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I agonized over 56mm 1.2 Vs. 90mm 2 Vs. 50-140 2.8. I have all three of them right now but only plan on keeping two of them. I think Im going to keep 50-140 and 56.1.2. The 50-140 is incredibly versatile. Its every bit as good as Canon 70-200 2.8 ii and Canon 70-200 F4 IS, both of which I previously owned. The Canon 70-200 2.8 is still better in terms of bokeh and higher magnification factor. The drawback is its 500g extra weight. And when you add another 500g of weight from a full frame body, thats a total of 1kg extra. Not fun to carry for a long period of time at all. I sold both canon lenses since I got the fuji 50-140. Optical image stabilization is highly effective. Autofocus is fast and accurate. Image quality is very high. I cant find obvious flaws. Unfortunately this lens has low magnification factor. So lets say I want to get a closeup shot of a flower this lens cant do that. Bokeh is decent but not spectacular. Thats why I have 56 1.2. Small enough to bring along just in case. When I first got the lens I was surprised to hear rattling noise when I gently shake the lens. It turns out that this is perfectly normal and was by design. My Canon lenses make no noise at all so I didnt like what I heard at first. But after a while I got used to hearing it. The noise goes away when you turn on the camera, and comes back when you turn off. Other than this, build quality is very high. It makes me want to hold it. My Canon 70-200 2.8 makes me want to put it down. There was a period of time when I had both Canon 70-200 f4 and fuji 50-140. The choice was not as obvious as 70-200 2.8 vs. 50-140. Both 70-200 f4 and the fuji counterpart offer excellent image quality. If I mount the Canon 70-200 f4 on a Canon 6D series, the combo weighs about the same as xt2 + 50-140 combo. I feel that the bokeh is better on the canon and its about 200g lighter. In the end I chose the fuji because i really love my xt2. And even though 50-140 is larger and a bit heavier its one full stop faster, making it potentially a great event lens. Besides the OIS is much quieter and appears to be more effective. Mostly importantly I already sold all my canon full frame. And the only way to use the canon is to mount it on my M5. By the time I add an adapter, the size difference disappears. In summary, Im very glad I got this fujinon 50-140 as a bring-everywhere lens. It is by no means small but very manageable. Its weather resistant. It allows to me to use lower ISO thanks to its extremely effective OIS. If you like traditional DSLR like the canon 5d series and you dont mind the weight, then I think a 5Div and 70-200 f2.8 combo is still superior because of better bokeh and higher magnification. But I do mind. Im getting old. I just want something lighter and more manageable.