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NX1 photo iq & focus issues

Started Jan 3, 2016 | Discussions thread
Tugela Contributing Member • Posts: 755
Re: NX1 photo iq & focus issues

lebigmac wrote:

Kinger wrote:

I have issues with the 30mm in low light missing focus. About 10-25% of time in low light it will go green but not be in proper focus. I no longer have a 16-50 PZ because I must have had a bad copy and always got slightly out if focus shots with it. My 16-50 S is reliable and fast as are the 45mm and 16mm primes. The 30mm is awesome in moderate to bright light, but pretty bad otherwise. I always use my S in low light or my NX mini with 17mm 1.8 ois lens. I have not noticed NX1 camera related focus issues.

What I find disturbing is that it seems also the case with manual focus. Even you have the right area peaked, you'll find it out of focus on the stored image. I'll have to look if it is limited to low light situations.

You need to use the magnified view to get accurate peaking. This is true for Sony cameras as well btw.

This is because it is easier to find an apparent contrast boundary on the whole image than on a magnified image.

When done properly, manual focusing using peaking is absolutely accurate. But remember, it is just a tool, and a tool used incorrectly will not do the job.

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