Jerry-astro

Exactly my impression as well... either motion blurred or OOF, but definitely unsharp throughout the range tested.  I would not base any conclusions on the comparison shown here without a redo of ...

I can't disagree at all.  It's pretty irritating.  Whether I would choose to toss a system and change brands because one lens exhibits that issue is a bit more questionable, assuming I didn't have ...

I don't have your version to compare, so I can't really give you a good read on this.  However, you're getting some great advice further along in the thread to help you get more performance with ...

I also think the 18-55 would be an excellent starting point, then after some time with the camera, migrate to primes.  However, I am admittedly more of a zoom guy, so take that with a grain of salt. ...

Very nice work.  Thanks for sharing.

Great shot!  The starburst is extra special and something I don't recall having seen much on similar photos.  Consider cropping this a bit and then hang it on your wall!  Nice work.

You might start by indicating which version of LR you're using and also what sort of a system you're using to run it.  I'm running on a pretty fast iMac Retina 5K and using LR CC 2015.12.  The ...

They look great, Matt. Interesting that the color balance ended up being a bit different between the two cameras. I heavily bracketed my shots because I simply didn't want to bother fiddling with ...

I was definitely pondering video but ultimately, I'm a stills guy, and decided to go that route instead.  I don't have a backup camera (shhh, don't tell anyone) so had to choose one way or the ...

At the expense of beating this poor issue to death here, maybe it's worth exploring what is and isn't acceptable (at least to me).  Nothing I've experienced with the lens I referred to here is ...

VERY nice.  Thanks for sharing.

Funny, I don't recall saying that.  Your words, not mine.  Zoom creep is a pain, but it can be dealt with.  As I said, your comments make it clear that your issues go a lot deeper than that.  I ...

Well, many of your other comments elsewhere in the forum make it pretty clear that you're not happy with Fuji in general for a variety of reasons. I find lens creep to be a bit irritating, but ...

Once again to everyone else who commented, really appreciate the nice responses.  Might take some time tomorrow with LR and see what I can pull out of the shots with some additional tweaking.  It ...

Very nice shot.  That flare is actually kind of interesting, intended or not.

Looks great.  Considered a sequence like that but decided that I wanted to spend more time enjoying the event and less worrying about taking shots, so I talked myself out of it.  It's a very nice ...

Batdude, Jake, and JT, many thanks for the kind words.

Very cool!

Thanks much, Kyle!

Thanks! Been waiting a lifetime for an opportunity like this. Taking pics was nice, but simply marveling at the event... that was awesome.