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XF 16-55mm - Do I have a bad copy?

Started Jan 17, 2020 | Discussions thread
Wezre Contributing Member • Posts: 891
Re: Focused too far?

norjens wrote:

It does look bad, and at f/8 as well.

However, I suspect this is simply an issue of incorrect 'depth of field' (dof). You are focusing on infinity, but that's not where the subject is; nothing is going to be really sharp at 55mm when you are focusing so far past it.

Do you have a sample shot we can evaluate where you have focus set to where the subject is?

When focused at infinity at f/2.8 and a focal length of 55mm, everything from about 160-170 feet to infinity should be acceptably sharp. The trees in the middle of the scene are definitely farther away than that.

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