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

Started Jan 17, 2020 | Discussions thread
OP canetsbe New Member • Posts: 13
Re: Focused too far?

Erik Baumgartner wrote:

canetsbe wrote:

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?

It's definitely not a DOF thing. I have other lenses that are perfectly sharp focused at infinity.

At 55mm? Focus on the subject, not infinity. The lens may indeed me wonky, but you should try focusing properly and reevaluate. .

Sure.  I own plenty of other cameras and have experience with other systems and this has never been a problem.  The subject is effectively at infinity; those hills in the distance are miles away, yet are blurry.  The trees are hundreds of yards away and according to the AF system, they are in focus.

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