Quite slow AF

Greg7579 wrote:

ScottD1964 wrote:

Greg7579 wrote:

JdKen wrote:

My only experience of the 50mm was on the X-T100 demo I tried at launch and it did feel skittish - it seemed to wobble the focus back and forth unnecessarily before locking, even in good light. In that respect it felt slow (from initial press to actual lock) even when compared with, say, a 50mm Nikon on an old D90.

I have great difficulty with this post.

Absolutely no way that lens focuses like what you described unless it is damaged and it is not damaged at a Fuji demo.

No way. I had such great difficulty with this post that I read the past 25 of your posts, which I rarely care enough to do.

That explained a lot.

You need to switch away from Fuji now. You don't like their lenses for some reason and hate XTrans, so why waste your time with a system you don't like and then post responses that we read and know absolutely that they can't be even partially correct. Not even close!

Wobbles focus back and forth even in good light! That is an absurd statement. Even the first generation Fuji lenses were way better than that. That 50 F2 is rock solid and has very fast and precise focus.

Incredible. Outrageous in fact.

You know what? We argue the nuances here on DPR. Modern cameras and lenses are all so good now that the differences are in the nuances. We peek around the edges.

We never claim that a Sony, Canon, Tamron, Nikon, or Sigma lens is super soft or won't focus, or that they hunt constantly for focus in good light. That would be crazy if we did that. If we did that we would have zero credibility.

Greg Johnson, San Antonio, Texas
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Well, I guess some people just have zero credibility. The only thing we argue about Sony is that their ergonomics are pretty much crap and the menus are worse. That's all I got. Everything else from anyone else is pretty much fine. Different brands, pretty much personal preference on everything else.

I agree Scott. I came so close recently (really close) to buying the AlphaSevenThree and the 4 best Sony lenses and going dual system along with Fuji. But I just didn't like the feel of them (ergo, size, menus, etc...), but we certainly would never say that Sony IQ is bad or that their best and newest lenses couldn't find focus or were badly soft. Come on. But Sony ergo and menu systems are improving. My point was that this whole 50 F2 can't focus thread is ridiculous, unless the OP has a busted lens. I have that lens and believe me when I tell you I know what right looks and feels like, and that little lens is as tight as a drum and has world-class autofocus capability (the lens does) . To say it is a slow focus mess or can't find focus in good light is just outrageous. Fuji would be dead if that were even 5% true, which it is not. Crazy. Sometimes I think guys come on here and just intentionally say stuff to make us crazy or just have some fun. I'm not saying this guy did moderators, so don't get on me.

Greg Johnson, San Antonio, Texas
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I recently picked up the 50 to go with the 23 f2.  These two lenses are as fast and accurate for AF as anything in the Fuji line up.  And, I haven't even upgraded to the new firmware on the Pro 2.

Scott