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Weird effect on XF 18-55 2.8-4 Lens

Started Jun 30, 2021 | Discussions thread
maltmoose Veteran Member • Posts: 3,050
Re: Weird effect on XF 18-55 2.8-4 Lens

Love hate with lens. Certainly update the firmware  before going any further as that fixes a couple of bugs.

I highly recommend you test by using manual focus. If it cant get sharp on what you focus your lens is duff.

I also recommend using electronic shutter with this lens as i seem to get a higher rate of sharp photos. Turning ios on and off was inconclusive for me.

Imo opinion fuji AF is flakey and sometimes just takes out of focus photos, its like it cant af on a low contrast subject and just takes it anyway, my other systems do not do this.

This lens appears to have even less reliable AF compared to primes like the 50 f2. Certainly at wide end wide open its a lottery.

The lens also has a lot of distortion which can affect sharpness acros the field.

All that said its possibly the best fuji lens due to its cost, size weight,range, aperature. I wish they would redesign a modern improved version 2 though.

Ive got some great photos im happy with and ive mostly settled on using electronic shutter and the tiny pin point AF point for most reliable results.

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