Fuji X100 at f/2 – unusable indeed

[flysurfer]

F2 was just wonderful until Cnet told me that it's really bad and pretty much unusable below 10 ft.

I remember using f/2 with my old X100 for close-ups, like this:

Untitled by ricopress, on Flickr

Untitled by ricopress, on Flickr

That's pretty much macro distance, at least for the classic X100 (the S has improved MFD for OVF and EFV).

Here's f/2.2 (yeah, sure, 2.2, that's cheating, right)...

Untitled by ricopress, on Flickr

Another f/2 shot:

DSCF0678_DxO by ricopress, on Flickr

More f/2:

Untitled by ricopress, on Flickr

Still f/2...(yucky, huh?)

Untitled by ricopress, on Flickr

Two more...

Untitled by ricopress, on Flickr

Untitled by ricopress, on Flickr

Yep, totally unusable. Crappy lens. Great review from real "experts".

Now that we know that f/2 is utterly unusable, please post your own examples of useless images taken at f/2...

 

[zapatista]

Well, it's obvious that your lens @f2 does not properly render a standard colour spectrum.

 

[Gary]

"Leeches ... I hate leeches ..." in Bogart voice.

 

[RT Panther]

That's quite the unique series!

 

[kaiserkudo]

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X100s @ f/2 - sharp enough for me

 

[AZK9lover]

some of my personal X100 favorites were captured at f/2...

Phoenix Art Museum by AZK9lover11, on Flickr

(this chessboard was displayed behind glass)

Hall of Flame by AZK9lover11, on Flickr

Fire hose by AZK9lover11, on Flickr

 

[ean10775]

These are all at f2 and all shot within 5 feet - the last photo is even in macro mode (though this is apparently a no-no)

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DSCF0368 by ericarthur, on Flickr

DSCF0381 by ericarthur, on Flickr

DSCF0438 by ericarthur, on Flickr

DSCF0455 by ericarthur, on Flickr

DSCF0456 by ericarthur, on Flickr

 

[flysurfer]

Totally unusable...

X100S, RAW in Apple Aperture

 

[BBW]

Just goes to show the "old" saying "You can't always believe what you read on the Internet." is true!

I'm sure I have an f/2 somewhere in my catalogue of photos...but you all have proved how very wrong those pontificators can be.:tiphat:

 

[AbePak]

Are those pictures SOOC jpegs? The fine details are amazing compared to what I was getting with the X-Trans sensor on the XP1 raw.

 

[Mike Guffin]

Just goes to show the "old" saying "You can't always believe what you read on the Internet." is true!

I don't believe it... ;-)

 

[CapoDave]

House of Blues by CapoDave, on Flickr

X 100 F2

 

[madmaxmedia]

In my experience only macro is 'unsharp' to me at f/2. I understand that the lens is sharper at f/2.8, but f/2 looks great to me. It doesn't get hazy or dreamy at f/2 at non-macro distances, and overall IQ is great.

 

[nippa]

F2 Halo effect
F2.8 a lot better
F4 F5.6 good working apertures
F8 now macros look good
F11 really crisp landscapes from edge to edge
F16 diffraction begins

 

[sdovala]

Shot mid-day, flash sync at 1/1000th, F/2 using Pixel Solder radio triggers.


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[Penfan2010]

X100 at F2.0 is like a bowl of cherries......

 

[fujifreak]

The manual say not to use f2 in macro. The min is f4 based on the lens design and how the elements shift in macro, somthing like that. I am sure the OP knows this. I was just stating it for people who don't know. Great shots BTW.

Here is a cropped shot of my dog who decided to lay down in the middle of a video shoot.