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I found myself missing out on some good photo opportunities recently by not having a lens with a long enough focal length. A photography acquaintance uses this lens and recommended it. It's a focal length that I wouldn't use on a daily basis so I didn't want to spend a fortune. At f4.5 - 6.7 it's not the fastest lens so wouldn't be suitable for hand held photography at night (fine on a tripod though) but by day, images are sharp throughout the focal length and decent bokeh can still be achieved. I've now used it a few times on my Fujifilm X-T2 and have been very pleased with the image results. At under £200, this is a very decent lens indeed.
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Honestly, I wasn't impressed with the XC50-230. I recognise that it's a good budget lens, and has some key qualities such as lightweight, good range, reasonable auto-focus speed, good OIS and acceptable aperture (for a cheap lens). But, the results were just too soft for me. I spent a day shooting with it at a range of aperture settings and shutter speeds then spent a night reviewing the results. I found that at f5.6-f8 it was "OK" at most zoom positions. At f11 the results were good at 50mm but less good at 230mm. Overall, I just wasn't happy with the results and ended up selling the lens the next day.
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The main thing to be aware of with this lens is that the bayonet fittings are plastic and not metal, rough or accidental treatment can see them breaking off. Apart from that the lens gives nice images, focuses pretty fast and, for a telephoto zoom, quite light. Just treat it gently and if you do break the bayonet, then you can but replacements on eBay, but they cost £60 - £70
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One of the two zoom lenses in the XC range from Fujifilm, this XC lens uses the same set of optical components as the XF lens of the same focal length, but is in a black plastic housing to reduce cost. When paired up with the XC 16-50mm zoom lens, this extends your photographic range from the portraits, macro and landscape options to wildlife shots and inaccessible objects at a modest distance, such as a visit to the zoo or details on architecture. The OIS II system and accurate manual focus (if the newer firmware is installed*) allow for many such shots to be taken without a tripod. AF is not the fastest on the market, but more than snappy enough at this budget. I bought the "white box" version - just the lens packed in a white carton - but all the lens' technical features are accessed via the camera controls and are well documented. *The original 1.0 firmware is perfectly functional, but the settings are better on the later version available from the FujiFilm website and easily updated.Read full review
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Construction: All plastic with a plastic mount but feels sturdy. Handling: Has no switches, just a focus and zoom control. IOS: Has 2 main settings each with an aditional option. Can be switched off all using the in camera menu. Get the settings correct for the subject and the IOS works well.Some user input may be required. . IQ: Very sharp with good colour. JPGs show little to no distortion. Usage: From portraits to wildlife. At the wide end 50mm, it is F4.5 which gives reasonable backgrounds for portraits and subject photography.This is noticible compared to the 15-45mm kit which is F5.6 at 45mm. SUMMARY: Genuine FujiFilm lenses are not cheap and this is one of the budget lenses. I don't like plastic mounts and an IOS switch on the lens would be good as the IOS cannot be set and forgotten about if the best results are to be obtained. Otherwise it is a good buy in my book.Read full review
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