Hey & cheers for the recommendations. The Tamron 17-70 is not one I was aware of and it certainly looks like a great option. You are literally covered for everything with that setup 👍

Haha cheers for sharing Edward. I think most people are the same way, always wanting something else lol The 16-55mm is certainly the safe option when it comes to quality, so I may end up going for it yet who knows. I really don't need anything above 200 at all so that narrows things down a bit too. I think I will just have to try a few lenses out and see what works best.

Hey there! Cheers for the info, that is probably the most likely option currently so nice to hear you like it. Someone else actually said it was a bit juddary for video but not sure why since it has stabilisation too 🤔

@@MacnTeensVisuals I think they were referring to the "wobbling" issue. That only happens when zooming in and out. I don't zoom in and out while recording so it's not an issue for me. Overall, I think the lens is pretty underrated.

Likewise. I like my 16-80 with its decent range but manageable size. And it has OIS, unlike the 16-55.

Cheers for the suggestions. I am actually intrigued with the XC lenses I would like to try a few of them out and see what the actual difference is in quality. A few people have mentioned the 70-300 so I trust it's a pretty great lens. I don't think I would really get the use out it on the long end though but it's nice to know it's another great option. It's gonna be a difficult choice that's for sure haha

Cheers for the recommendation, a few people have said this lens is great. I don't really think I would get much use out of it on the longer end tbh but it's nice to know it's another great option 👍

Hey Michael, absolutely nothing wrong with that. The 18-55mm is a great choice. It works for everything 👌 It's a lens I will keep as long as I have a fujifilm camera lol

I would love to give it a go but I don't think I would really need it lol Cheers for the suggestion though 👍

Agreed 👌🏼

Cheers for sharing, I will have to take a look at the Viltrox 75 that does sound like a nice one. I think I will always want a zoom in the kit but primes are always tempting haha

Oh really, I would love to try out a few XC lenses actually just to see if there is much of a quality difference to the XF lenses. Cheers for the suggestion 👍

Hey Timothy! Thanks very much appreciate it. We actually just use Astia Soft for video with some editing in Premiere Pro. Then for photos we shoot in RAW and use our presets to edit. 👍

Personally don't think a zoom will ever be suited to street imo, a 18mm prime for tighter cities and a 33/35 for more spacious ones is all you really need

@@CianMcsweeney I'm trying to wean myself more onto my 33mm f1.4, as it's relatively light. I know I'm more of a 33mm person than an 18mm one (having tried out various focal distances a lot with my 16-55mm). The 33mm results feel more natural and minimalist, but I think the 33mm can also make you strain a bit for shots because it lacks the natural dynamism of 18mm and (like you say) it's quite tight in congested city areas etc. One day I will change to somewhere between 18mm and 33mm if I keep straining. Quite often, I do wish I had my 16-55mm when I'm not carrying it, though. For example, yesterday I was in London and there was a brilliant acrobat show with kids taking part. But I could not get a decent angle/distance because of how the crowd was organised, preventing me from being able to go further forward or backward. My 16-55 would have been perfect. An 18mm would have been a bit too wide. My 33mm (which I was carrying) was a tiny bit too close. I'm slight stunned when people recommend even longer focal lengths for town. My 56mm prime is a real strain. I even saw someone recommending the 70-300mm for street photography. Not sure what he's photographing - earrings, moustaches or something!

9mm now that is a wide one. The 55-200 does sound nice though, cheers for the sharing ✌

Hey Daniel! Yes the X-T30 or XT30 II are great for both photo & video. I certainly wouldn't consider them starter cameras even if they technically fall in to that category. The video quality you can get from the fuji cameras is amazing. The main benefit with the X-T4 is IBIS which you may or may not need depending on the type of video you want to shoot. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions 👍

Now that is a beast haha To be honest I don't believe there is much difference at all with the video. The auto focus may have been upgraded slightly but I am not 100% on that. The XT30 auto focus is great so you wouldn't really notice it anyway I don't think. If you watch a few of our previous videos talking about filmmaking with the X-T30 you can see the settings we adjusted in camera when using the Astia Soft film simulation. It looks great straight out of camera and then I just make some subtle colour grading adjustments in post.

I would say that the 100-400mm Fujinon lens is a great choice.....yes, it is big and yes it is heavy (1.6kg) but the results from it are just soooo good. And even if you think that you do not need the 400mm end of the lens, it lets you use the lens well within its extremes (= top quality). Great zoom range as well so it covers a lot of my needs in a single lens and works well with my X-T30. Jerry

I'm using 16-80 f/4 and 70-300 f/4-5,6 + 1.4TC combo. It suits to every possible situation.

I use the 16-80 with my X-T30 and it's a brilliant lens given it's "just" a Zoom. However, it feels quite big on the X-T30's body, so I'm considering using my primes (23 & 56) for normal focal ranges and getting a 70-300 only for the telephoto stuff.

@@flinzl Haha I hear you on that. Cheers for your thoughts. That does make sense to be fair, I am just the type of person that really doesn't want to be changing lenses much at all tbh. Ideally I would like a zoom that covers me for 95% of the type of photos I like to take and I think that 16-80 could well be it. I do love the primes too though haha

@@MelihSirin Cheers for sharing. The focal length of the 16-80 does sound great, it would be nice if it was a little faster but it does seem like a great option. You really are covered for everything with that 70-300 haha I would love to give that thing a go but I don't think I would really ever use it at the longer end for my photos. Enjoy though!

Hey there! This is in Northern Ireland 👍

Hey Tom! Oh that's a big boy haha Glad to hear you like it though, I don't think I really need anything near 300mm so the 18-135 would probably suit better.

They certainly do look the part. Each to their own Jon, they probably aren't for everyone. Just out of curiosity what is it that you think makes them not versatile enough for you? Thanks again appreciate it :)

@@MacnTeensVisuals I do a lot of wildlife photography although I could probably make it work,.

Had the 16-80, took it around europe, but sold it. I figured out after a month traveling with it, that while the zoom range was great, that I was just covering everything and not really creating photo's worth anything. For me I create better work while traveling with primes

@@CianMcsweeneyTotally agree. However, shooting video on the fly without a zoom is sometimes too hard...

@@tomislavmiletic_ oh 100%

Cheers for the info Tom appreciate it. The 18-135 seems like such a great focal range, I really don't think I would need anything longer than that tbh. The 16-55mm from what I see seems to be the most reliable in terms of image quality but it is more expensive and is pretty much the exact same focal range I already have, so I'm not sure lol I will certainly be buying a used lens I would imagine too 👍

Cheers for the recommendation. It is certainly a big contender for sure. How does the image quality compare to say the 18-55mm if you have tried it? Are they much the same really?

Hey Matthew ✌ We always use a cinesoft filter and depending on the conditions sometimes a polarisor or a variable ND. The cinesoft just gives the video a nice soft glowy look which I like. The polarisor works great for giving the colors a bit more richness but if it's a bright day we use the variable ND instead so we can continue using the correct shutter speed for video 👍 We have a few videos explaining things a little better so hopefully they help you out. Cheers!

@@MacnTeensVisuals thanks . Great channel btw

@@matthewmoran3261 No worries and thanks very much appreciate that :)

It's certainly one of the main contenders. It would be nice if it was a little faster but I could deal with that. I'm not overly worried about the video side of things because I intend to keep the 18-55mm but the 16-80 does have OIS so what makes it juddary?

We always shoot 4K 8-Bit using a film simulation 👍🎥

Thanks Simon appreciate it :) It felt like the older photo vlogs we used to make for some reason. Just a casual photo walk lol