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x100v bokeh much less pleasing than x100t? ('restless')

Started Aug 12, 2020 | Discussions thread
Chris Dodkin
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Re: Don't use ES
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te321 wrote:

Good question Chris, thanks.

When I playback this photo on my x100v it shows "MS" next to the single white histogram when I hit the up joystick twice. I think that means it fired with the manual shutter.

In the settings, 'Shooting Setting' page 2/3 has 'Shutter Type' on 'MS'.

Are there any other settings that might override this one?

if you are truly on MS and not one of the MS + ES modes, then shooting wide open at 1/2000 would be beyond you camera's shutter speed ability due to the limitations of the leaf shutter design.

The leaf shutter cannot cover that large an aperture in that time, leading to the image being overexposed.

In this case you're probably seeing overexposure destroying the smooth bokeh in the image due to clipping.

You need to use the built-in ND filter for wide open shots in bright light. It provides a 4 stop reduction on the V, and keeps the shutter speed within the operational range of the camera without ES, and allows you to expose the image correctly.

You'll know when it's needed as the over exposure warning lights up the aperture/shutter speed in the viewfinder in RED.

As a rule of thumb, anything over 1/1000 with the MS needs ND.

The bokeh on the X100V looks smooth an nice, same as the previous model - just with a sharper lens

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