XT3 sharpness

[Baz2963]

Hi,

New here and to my XT3. Is someone able to tell me if my images produced from my XT3 are sharp ?

I had an XT30 before and feel (using same lenses) that it produced a sharper image, I could also be going insane and my images are perfect

 

[Jean Lestrale]

OK, the first shot is typical of the 18-55 when at 18mm... it only has full sharpness at 23 and up... so that explains that one.

On the second shot I think perhaps 1/100 was a little too slow for a hand held shot so that may explain that one. Try to stay at 1/125 or switch on the OIS when going lower.

Basically I think my 18-55 is a great lens, as variables go... and I hear the T3 is a little more demanding than for example my T10 because of the higher density sensor, so a little faster shutter is probably needed.

Have a good day !

Jean

 

[Baz2963]

Thanks Jean really appreciate that, I was unaware of those factors. As long as my XT3 is working as it should and the user is at fault I’m all good

 

[JayPhizzt]

Hi,

New here and to my XT3. Is someone able to tell me if my images produced from my XT3 are sharp ?

I had an XT30 before and feel (using same lenses) that it produced a sharper image, I could also be going insane and my images are perfect

Sharpness is an almost entirely lens sided characteristic and has very little to do with the camera/sensor. If you have a sharp lens and you're not getting sharp photos you're either not nailing focus or getting motion blur.

The Fuji 18-55/2.8-4 is a pretty sharp lens, although the sharpness can vary across the focal lengths on zoom lenses. Most lenses also tend to be less sharp at the largest apertures.

However those photos look pretty sharp, although they're not full resolution so we can't really make a proper assessment.

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[maltmoose]

OK, the first shot is typical of the 18-55 when at 18mm... it only has full sharpness at 23 and up... so that explains that one.

I cant agree with that, my 1855 seem preety good at 18 and 23mm. af can be iffy on this lens though.

Mines certainly weaker at 55mm.

On the second shot I think perhaps 1/100 was a little too slow for a hand held shot so that may explain that one. Try to stay at 1/125 or switch on the OIS when going lower.

Basically I think my 18-55 is a great lens, as variables go... and I hear the T3 is a little more demanding than for example my T10 because of the higher density sensor, so a little faster shutter is probably needed.

Have a good day !

Jean

 

[Jean Lestrale]

Well one other point is that these shots may not be tack sharp when we pixel-peep but they would almost certainly produce some lovely prints...

 

[Stuart VC]

The photos look great, I refuse to pixel peep so I’ll just leave it at that.

 

[biza43]

They look fine to me, even at such a low resolution. The irises are in focus and sharp.

 

[sir_c]

Shutter shock can be an issue at moderate speeds, say range 1/30 - 1/250th.

OIS could also sometimes be a problem. If one does not give it time to settle, images can look a bit funky.

 

[DarnGoodPhotos]

If these are JPGs then you might also have had a different Sharpness and Noise Reduction setting.

 

[Samuraidog]

Edited to add: Disregard my post. Member "DarnGoodPhotos" beat me to it by one minute.

One factor that might not have been mentioned so far is your camera settings. If you are only using straight out of camera jpegs, you might want to refer back to your X-T30 and see if your sharpness, noise reduction, etc. settings are similar.

 

[Baz2963]

I uploaded those images to my gallery, in the hope they are full res for you guys to have a look.

https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/3333926886

 

[Sutto]

I've said this on here many times (and most folk don't like it), that this 'kit' lens is mediocre at best and downright crumby a lot of the time. I had 3 copies over as many years - searching for the optical Nirvana that folk were raving about. Each time I thought I just had a bad copy, however, I realised in the end that I was flogging a dead horse. Particularly at the longer end and wide-open (where I did a lot of my portrait photography) the images were soft and underwhelming. It was only when I bit the bullet and bought the gorgeous 16-55, that I realised what a good lens looked like. Sorry to be a harbinger of bad news, but sometimes when we are using inferior products, we have to jump ship and start again.

Sutto

 

[biza43]

I uploaded those images to my gallery, in the hope they are full res for you guys to have a look.

https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/3333926886

I stand by my first comment - they look fine to me, the irises/eyes are sharp. The lens may be crap, etc, etc, but these photos are fine in terms of sharpness in their focal point, the eyes.

 

[Jean Lestrale]

I think the 18-55 is a suprisingly good general purpose lens. It's a compact, lightweight, versatile lens that's a bit soft at the edges and not too sharp at 18mm, but it's well made and serviceable and has OIS. I wouldn't say it's the best lens in the world but a variable is always a trade off between versatility and pure IQ...

 

[sir_c]

I think you are overly harsh. What people say is that it is performs above average for a kitlens. Which is true.

In general it gives pretty good pictures and i made some of my better ones with it. Did my audience ever complain about soft corners or smeared details? Not once. Does it outperform my xf56? Nope. But does it matter? Nope.

 

[Hans P]

Hi,

concerning the sharpness

I was also surprised with my XT-2 to discover

how sharpness up to step 4 gave nicer sharper results

without 'noticeable collateral damage',

so I suggest worth trying to do some testing in this respect with your XT-3,

maybe the standard sharpness settings in FUJI could be too soft

Cheers

 

[LastKey]

I have three cameras. X-T1, X-T3 and Lumix G9, and I observed the same thing as yours. The images from Lumix G9 are very sharp as compared to Fujifilm photos. Fujifilm images feel softer. I capture RAW and edit in Capture One, so JPEG/film simulation settings are not applicable per se.

Lumix G9 has 12-35 F2.8 MII Lens. Whereas with Fujifilm, I have used 18-55 (the kit lens), 50mm F2 and 23mm F2. Primes perform better than the kit lens, understandably, but in sharpness, G9 is still better. So I don't know what lens I should get as I can't seem to achieve that sharpness in Fujifilm.


Fujifilm X-T1 + 18-55 ƒ/8 1/100 18mm ISO400


Panasonic DC-G9 ƒ/5.6 1/400 13mm ISO200

 

[Samuraidog]

Set High ISO NR (noise reduction) to -4.

NR to -4

Sharpness to +1

I saw it on a youtube video recently, and it appears to help with sharpness. It even somehow affects the RAW files, as well as images at low ISO.

 

[Samuraidog]