What lens next? Fuji specific question. Need help.

Have had the 50/2 WR for a couple of days and love it: fast AF, sharp, truly nice bokeh. The 75mm equivalent works.

 

For Princeses' sports, I recommend the 50-140 w/a 2x teleconverter. Granted the 50-230 is sharp and nice to toss in your purse, but the 50-140 is for the times when you get serious and need the f/2.8.

But the 50-140 f/2.8 is a 'real' lens for 'real' photography.

Seriously, the f/2.8 makes a world of difference image wise and weight/size wise. The lens is not something trivial, but for my photos well worth the additional PITA.

 

Seriously, I think the relatively affordable f2 "Fujicrons" are giant killers. The 50mm equiv. 35/2 is like a dream "nifty 50." I'll shoot more with the 50/2 once the current polar weather recedes a bit but so far I'm smitten. I'm quickly being convinced these new f2 primes are the lenses for Fuji's ILCs. Their big-ass zooms overwhelm those bodies and pretty much put me back to lugging the same tonnage and bulk of a Nikon DSLR.

I'm not totally sold on fast Korean glass. Budget-pricing aside, they're a bit cludgy and sort of "OK+" optically--something most people rationalize/explain away in light of the sticker price. Shot a Nikon version and wasn't totally flattened by the IQ. YMMV, as usual.

 

I'd keep it. Beautiful shot of your daughter.

 

Well ... if you want fun ... the Rokinon 8mm fish. But after the 35mm.

 

At least once a month we go wine tasting. From Sonoma-Napa to the Mother Lode to the Central Valley to Paso Robles to the Santa Rita Hills to Los Olivas to Malibu to Temecula ... et al. We explore, we taste, we conquer. The very best wineries that we discover, we become members and now fine wines from all over California are delivered to our door.

The photo was from Talley Winery in the Edna Valley. The Edna Valley is south of San Luis Obispo (California’s Central Coast) and is designated an AVA. Good stuff but didn’t make the membership cut.

 

You and that Fuji system seem to be playing very well together. Like Gary says, that 50-140 is real special, excellent subject isolation. I've used it with the 1.4 TC but do not own the 2.0 tc.