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Liverpool 201222 #1
I haven’t posted for a few days now. The reason is that I received my replacement Fuji X-T5 last Sunday and I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to take it out on a photowalk to test its autofocus given that my previous X-T5 had bad autofocus problems.
Yesterday, Tuesday, the opportunity arose. I'd used Sunday and Monday registering the camera, updating its firmware, charging its battery and customising the various buttons to my satisfaction. So, on Tuesday I took my new X-T5 out for a drive to Liverpool. We visited the city’s two cathedrals then had a walk around the Baltic Triangle. The cathedrals posed lighting and architectural tests while the walk offered handheld chances for street photography.
The results were strange. I was delighted with the street photography images, some of which I’d taken while I was actually walking. On the other hand, almost all the cathedral shots were taken with the camera mounted on a sturdy tripod, stood on a good solid, level floor and using a two-second timer delay. Several of the tripod-mounted shots were out of focus, a couple badly so. I can, therefore, rule out motion blur. Counterintuitively the only cause I can think of is dodgy autofocus.
So much for my intro to a series of posts that I’ll be offering over the next few days, starting with images of some of the buildings in the Baltic Triangle, an up-and-coming area that is a go-to destination for young people – creatives and those seeking a night-out with a buzz. The centre is around a brewery.
DSCF0147
Liverpool 201222 #1
I haven’t posted for a few days now. The reason is that I received my replacement Fuji X-T5 last Sunday and I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to take it out on a photowalk to test its autofocus given that my previous X-T5 had bad autofocus problems.
Yesterday, Tuesday, the opportunity arose. I'd used Sunday and Monday registering the camera, updating its firmware, charging its battery and customising the various buttons to my satisfaction. So, on Tuesday I took my new X-T5 out for a drive to Liverpool. We visited the city’s two cathedrals then had a walk around the Baltic Triangle. The cathedrals posed lighting and architectural tests while the walk offered handheld chances for street photography.
The results were strange. I was delighted with the street photography images, some of which I’d taken while I was actually walking. On the other hand, almost all the cathedral shots were taken with the camera mounted on a sturdy tripod, stood on a good solid, level floor and using a two-second timer delay. Several of the tripod-mounted shots were out of focus, a couple badly so. I can, therefore, rule out motion blur. Counterintuitively the only cause I can think of is dodgy autofocus.
So much for my intro to a series of posts that I’ll be offering over the next few days, starting with images of some of the buildings in the Baltic Triangle, an up-and-coming area that is a go-to destination for young people – creatives and those seeking a night-out with a buzz. The centre is around a brewery.