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wouterv Regular Member • Posts: 281
Gear you don't use

Warning: anti-GAS post...

Which gear (for the Fuji X system) do you own but not use?

I have a pretty nice collection of X glass in the 14, 18, 35 (1.4) and 90. Other than those 4 primes I also have both XC zooms. The 14 and 90 I bought about 6 months ago. Since then, I haven't used the zooms at all. That's ok, as I tend to prefer primes over zooms lately anyway. What's worse though is that the 14 wasn't cheap, but it hardly saw any action till this day. The very few times I used it, I really liked the results. It's a fantastic piece of glass. But where I take the 90 out on purpose and try to find subjects for it, the 14 just stays in my dry cabinet. On the one hand I'm happy I have it as it might come in handy one day, but on the other hand, do I really want that amount of money just sitting there 'just in case'? It still has 18 months of warranty, so I could get a big part of my 'investment' back if I sell it now. FYI, the reason I got the 14 in the first place was that I felt I needed something wider than the 16 on my 16-50. Turns out that's not really the case after all.

The zooms are another matter. I don't really use them, but selling is a bit silly as I won't get a lot for them anyway. Very recently I bought my wife a Sony RX100 IV since she wanted a small, carry-everywhere, good quality camera, and she hated taking my old X-A1 with 16-50 out. Too big, didn't fit in the purse,... Now that 'we' have the Sony, there's even less need for the 16-50 really.

Another piece of gear I have just sitting there is that X-A1, which was my introduction to Fuji X two years ago. Still works like a charm, but since I got an X-E2 last year, I haven't used it. I thought I'd use it either as a second body to avoid lens changes, or as a slightly larger alternative to the X70 (coupled with the 18mm), but in reality I don't use it either way. Same story as the XC zooms though. It's not worth much so there's really no point in trying to sell it for peanuts.

What would you do? Sell the 14, and/or the X-A1 and 16-50 (and 50-230)? Or would you keep everything? FYI, I wouldn't buy anything else at this point. That might change in the future, but of course it all depends on what Fuji pulls out of their magic lens hat in the coming time.

I guess this really is an anti-GAS situation I'm in right now. Who would've thought...

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