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I finally realized that the X-T1 had an interval shooting timer built in so yesterday I went out and made a few clips - processed in Bridge/Photoshop.  I'm by no means a seasoned timelapser - really just have messed around in the past and done short clips as an add on to jobs here and there.

 

Camera had no problem with 2sec. interval raw capture - never hiccuped using a 95MB/s Sandisk card.  I switched over to jpeg (Chrome) after the first clip to save myself disk space and time on the computer.  

 

In the past I've always used manual lenses for time lapse stuff so I kind of forgot about potential exposure/aperture issues with modern lens designs.

 

23mm did a fine job - very consistent exposures throughout.

 

18-55mm - not so much.  Exposure "flicker" is apparent.  Sure, it can be fixed with software, but that's a step I wouldn't mind avoiding.

 

 

 

I haven't tried the 14mm or 55-200mm yet (that's it for Fuji glass in my bag for now) but my hypothesis is that having a real aperture ring is beneficial.  In that case, the 14mm would be good, 55-200mm bad.  I'll probably test it out today.  

 

Anyone have experience with some of the other X lenses?

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I finally realized that the X-T1 had an interval shooting timer built in so yesterday I went out and made a few clips - processed in Bridge/Photoshop.  I'm by no means a seasoned timelapser - really just have messed around in the past and done short clips as an add on to jobs here and there.

 

Camera had no problem with 2sec. interval raw capture - never hiccuped using a 95MB/s Sandisk card.  I switched over to jpeg (Chrome) after the first clip to save myself disk space and time on the computer.  

 

In the past I've always used manual lenses for time lapse stuff so I kind of forgot about potential exposure/aperture issues with modern lens designs.

 

23mm did a fine job - very consistent exposures throughout.

 

18-55mm - not so much.  Exposure "flicker" is apparent.  Sure, it can be fixed with software, but that's a step I wouldn't mind avoiding.

 

 

 

I haven't tried the 14mm or 55-200mm yet (that's it for Fuji glass in my bag for now) but my hypothesis is that having a real aperture ring is beneficial.  In that case, the 14mm would be good, 55-200mm bad.  I'll probably test it out today.  

 

Anyone have experience with some of the other X lenses?

I use most of my primes for shooting timelaps - it is a nice cam to shoot TL with with simple strait forward UI.

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I am regularly shooting time lapse images for my wedding day films - the flicker you refer to is caused by the aperture closing down for every shot, and this aperture being very slightly different each time. It's not common but I must admit I haven't used the 18-55mm for this purpose. As you are obviously aware best results will always be achieved with a manual lens where there is no change between the aperture etc. on every shot. I've had similar issues (albeit not as pronounced) on Canon, but never realised until I was asked about it on a stop-motion discussion forum. Those guys know their shit. To see some of my films you can visit here: www.vimeo.com/chasingsummer

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I've noticed if I have the exposure preview (can't remember the exact name of the feature and don't have my XT-1 handy) on flicker essentially goes away since the aperture is fixed at that point instead of stopping down for each shot.

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Kaladin, thanks, I'm pretty sure exposure preview was enabled as I only turn it off when shooting with strobes.  Worthy of a double-check, though.

 

Antony, thanks for the link.  Nice wedding video, too!  I haven't seen too many people doing timelapses like yours for weddings.  Well done!

 

Mart46, the clips are at 24 fps so from around 200 to 750 for the three posted.

 

Remeife, I like the UI, too.  A bit quicker/easier to work with than the Nikon D800 + D750.

 

 

I have a F-mount adaptor to use all my Nikkor and Zeiss ZF lenses, and probably will in the future, but it really would have been nice if the 18-55 was more consistent.  Maybe the 16-55 is in my future after all.  I'm off to the beach for a week - hopefully I'll find the time to see how the 55-200 performs.

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