X-H2s and focus bracketing for macro

[default eric]

Hello,

I'm new to Fuji and liking it so far. But I wanted to sanity-check a problem I've hit and see if there are maybe workarounds.

I've wanted to try focus-stacking, and the bracketing functions seemed like they could help with that. So I got an electronic lens and flash with a fast refresh. But then I found that the interval setting for delay between exposures only offers 1 second increments. I suppose that makes sense with landscapes or studio/tripod shots. But 1 second is a very long time to wait with live subjects and/or handheld. And zero delay won't give a flash time to refresh.

This limit on control seems arbitrary. Anything I should try besides waiting hoping on future firmware improvements? Using long shutter speeds to force a delay might work if ambient light is low. 

Thanks

[Heccie Thump]

There's a few videos on YouTube that explain focus stacking on Fuji cameras.  The ones I have seen most of relate to the XT line but I checked the manual for the XH2 and XH2s and the interface is identical between the two ranges so should work the same.  I have been doing it on the XT4 and you do, indeed, set the timer to 0 sec and it will take the sequence of images as fast as it can, based on the shutter speed selected.  However, this can become an issue if your flash cannot regenerate fast enough.  Micael Widell did a good video on this, doing a comparison between a few common affordable flashes to highlight the issue.

Bottom line was that the Godox V350 flash is a unit capable of firing rapidly enough and with stable, repeatable light for each exposure with the camera focus stack set to 0 sec.