens alone and indeed I have done so with the 35mm f1.4 that I’ve sold when I bought the 18-55.

 

If I buy a new body it will be a X-E2 and it will be complemented by a 35mm f2.

[Dis]

Don't buy lenses because people tell you to. Get them when you feel the lack of the sertain lenses during shooting.

[Blacksheep]

I have 2 lenses that I have pegged to start out with on my X-T10 --the 18-55 and the new 35 f2. 

[milandro]

Good choice.

 

I would, if I were you, get the 18-55 first and then see if you really want the 35mm f2 after using the zoom at that focal length for a while. Then buy the 35mm f2 or even consider buying a 35mm f 1.4 ( with a more pronounced advantage in light efficiency terms over the zoom)

[frod]

If you normally prefer to shoot 10-24 then that is what you should get. A grip will help with balance if you decide you don't get on with the combination initially. Don't let anyone else dictate your preferred focal lengths, you'll only end up changing anyway.

[Kalle]

I would say it depends. I would buy f/1.4 35 or f/1.4 23 depending, is your goal set up 23 + 56 or 16 + 35 + 90 mm. X T10 is too good camera to use with zoom.

 

I had f/1.4 35 mm and f/2.4 60 mm  att first with my X Pro1. I still use 35 mm a lot, but I have 90 mm instead 60 mm.

[EzArce]

you say that you are used to the 10-24mm focal length. GET IT!   many will say to get the 18-55 for the wide to zoom, I would agree. But get the one that you are most used to as it is you who will use the lens, not them. 

 

I know its unbalanced when you attach the zoom lens on the xt10, because its always on my camera than my 35mm and 56mm. I have no problems with it because its not much of a bother. I was thinking of the 23mm since I see that most of my shots are on the 24mm but I still prefer the versatility of the zoom specially when tight spaces are involved.