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XF 18-55 subjects are soft when aparture is wide open at the wide end

Started Jun 4, 2018 | Questions thread
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Re: XF 18-55 subjects are soft when aparture is wide open at the wide end
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lgraf wrote:

Bob Tullis wrote:

For you to have confidence in yours, expect wide open at either end of the zoom range not to be at its best. Be sure your focus area won't pick up background elements, and give OIS with a 1/2 press of the shutter a moment to settle in before the full squeeze of the shutter to get the exposure.

Thank you for the tips. Regarding the OIS, i have read today that people tend to have better results with OIS Mode 2 (SHOOTING ONLY), i used the default OIS Mode 1 (CONTINUOUS + MOTION) before. I will try this the next day and will post my experience with it.

What's your experience with OIS settings?

If you do this you need to give the lens one or two seconds on half-press of the shutter release for the OIS to stabilize the lens; so if you shoot rapidly it may not be the best option.

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