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

Started Jan 17, 2020 | Discussions thread
rwbaron Forum Pro • Posts: 14,345
Re: XF 16-55mm - Do I have a bad copy?

canetsbe wrote:

rwbaron wrote:

canetsbe wrote:

Joachim Gerstl wrote:

No, you most likely have no bad copy. Don't send it to Fuji yet before you give it another try.

Try to do focus manually using the loupe or simply use the AF on a subject which is about 5 to 10 meters away. To crank the lens to infinity doesn't work. Many lenses focus behind infinity. There is no way to get such a crappy image quality without a serious user error.

Lol, ok. That's helpful. /s

What Joachim said.

Most likely a focusing issue.

Bob

A focusing issue with the lens, yes; you do realize the point of this thread is that the lens is behaving incorrectly?

Could be the lens or the body. Have you confirmed that the lens produces an acceptably sharp image at infinity using manual focus? If it does then try a series of 10 shots off a tripod focusing on a good contrast target at infinity and see how many are in proper focus.

Bob

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