I come from a zoom background. I have almost always used zooms with my dSLR gear. I had the odd prime knocking around, but the zoom was my mainstay. That was until I started using the Fujifilm X100 and X-Pro1 gear. I totally fell for the prime lens. I just love using primes now, the image quality is generally better and it makes you think a bit more about where you’re standing, makes you think about perhaps getting a more interesting composition because you can’t just zoom in/out to get what you first saw. Using the X100 and X-Pro1 with primes made me a better photographer. The 35mm is almost glued to my X-Pro1. I was ‘over’ zooms and I didn’t think I needed the 18-55 zoom. In fact, as soon as they announced an 18-55mm my mind went “What the hell are they doing?” I mean, 18-55?? we’re talking classic cheap dSLR kit lens territory here, right? That’s not in keeping with the X-Series philosophy. Sure it’s f/2.8-4, but just the sound of 18-55 put me off. I know it shouldn’t, but I can’t help associate 18-55 with a cheap low-end kit dSLR lens.
That was until I met the Fujinon 18-55 XF lens. This little zoom blows everything out of the water about ‘kit’ zooms….
..see what more I have to say about the new zoom from Fujifilm in my review here.
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