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Pen F autofocus vs. OM-D E-M1 (either version)

Started Dec 26, 2017 | Questions thread
glassoholic
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Re: Pen F autofocus vs. OM-D E-M1 (either version)

daddyo wrote:

James,

I can't speak to the Pen F, since I don't own one. However, I can say that I think your main problem is shooting at f2.8. My experience is that the DOF is often just too shallow (yes, to the dismay of all shallow DOF lovers).

If you are using face/eye detection with multiple subjects, they are rarely in the same focus plane, and at f/2.8 some are going to be OOF. I have much better success shooting at f/3.5-f/4, and find I have very few that are not in focus. Of course with larger groups I stop down even more to f/5.6-f/8.

I find that face/eye detection on my E-M1 is very accurate when shooting close up portraits (e.g. Head and Shoulders) -- the further you get away from subjects the more difficult it is to get perfect focus -- however, it is still generally very close.

Your percentage of OOF shots sounds very high to me, and I really think shooting at f/4 and ISO 3200 would have given you a much higher in-focus percentage.

+1

Eye detect gets you close but if more than one person or if subject too far away there are problems. Up closer it is pretty good.

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