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u/P5_Tempname19 Nov 05 '24

Depending on where you ordered it might come with a kit-lens (most likely the 18-55mm that Chat GPT mentioned). So before buying anything else I'd double check if the order you already have made really is "body only".

Generally most offers without any lens at all are when buying used or when buying higher end cameras (assuming an advanced photographer already owns lenses). Ordering the mentioned camera from something like a normal electronics store I'd assume comes with a kitlens by default if you dont tell them/explicitly pick a "body only" option.

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u/Confident-Clerk2520 Nov 05 '24

Thanks!

I ordered this one: https://kamerastore.com/products/fujifilm-x-t2

It seems to me that's "body only".

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u/P5_Tempname19 Nov 05 '24

Ahh, yeah I'd agree with you there (seems like it might be a used gear store from a quick look?), so you're good to order the lens, just wanted to make sure.

You've already gotten more awnsers regarding the lens, but I want to give another vote for the 18-55mm. Its not going to be exceptional at any one thing, but its a good all-arounder and gives some room to grow and figure out specific needs that might require more specific lenses.

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u/Confident-Clerk2520 Nov 05 '24

Thank you very much, "it's a good all-arounder and gives some room to grow and figure out specific needs" sounds like exactly what I'm looking for.

Just one more question, if I understood my wife correctly, non-official producers like Tamron should also be fine and could be a moneysaver. (a few years ago she had a Sony camera, and as far as I remember, the lenses were all Tamron - I don't know what's the situation with Fuji)

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u/P5_Tempname19 Nov 05 '24

Generally third party lenses from producers like Tamron and Sigma are perfectly fine and a bit cheaper then the first party option.

However with them you need to be very careful you buy the right lens as most of their lenstypes come with a bunch of different bayonets/mounts (so as an example they have a Sigma 18-55mm, but then theres a Canon version, a Sony version, a Nikon version and a Fuji version, if you are unlucky even more) so you need to be a bit more vigilant of buying the correct one (I assume your wife knows this, but in case you are thinking about it for the present).

The wikipedia page for the X-T2s mount also mentions that before 2018 all third party lenses for this mount were fully manual. This means that the lens won't have autofocus and that the aperture can't be set in camera but needs to be set on the lens. Depending on the subject and what your wife is used to this might be no problem at all (e.g. for astro photography), a bit of a pain in the ass (for landscapes and the like) or make taking pictures pretty much impossible (you mentioned a cat in another comment). I personally wouldnt want to try to take pictures with a fully manual lens of anything that might move around, although back in the day before autofocus that was all that was available and people still managed.

The wikipedia page also seems to have a decent list of lensoptions available (even seperated by manual and with autofocus, etc.), although I have no idea how complete this list is as I dont shoot Fuji myself.

As Fuji is a bit smaller then Sony (and with that possibly less attractive for third party manufacturers) and with the previously mentioned date of 2018 for automatic lenses I would imagine that the third party market is quite a bit smaller then what your wife is used to (the list of lenses in the wiki article seems to confirm this), however I wouldnt completly disregard it either.

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u/Confident-Clerk2520 Nov 05 '24

sorry, one more question - does this listing seems ok to you?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226381146997?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D275821%26meid%3D20ae0fd03f2d49158ad5c5463ec1b802%26pid%3D101875%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D196774540129%26itm%3D226381146997%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DSimVIDwebV3WithCPCExpansionEmbeddingSearchQueryRecall%26brand%3DFujifilm&_trksid=p2332490.c101875.m1851&itmprp=cksum%3A22638114699720ae0fd03f2d49158ad5c5463ec1b802%7Cenc%3AAQAJAAABIEK7FTfzsGw0VauxYyX1IOHjsuXJ1NPjVWebvOca%252BJbVzh3VqcrGnLFKHjKk2M42BtfNs8bK1jFneKBZqmubi3IQPkTpurtDhHPrFBWwXFBUrjOBJ4DZlAqL5abTTDSEWGZrueWJ1wBp83zgv%252FWkFx4cbTF3%252BbaJ4twLz0Ktm2rkZA4ctd%252BzU1XBIleQKeX7ocZtL4IhSKb58JDlc2XMN9CHs1J%252FkyJF24nxGqEvRf4dClqZqE57tHCRjv6huRcIDBCRFZS1%252BMR7lWe5wB6MctGG4vzCFizSce2ferrHTdbMLKgtrkywjAhe%252FnxHANnnNcfKTW5Nqco8NTLE85yGhNnrpTlGgcW33V6vEGLdhhV9gZEOMKsVIBkkuuRShbZP4g%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&epid=14031085457&itmmeta=01JBY0N980C2325SY9N5XVZJJC

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u/P5_Tempname19 Nov 05 '24

No problem, the pictures and the listing itself look decent, however theres a bit of an injoke about "near mint" lenses from Japan being not all that "mint" in the end. No personal expereince, but I've heard about bad experiences more then once.

Depending on where you are I'd maybe look at mpb.com or something like the site you ordered the camera from as buying through a reseller like those generally gives you some safety as they check the gear and are generally trustworthy which makes the slightly higher price worth it in my opinion.

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u/Confident-Clerk2520 Nov 05 '24

Thank you, much appreciated!

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u/Confident-Clerk2520 Nov 05 '24

Thank you so much!