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Question about the XC 50-230mm

Started Oct 15, 2021 | Discussions thread
Snap Happy Senior Member • Posts: 1,925
Re: Question about the XC 50-230mm

Marcus T wrote:

Hi.

Just picked up the XC 50-230mm and am very impressed with the sharpness (w/XT 4). I am having a issue with very shallow depth of field at 230mm at long distances. Subject is about 150 m away, and the surrounding objects farther away are still out of focus. I've closed down the aperture, it helps a little. I've also used a wider focus array, but the main object loses sharpness. Will I be stuck using focus bracketing to get the sharpest images? Or is it the limitation of the lens?

Thanks

Would be good is you could perhaps share a sample image with EXIF data so people can see, for example, your shutter speed and aperture?

At 230mm focussed on a subject 150m away, at f/8, DoF will range from a little over 100m to almost 270m. Hyperfocal distance at that aperture will be 337m (source: Photopills).

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