Let’s all take a moment to appreciate this guy not always pushing every new body and every new lens or switching systems twice a year just for the clicks…

Finally a photography youtuber who actually takes decent pictures

Thank you for PHOTOS and not pixel peeping. I never understood pixel peeping, so I can’t quite understand the obsession over it. It’s nice to see the actual PHOTOS that someone’s taking. You know, the important thing of photography!

TLDR

XF 18mm F1.4
XF 33mm F1.4

XF 16-55mm F2.8
XF 50-140mm
XF 8-16mm

just got my 16-80 f4 couple weeks ago, and that lens has been my main one for basically everything. street, portrait, etc. contant f4 (not the widest but it does the job), wide range for focal, it basically fit in everything, and not that heavy so i can carry it everywhere. cant express how much im loving it

As a hobby shooter, I've found my happy place with two primes. The 23 1.4 and the 56 1.4. I have the 35 f2 and that is a great little lense, but honestly the 56 basically lives on my camera.

The new 56mm f1.2 WR is the highlight of my life! 😍😍😍

Thank you so much for including the "cheaper alternatives" section of the video... shows that you care about the viewers. Have a good day

Some solid advice in there! More of a prime guy so I'm 16/1.4 - 33/1.4 - 56/1.2 and 70-300 for anything else. I shoot everything from landscape to street, weddings, snowboarding, climbing, architecture ... bit of everything really. A combination of two or three of those typically has me covered.

I really like your lens choice and I think your kit is as minimal as possible for how much it covers. I shoot quite a lot of portraits, events, weddings (I'm just getting into it), so I definitely shoot much more with primes but in general, if you divide your lens collection into kits for different purposes like you did in the video, it makes perfect sense. I also appreciate your point that you want your lenses to serve multiple purposes. That's really important for me as well.

My fav one has been the original 23mm 1.4. Every portrait Ive done has such beautiful sharpness and bokeh. Its not sterile sharp but just the right amount that creates some magic in my pictures.

My X-T4 kit consists of the 23 f/2, 35 f/2 and 90mm f/2 and I couldn't be happier.

Dear Roman, I just want you to know that I really enjoy your informative, relaxed and honest videos. I am a real perfectionist and I do care about the smallest details. However, there is something special about your chilled style and your overall approach to produce your videos. Keep on going!

You’re the man, I’ve been planning my switch from Sony to Fuji for the last couple weeks. Got my body choice down and now I need to choose my lenses. Thank you for this 🙏🏻

Interesting, thank you.  Rather than the 33mm prime, I went with the 27mm pancake because that makes my XT2 a pocket camera, at least with my travel vest, and it's much less conspicuous than a big prime.  IOW, it doesn't make me stand out.  I like that, especially in places where tourists, especially American, may not receive the warmest welcome.  BTW, I love Istanbul so I love seeing your shots.  And now, at 75, I find I really like light weight gear!  My travel combo is a 14mm Fuji, the 27mm, the 18-55 f/4 to 5.6 and a 16mm extension tube and/or Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Snap-On Lens, and, of course, a CPL.  I'm seriously thinking of getting a variable ND for running water shots.  Thanks again!

To be honest, I haven't a clue, that's why I'm here!

As a New-To-Me XT-1, I found this video very informative.  I liked how you showed the priciest glass performs and how you use it.  But then move on to say that these other lenses will work just as well for the budget minded.

Cheers for the vid mate. Just went on a family holiday to Croatia with the 16 1.4, 35 1.4 and 55-200. Usage was 80% 35mm, 10% 16mm and 5% 55-200. Realized halfway through the trip that I could basically leave the 16 & 55-200 at home.
Your idea of 16-55 and the 33 1.4 is a good shout for traveling. 👌

Amazing video. Love the approach. Straightforward, easy to follow. No  unnecessary drama. Thanks!

In my recent trip to New York, i brought the XT-3 with 16-80 f4, Viltrox 33 f1.4 and the X100v.
XT-3 with 16-80 was what I used most of the time, along with X100v for night shots and more discreet street photography.

Although, i didnt have much time to familiarize myself with the Viltrox before the trip.