Great Photos. Terrible Experience.

Want to restore the planet’s ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 100 people to join Planet Wild with my code ARMITAGE5 will get the first month for free: https://planetwild.com/r/alexarmitage.... If you want to get to know them better first, check out their wildlife crossings mission: https://planetwild.com/r/alexarmitage... K&F CONCEPT Magnetic Black Mist 1/4th - https://amzn.to/3PEeHMb K&F CONCEPT Magnetic Black Mist 1/4 & Variable ND Kit - https://amzn.to/4dLePkL Fujifilm XF16-55mm f2.8 II Review & Image Download - https://www.alexarmitage.com/blog/202... My Fujifilm X-E5 Camera Guide - https://www.alexarmitage.com/shop/p/f... Fujifilm X-E5 Recipes - https://www.alexarmitage.com/blog/202... Travel Channel: ‪@Beyond-a-Postcard‬ Fujifilm XF16-55mm f2.8 II - https://geni.us/Fujifilm-XF16-55-v2 Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 - https://geni.us/Sigma18-50Fuji Fujifilm X-E5 - https://geni.us/FujifilmX-E5 Wotancraft 7L Sling Bag: https://geni.us/WotancraftPilot7L Tripod I'm Using - https://geni.us/FLMCP30-L4 Ball Head I'm Using - https://geni.us/FLM55GX-QLB-60 I’ve never been too compelled to makes lens reviews. Most of the time lenses do what I bought them for and I don’t really have much to say, at least when I was primarily photographing landscapes. As I’ve dabbled a bit more into specific focal lengths and prioritizing size/weight a lot more - it makes lens choices more nuanced than “does it take good photos?” Adding a list of wishes to a lens make the hunt for one a bit more tedious but also rewarding when you finally seem to find the perfect balance for your needs. That’s a bit why I was hesitant to make this video about the Fujifilm XF 16-55 f2.8 II because it does a good job at being light weight (and smallish) while having a larger f2.8 aperture in a 24-85mm (full frame equivalent) zoom range. It really does check all the boxes for what I was looking for. Best of all, it produces some dang good images! But… it has also been one of the worst lens experiences I’ve had in recent memory. So I made this video. 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 Website: https://alexarmitage.com Newsletter: https://alexarmitage.com/newsletter Discord Community:   / discord   Instagram:   / alexarmitage_   Camera/Video 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Affiliate Links) 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 : https://www.alexarmitage.com/gear Music (Typically) from Musicbed: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3300666/1347628/1... 0:00 A Review of the Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f2.8 II 3:10 Image Quality 5:45 Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f2.8 II vs Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 12:03 Build Quality 18:35 Auto Focus