p.1 #1 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
Hi everyone,
I own a X-PRO 2 for a few years now and have loved the camera and have not had any issues with it whatsoever. However, I took a trip overseas recently and noticed that the images had really bad quality and what seemed to be chromatic abbreciations and blur. what could've happened and/or what did i do wrong?
p.1 #2 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
Sorry to say, but the possibilities are nearly endless!
Does this happen with just one lens or with multiple lenses? What do you mean by “bad quality?” Were there any other aspects of the shots that could have accounted for this — overly slow shutter speed, focusing problems at large apertures, manual focusing errors?
A couple of things might help analyze this.
First, can you share some examples?
Second, can you put the camera on a tripod and manually focus on a clear target and make a test image? (Use a 2 second delay or a remote release.) Then try again but using autofocus with the focus area right on the. main subject.
p.1 #5 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
I couldnt post while posting here as Fredmiranda required me to pay a fee to do so however, this is the link to the same images. you can see espeically in the second photo the quality is pretty bad. mind you that theses are not the original photos and have been cropped in a bit just to show you what the issues is.
p.1 #7 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
theredkni463 wrote:
I couldnt post while posting here as Fredmiranda required me to pay a fee to do so however, this is the link to the same images. you can see espeically in the second photo the quality is pretty bad. mind you that theses are not the original photos and have been cropped in a bit just to show you what the issues is.
You did not include exif data and only posted 2 not too telling images to help define the issue. That said it appears as you used an overly small aperture and correspondingly slow shutter speed. Try setting your camera to P mode using Auto ISO and take a few more comparable snapshots and post them. My guess is they'll look a lot better to you.
p.1 #8 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
And…
… to rule out/in various possibilities in advance, try this:
1. Put the lens that you used when you had the problem on the camera.
2. Mount the camera on a tripod or other solid surface.
3. Point the camera at a clear, simply target. Yes, a wall can work, perhaps with something like a page of print taped to it. Make sure that the wall is parallel to the sensor in your camera — in other words shoot straight at it.
3. Use a typical-good aperture like f/2.6. Set your ISO to the lowest value. I would first use manual focus mode and carefully focus on your target using camera focusing aids/and/or a magnified view of the subject in the display. (Be sure to actually set the camera to manual focus.)
4. Using a remote release or a timer delay, make an exposure of this subject.
5. Take a look at the result in your image-processing app (Lightroom, etc) and note whether or not it is in good focus. If it is not in focus, you could carefully retry the test, making sure to avoid any issues (camera vibration, etc.) that could cause blur — but if the problem remains, you might try the same test with a different lens. If it only exists with one lens it is possible (though not certain) that there is an issue with the lens. If it happens on both, there might be some sort of issue with your camera.
6. If you lens/camera pass this first test, try it again, but this time let the camera autofocus on the subject. Since AF can miss sometimes, try several exposures. If the previous test was sharp and this one isn’t, the issue might be traced to AF. If it is sharp…
7. Your issue might be something in your technique – moving the camera while pressing the shutter release or other unsteadiness. Perhaps you didn’t have AF on the right target.(Perhaps you had AF turned off? Unlikely, but I’ve made that mistake.)
p.1 #9 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
Jack Flesher wrote:
You did not include exif data and only posted 2 not too telling images to help define the issue. That said it appears as you used an overly small aperture and correspondingly slow shutter speed. Try setting your camera to P mode using Auto ISO and take a few more comparable snapshots and post them. My guess is they'll look a lot better to you.
When I took this photo, it was in Auto mode with shutter speed about 1/500 or so. I have about 50 others that seem to have the same results with similar settings. I'll post some more when i get the chance.
p.1 #10 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
gdanmitchell wrote:
And…
… to rule out/in various possibilities in advance, try this:
1. Put the lens that you used when you had the problem on the camera.
2. Mount the camera on a tripod or other solid surface.
3. Point the camera at a clear, simply target. Yes, a wall can work, perhaps with something like a page of print taped to it. Make sure that the wall is parallel to the sensor in your camera — in other words shoot straight at it.
3. Use a typical-good aperture like f/2.6. Set your ISO to the lowest value. I would first use manual focus mode and carefully focus on your target using camera focusing aids/and/or a magnified view of the subject in the display. (Be sure to actually set the camera to manual focus.)
4. Using a remote release or a timer delay, make an exposure of this subject.
5. Take a look at the result in your image-processing app (Lightroom, etc) and note whether or not it is in good focus. If it is not in focus, you could carefully retry the test, making sure to avoid any issues (camera vibration, etc.) that could cause blur — but if the problem remains, you might try the same test with a different lens. If it only exists with one lens it is possible (though not certain) that there is an issue with the lens. If it happens on both, there might be some sort of issue with your camera.
6. If you lens/camera pass this first test, try it again, but this time let the camera autofocus on the subject. Since AF can miss sometimes, try several exposures. If the previous test was sharp and this one isn’t, the issue might be traced to AF. If it is sharp…
7. Your issue might be something in your technique – moving the camera while pressing the shutter release or other unsteadiness. Perhaps you didn’t have AF on the right target.(Perhaps you had AF turned off? Unlikely, but I’ve made that mistake.)
Similar to what i've responded to Jack, everything was in auto and the shutter speed and ISO couldnt have been an issue. I was also just standing while taking these photos. I've checked Photoshop and Lightroom for focus as you mentioned and all of the photos i took on this trip seems to be the same similiar issue. I unfortunately do not have another lens and this is my one and done travel camera... the pictures seems to have similar characteristics in various difference environments such as day, night, etc.
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p.1 #11 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
theredkni463 wrote:
Similar to what i've responded to Jack, everything was in auto and the shutter speed and ISO couldnt have been an issue. I was also just standing while taking these photos. I've checked Photoshop and Lightroom for focus as you mentioned and all of the photos i took on this trip seems to be the same similiar issue. I unfortunately do not have another lens and this is my one and done travel camera... the pictures seems to have similar characteristics in various difference environments such as day, night, etc.
If you are shooting in auto mode, then the pictures are going to have very different basic exposure parameters (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO) in different environments. In brighter light you could well have 1/500 shutter speed, but if you are shooting at night unless there is a lot of artificial light the auto mode is messing up terribly if you are shooting at 1/500 shutter speed as an example. Even at the widest aperture that shutter speed will require very high ISO in almost all shots at night.
I would start by trying to shoot the camera in another mode than auto. A good place to start might be to shoot in aperture priority mode and set the camera to f/5.6, which should reduce most chromatic aberrations, then make sure to keep the shutter speed at least 1/100 and try to keep the ISO below 3200. If you are shooting in the day time that should be fairly easy.
See how that goes, and if the pictures are better. If they aren't save some of the pictures and post them here so we can see what you are talking about.
p.1 #12 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
Shutter at 1/500 is good. What aperture were you using though? Too small of apertures, say past f10, can impart softness through diffraction. Try f5.6 with that lens and report back.
p.1 #13 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
theredkni463 wrote:
Hi everyone,
I own a X-PRO 2 for a few years now and have loved the camera and have not had any issues with it whatsoever. However, I took a trip overseas recently and noticed that the images had really bad quality and what seemed to be chromatic abbreciations and blur. what could've happened and/or what did i do wrong?
The link to the image doesn't work for me. Can you post a new one? Which lens are we talking about? Or is it with several different lenses?
p.1 #14 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
Image 2 does not show motion blur, it shows an out of focus area.
My best guess is that your focus point was set somewhere else other than where you intended it to be. On image 2, the bark on the trees is quite sharp; that seems to be where your camera focused.
Consider posting more full size photos without cropping the images.
As for the chromatic aberrations -- I don't see any in the images you posted.
p.1 #15 · sudden blurriness chromatic abbreviation in images using X-PRO 2 and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS
theredkni463 wrote:
Hi everyone,
I own a X-PRO 2 for a few years now and have loved the camera and have not had any issues with it whatsoever. However, I took a trip overseas recently and noticed that the images had really bad quality and what seemed to be chromatic abbreciations and blur. what could've happened and/or what did i do wrong?
