Olaf W.

Maybe a problem with rhe connection of the lens. Did you buy a new or a used one?

Check the setting of „Auto Power Mode“ and set it to off.

Yeah, was a 2020 survey. We'll close this and perhaps start a new one later.

Check the setting of the picture format, should be 3:2.

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Strange. Did you try different SD cards, perhaps it‘s an writing speed issue?

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Welcome to our forum, you‘ve got yourself a nice camera!

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I‘m using a lot of manul lenses with different cameras, including Fuji, and I still don’t understand your issue. Stopping down ‚a bit‘ means f5.6 or 8 for me at normal daylight conditions. But even when using f18 and above under rare circumstances, after adjusting the exposure time there is no problem seeing the subject and adjusting the focus.

Why would one take a photo with f22 under normal circumstances? I‘m not sure I‘m understanding your problem.

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No, I don‘t. Just have used similar lenses with mixed results. In my opinion a lot of experience snd patience ist needed to use them. That doesn‘t mean I think you‘re doing something wrong or have wrong expectations, but some people definitively do (such as me doing the first F1.x shots). I can‘t give an definitive opinion regarding your lens. If you‘re not satisfied with it you should get it checked.

With a fully opened F1.2 lens you will in most cases get a softening effect and bad corner sharpness. Many photographers love and use this effect for portrait photography. For other photography one better uses a more closed lens. You are right that the bad autofocus can be a result of the softness.

Since there is an area if sharpness it seems that the focus point was there. The blurrines might result from the alignment of the object. As I mentioned above, F1.2 gives you a very shallow field of death. Try F5.6 for a start. But maybe you’re right and the lens is defective.

I‘m using different lenses. I‘m not really sure that your photos are out of focus.

Did you unpack the firmware file from the download?

What aperture setting did you use? Did you consider that the depth of field is very narrow with an open F1.2 lens?

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What kind of charger do you use? Recently I had an issue with another Fuji model and a 2 Ampere charger. Switched to a 1 Ampere charger and it loaded properly. Second possibility is a faulty usb cable.

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Welcome. You can use copy and paste for posting photos.

Make sure you're using the mechanical shutter with a flash. Maybe you have set the electrical shutter in the modes other than auto.

You can use a normal USB charger.

You‘re welcome, but I fear I‘ve run out of ideas. Maybe you are right with the firmware on the camera. It must probably be serviced then.