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Noah

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  1. People over at the other fujix forum seem to agree that it's not a defect per se, but rather just a known issue w/ the 23mm. I've been using this lens for a year and haven't seen it before, but then again, I've never tried to do wide open CH with continuous zone AF outdoors in bright sunlight either . I have a few other lens's I can try to recreate the conditions. I have a 56mm coming today that I can try shooting @ f1.4. Supposedly the 56 also has some aberration issues wide open, but not nearly as pronounced as the 23mm. We'll see.
  2. For the most part, I've really been astounded by the new 4.0 firmware. Just installed on on Monday and been testing it all week. Today, took the X-T1 out on a walk w/ the family to the local ice cream shop. Towards the end, I asked my oldest kid to run to me as I crouched stationary. I put the camera in CH w/continuous AF in Zone AF mode. After I let the X-T1 burst about 4-5 pictures, and to my shock, I literally saw the worst CA fringing I have ever seen in any camera in the history of cameras. In a MULTITUDE of colors. It's so bad, it almost looks as if it was photo shopped to deliberately look like neon trees. Green Fringing https://goo.gl/photos/VFyEmnXdQozUwPVt5 purple fringing https://goo.gl/photos/4fHyyPEG9AYZuKcr5 the least affected shot https://goo.gl/photos/RCcfycR2u4TDyBDo9 more pink neon'ish fringing https://goo.gl/photos/G6viuBPVXactkbZi7 teal-green fringing https://goo.gl/photos/L7fkvhqMQYs21Qpb8 For context, It was the 23mm f1.4 wide open. Multi metering mode. Auto SS, Auto ISO. Jpegs SOOC. I've been shooting with the 23mm almost excusively for a year in a wide variety of settings, and NEVER have this bad of CA. In fact, I can only recall 1 shot at all where i even SAW CA. Has anyone else had this issue? This is NOT a minor problem. It's the worst CA I've ever seen and in my opinion, makes the camera unusable. It's the most pronounced around the leaves, but it's also very apparent around my kids shirt. If my X-T1 could potentially be setup incorrectly, please feel free to let me know, but even so, I have a hard time that this level of CA would be acceptable regardless of settings.
  3. Hi there, first time poster! I've had my 16-55mm for a few weeks now. Shot with it for day long trips and a couple of events. I'm not a pro, but I do love photography . I agree with the general sentiment that others have said here, that the "it's sooo big" feedback from initial reviews is way overblown. Granted, it depends where you're coming from. I came from Canon a year ago, first with the 550D + 17-55mm f2.8 EF-S, then the 5Diii + 24-70 F2.8 ii. Let me tell you, the X-T1 with the 16-55mm is laughably small and easy to handle vs either of those Canon setups. As far as fixed f2.8 mid-range zooms go for APS-C or FF, this has to be one of the most compact (albeit, not by much). Focusing is fairly fast and silent. I'm patiently waiting for v4.0 firmware where I think this lens will really shine. I'll admit, my first event I was a bit perplexed. It was in a large room with plenty of sunlight pouring in from 10 foot windows along a wall, and in aperture priority set to f2.8 the whole time, my X-T1 kept wanting to give me 1000+ ISO with my minimum shutter speed of 1/30. A LOT of those pictures came out slightly blurry, esp. on the long end. I had to manually set SS to 1/60 and keep ISO at 800 for hand shake to stop being an issue. Not sure if the X-T1 was having a metering issue or what, but it was a little annoying. As for the picture quality, images are definitely sharp. Pretty damn close to prime, if not prime sharp. I compare side by side with images I took with my 24-70 ii, and they're easily on par, but for a total of $3,000 less for glass+body . That all being said, I'm still evaluating if I want to keep it. I used to be a zoom shooter, but after switching to Fuji, I've really enjoyed the performance of primes. Currently I own the 23mm, and decided to give the 16-55mm a shot. I'll admit, I'm pretty tempted by going the 56mm f1.2 route for the long end, and maybe picking up a wide angle. I found myself reaching for my 23mm yesterday at Disneyland because I really needed the f1.4. I've been spoiled with the bright primes. Takes a lot to make f2.8 feel slow..lol. I'll probably wait for the v4.0 firmware with the new AF tracking to see if the 16-55mm will work for me. I'm in a position where I wouldn't mind at all to just rock primes, but having 2 kids running around, sometimes a mid range zoom is required. these are all jpegs SOOC https://goo.gl/photos/Ls1S1bDWHSkV3b7o9 https://goo.gl/photos/3tXxqe3mWR6aZK6y7 https://goo.gl/photos/p9176iR3Nbzfkmq9A https://goo.gl/photos/7DBVvMM6YgduLqFo6 https://goo.gl/photos/Pqc8FG5HUbY7sCH8A
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