rainydiary
Forum Enthusiast
- Messages
- 445
- Reaction score
- 77
Hi Mapline
Is it possible for you to upload 24 MP image has 6,000 × 4,000 size ?
Thank
Is it possible for you to upload 24 MP image has 6,000 × 4,000 size ?
Thank
-
Welcome to the new forums! Please read this first. For known issues we are working to resolve, click here.
Does the 18-55 kit lens have a sharpenss problem?
- Thread starter TheDarmok74
- Start date
The Davinator
Forum Pro
- Messages
- 24,707
- Solutions
- 2
- Reaction score
- 37,836
I found the same. I have no issues using that lens on a regular basis.
rainydiary
Forum Enthusiast
- Messages
- 445
- Reaction score
- 77
Hi Mapline
All of the images were sharp.
Thank
All of the images were sharp.
Thank
Clive99
Senior Member
BTW I experienced issues with the OIS at shutter speeds higher than 1/250s as well. The whole image looks a little blurry in a high percentage of shots. Haven't seen this problem with my other Fuji lenses. As a rule now, I only turn the OIS on if I'm shooting with a show shutter speed.
Clive
rainydiary
Forum Enthusiast
- Messages
- 445
- Reaction score
- 77
Hi Mapline
This one also sharp.
Could you upload some of landscape images ?
Thank
This one also sharp.
Could you upload some of landscape images ?
Thank
Last edited:
I think im going to try this. my last lot of landscape photos with this lens just didnt really meet my expectations to the point i think sony kit lens is better.. short distance though im quite happy with it, weird.. more experimentation needed, might also try manual to pin this down.
Hi rainyday
Attach 2 landscapes at f5.7 and f8 as requested
Feel the lense is sharp and the resolution is great.
Zoom to 400% and on the horizon (rh) you can see some wind turbines which I think are out at sea.
I'm impressed with the lens as these are all hand held.
Last edited:
activator
Leading Member
A guy called Omar who does a lot of XT20 tutorials with this kit lens mentioned in one of his many and interesting detailed videos that in some cases the green focus light came on and the focus area square turned green.but that the result was not quite in focus.
He turned the focus beep noise on and waited for the beep...then all his shots were in focus. The camera sometimes didnt focus beep even with a green light on .
Check him out good insights.
He turned the focus beep noise on and waited for the beep...then all his shots were in focus. The camera sometimes didnt focus beep even with a green light on .
Check him out good insights.
I find that's true with a bunch of lenses, especially wide angle; good focus at a short distance but not great at infinity, especially with landscapes, foliage.
golfnut22
Forum Enthusiast
OK, here's the problem and the solution:I have mine for over 2 weeks now but I don't see any difference...maybe someone could or it is my eyesight?
SOOC
--
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Golfnutelin/SH-bYTdhIII/AAAAAAAAAYk/TkDIXOwa3R0/s288/P1010586.jpg
At f3.2, you will have soft focus in either the background or foreground, or both, depending upon where you chose to focus. For landscape, your ideal aperture for in focus and depth of field would be between f5.6 and f7.1
rlx
Senior Member
Nice composition and the focus is at the right place.
rainydiary
Forum Enthusiast
- Messages
- 445
- Reaction score
- 77
Hi mapline
All these images also sharp.
Thank
All these images also sharp.
Thank
Last edited:
Joachim Gerstl
Veteran Member
Hi,
I bought a second hand 18-55 in a store but returned it because it was not sharp on one side. I later got the X-T1 plus kit lens and that one was fine.
It is still a kit lens - you can't expect prime like performance but uneven sharpness is clearly a sign of a faulty lens.
I bought a second hand 18-55 in a store but returned it because it was not sharp on one side. I later got the X-T1 plus kit lens and that one was fine.
It is still a kit lens - you can't expect prime like performance but uneven sharpness is clearly a sign of a faulty lens.
Elyharbour
Senior Member
Undoubtedly there is going to be some lens-lens variation with any zoom, and decentering is an issue with all brands, but it also depends on how one is using the lens - ie. which FLs and apertures. A quick check today (JPEGs) with my 18-55mm (cityscape shots) shows some softness across the frame at 18mm / f2.8 (marginally more on the LHS), but looking good by f/5.6. Same at 23mm, but sharpening up again by f/4-5.6. At 35mm pretty good across all apertures, but only gets close to the 35mm f/1.4 prime at f/8. At 55mm looks fine at all available apertures.
So, in reality, if I don't shoot wide and wide-open at the same time, I have no real issues with my 18-55mm. If I shot at 18-23mm at the widest apertures most of the time, I'd probably post a similar thread to the OP, but probably shouldn't be using this lens anyway! So...that might also account for some of the difference of opinion here, on top of any unit variation present.
As a general purpose walk-around lens in daylight, I'm likely to be in the "sharp" range most of the time, as will many others.
PS - I didn't find OIS on/off made any difference on mine.
So, in reality, if I don't shoot wide and wide-open at the same time, I have no real issues with my 18-55mm. If I shot at 18-23mm at the widest apertures most of the time, I'd probably post a similar thread to the OP, but probably shouldn't be using this lens anyway! So...that might also account for some of the difference of opinion here, on top of any unit variation present.
As a general purpose walk-around lens in daylight, I'm likely to be in the "sharp" range most of the time, as will many others.
PS - I didn't find OIS on/off made any difference on mine.
Last edited:
RDoe
Leading Member
I thought so as well. A quick test did not reveal any improvement. In some cases at F5.6 and lower, my top right corner is soft. The weird thing is when I focus in that area the whole image is fine. So not decentered, but weird nonetheless. But at F8 it is all sharp, fine for fun shooting non critical. But would have loved a fix from the firmware update.
Keyboard shortcuts
- f
- Forum