I’d call those results quite satisfactory as well, Nathan. I’m on my second
50-230, having sold the first to upgrade to the 55-200. I reversed the process
in the interests of longer reach and lightness of carry because I knew that the
quality of the 50-230 was sufficient.
Chris
> On 9 Feb 2019, at 06:40, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I do not buy much new equipment these days—the stuff I have is good enough
> for my needs, whether we are talking computers or tablets/phones or photo
> equipment. I do buy occasional bits and pieces related to my cycling,
> especially things that wear out, like clothes. But this week I bought my
> first piece of photo kit in at least year, a 50-230mm zoom for my Fuji. I am
> going to Romania next week, my first visit to that country, and I wanted to
> travel light. This means the Fuji X-E2 with two zooms—the 18-55mm I already
> had, the new 50-230mm, and an f2/23mm lens for low light situations.
>
> The new zoom arrived yesterday at my office, so on my way home I stopped at
> the central beach of Alicante to do some lens testing, in the way I normally
> test lenses—just by taking pictures. I think the result is quite
> satisfactory, and I look forward to walking around Bucharest with a light
> camera bag next week. Here are five images from Playa de Postiguet.
>
> There was a group of kiters and surfers, but it was the end of the day so
> they were winding down:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-295tmjS/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-295tmjS/A>
>
> Rinsing off:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4KzfqKt/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4KzfqKt/A>
>
> Walking back to the car:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-h8LvcJ5/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-h8LvcJ5/A>
>
> The part of the beach closest to the centre, with the hotel where I spent my
> very first night in Alicante, when I was here for my job interview in the
> summer of 2007:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-TqP34fw/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-TqP34fw/A>
>
> Teenagers having a mini botellón on the beach:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-6Q3KRNM/A
> <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-6Q3KRNM/A>
>
> Cheers,
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