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50-230 II as a landscape lens

Started Oct 30, 2018 | Discussions thread
Garthom Regular Member • Posts: 332
Re: 50-230 II as a landscape lens
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georgehudetz wrote:

Snap Happy wrote:

georgehudetz wrote:

As others have said, nice image.

You should be able to pull more detail out with C1. Since you shot this at F16 (presumably to slow the shutter) you do get noticeable diffraction. In C1, in the Lens Correction toolset, check "Diffraction Correction" on any image that is F9 or smaller, and you should be able to push the standard sharpening further without artifacts.

I've been considering the 50-230 as well. I have been hiking with the 16-55 & 50-140 (along with the 2x TC) and I know that going with something like the 16-80 & 50-230 would be sooo much lighter and compact.

Ah, thanks, yes I was struggling to get shutter speed long enough to blur the water.

Your back would certainly notice taking the 50-230 instead of the 50-140!

Yes indeed. I'm even thinking of just taking the 10-24 & 50-230 in a waist pack for most hiking.

If I end up sticking with Fuji, I'll get the 10-24 and this will be my hiking/backpacking combo as well. At f8, my copy of the 50-230mm is really impressive for its size and price (I got a brand new grey market copy for $175!). It sounds kind of silly since it's a cheap kit zoom, but it's actually a big reason to stick with this system for me. There just isn't really anything comparable if I were to switch.

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