Lense suggestion wanted

[Weiyan]

I have a X100T, want to build up my system, would bout X-Ex or X-Tx with a lens. I am primary shooting landscape and cityscape. Would I buy XF 18-55, XF 18-135 or the xf 60mm? The XF 56mm is too expensive and too heavy, its not my cup of coffee.

 

Thanks.

[Vidalgo]

18-55 comes as kit lens with reduced cost so worth to get it.

If I remember correctly, 18-135 also plays sometimes role of kit.

Both are great lenses and definitely good for landscapes, while extension from 55 to 135mm can be defined as an additional feature for other tasks. 

18-55 has better optical resolution.

 

May be worth to add a wide angle lense, like inexpensive Samyang 12mm.

 

For my taste, the best Fuji lens for landscapes/cityscapes is XF10-24...

[Weiyan]

Vidalgo, thank you. Your suggestion worth consider. 

[Phil]

For landscapes, what about the 10-24mm? It would be the most versatile. The 14mm 2.8 is supposed to have almost no distortion, so if you wouldn't mind a prime, you'll get straighter lines and slightly sharper corners out of it.

 

The 18-135 would probably be the best bet out of the lenses you mentioned. It comes in a kit with the X-T1, so you can save some money on it, and it's the only weather sealed lens out of the ones being discussed. This gives you a versatile zoom range, and with it and the X-T1 you won't have to worry about the weather you're in.

 

Personally, if you primarily shoot landscapes and cityscapes, I think either the 10-24 or 14 would be your best bet, unless you really need weather sealing.

[darknj]

Just like Phil I would advise either the 10-24mm F4 or the 18-135mm F3.5-5.6.

 

The later being perfect if you need something that carry with you everywhere you go on the X-T1, plus weather sealing is handy at times.

 

If you want to go wide, the 10-24mm is clearly the winner, with its 4ish stops OIS, you could do shoots at 0.5 sec and come out sharp most of the time handheld.

 

It pretty much comes down to how much you want to carry and how much you are willing to pay for it.

[Nero]

For landscapes and cityscapes, you can't go wrong with the 10-24mm.

 

I have that and the 18-135mm for my 2 zooms, but for the situations you just mentioned, the 10-24mm is always on my camera. The only exception was a river boat architecture tour in Chicago where I used the 18-135 because of the ability to get details in some of the buildings. But if that's only a marginal part of your shooting style, get the 10-24.