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Thoughts on XF 90mm f2 for concert shooting

Started Feb 3, 2016 | Discussions thread
georgehudetz Veteran Member • Posts: 6,299
Re: Thoughts on XF 90mm f2 for concert shooting

John M Roberts wrote:

georgehudetz wrote:

I'm talking about the nature of the out-of-focus parts of the image (bokeh). Normally, with larger apertures, there are parts of the scene both in front of the focus field (i.e., closer to the lens) and behind the focus field that are out-of-focus. One of the nice aspects of the 90 is that has a pleasant rendering of subjects that are both in front of and behind the focus field. Many lenses to well with subject matter behind the focus target, but not so well in front of the focus target.

Yes, after I had shut down the laptop and headed to sleep it came to mind that bokeh in front as well is what you meant. Thanks for the info. Just read news of the Sony's A6300 AF capabilities and was wondering how well it would do under conditions you are shooting in. I'm sitting tight for a while before making any changes from my X-E1. I did order a 24-120 for my Nikon to help lighten the load at time when needed. Hope I'm pleased with that lens.

The new bodies from Fuji & Sony will probably focus faster than the X-T1, and the greater number of AF points should result in better tracking, such as when trying to follow a lead singer as he moves about the stage.  Also, the shorter back-out period in the EVF in the XP2 should make it easier to follow the action, regardless of the AF mode used.

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