REVIEW: What is the Best Fuji Kit Lens? Part 1
Over the past couple of months I have been asked on more than a couple of occasions, as a Fujifilm X Photographer, what was the best standard zoom lens to buy. The Fujifilm X Series boasts three XF zoom lenses that cover the standard focal range - slightly wide to telephoto range (usually between 24mm and 80mm in Full Frame terms). I have the superb XF16-55mm f2.8 (24-84mm in FF terms) in my camera bag but I have never owned, and only used on a couple of occasions, the XF18-55mm f2.8/4 (27-84mm) or the XF18-135mm f3.5/5.6 (27-206mm) lenses. While the red badged f2.8 lens is optically brilliant and possibly the sharpest professional level standard zoom on the market, it is quite large and certainly not cheap. It is probably not the best option for the amateur / enthusiast photographer looking for a lens who wants the famous Fujinon build and optical quality. Luckily they have two other options in the XF lens line up. So to start o...