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X-E2 + 23mm f2

Started 7 months ago | Questions thread
misterodd
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Re: +1 vote for 3x3 Zone AF & XF 23/2 (samples included)

FujiShooterCY wrote:

Though I own X-E3 & X-T20 (they are technically identical but ergonomically different), whn I use any for shooting in rapidly changing environment, i too find that

  • zone AF 3x3 is the fastest way to obtain focus,
  • single point AF isn't practical and is perceptibly slower (this made me wonder does single point AF at all utilize PDAF capabilities of the camera, or not? and I have never found any clear answer),
  • XF 23/2 with 3x3 zone AF allows to avoid "smartphone-style" shooting with the lens stopped to f/8 or even more; the sweet spot is between f/2.8 and f/4.5, up to f/56.

Thanks for the above tips and the great effort you made to put this all together!  I'll definitely have to keep them in mind.

Here are a few links to sample shots of rapidly changing scenes:

Photo 1, photo 2, photo 3

Some architecture with XF 23/2: 01, 02, 03

Posed (non-street) photo

and one more posed photo.

All were taken with XF 23/2 and 3x3 zone AF.

Cool photos!  Thanks for sharing them.  One thing: when I clicked on the link for the "posed non-street photo" all I got were the words in a black box that read "adult content."  LOL

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