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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe versatility of the focal range, the wide-angle telescopic lens, has meant that I didn\u2019t miss any of the other lenses I have: with a single lens, I can tackle a travel report in which there was a little bit of everything, portrait, architecture, gastronomy, landscapes and night photography.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nI like the fact that it is sealed. Many times I have to work in environments that are not precisely friendly, with dust, rain or high humidity, like in the case of this trip to Asturias.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe sensor on the X-T3 produces so much quality at high ISO that the fact that the light was F4 posed no problem. I didn\u2019t miss the gain of brighter lenses at any time, and I could take night photos \u2014 during the blue hour \u2014 with a raised hand, with excellent results.<\/p>\n
Another option I liked is that it maintains the diameter of the other lenses I have in my equipment. This lets me share elements like polarized filters that I use in landscape photography.<\/p>\n
In terms of the things that I did not like so much, just to mention something, because the test was very satisfactory, I could point out that I wish the zoom had a button to activate the stabilization on the lens itself, like on the XF10-24mm. Since it is an option that is activated on the menus of the X-T3, on several occasions, I forgot to deactivate it in scenes that required this; I think it is better for it to be more accessible. The same thing goes for the diaphragm lock button. Since the outer construction is identical to the XF10-24mm, I suppose it wouldn’t be any problem to add both buttons to the XF16-80mm.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n*Discretion and weight is one of the factors I consider the most when choosing equipment. As far as weight goes, I have no objection; it is very reasonable, considering the wide focal range. But as I go to more telescopic focal lengths, the part of the lens that comes out makes it less discreet. I understand that this wide range that I have comes at a price \u2014 external zoom \u2014 and that in order for the entire mechanism to be internal, we would be talking about a much larger and heavier lens.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n