Friday 1 June 2012

Depth of field on Fuji X10

Bird of Paradise
Fuji X10, max focal length (112mm eqv), f2.8, 1/950 sec

Fuji X10 is a compact camera with small sensor, and the shallow depth of field is problematic. Still, it is possible to separate the main object from the background to some extent at maximal focal length and open aperture. The photo was resized and unsharpen mask was applied locally after the resizing.

The Fuji X10  is the first camera that I use mainly with a rear screen, not a viewfinder. The proper word would be "exclusively"... It turned out that the camera does not shake much with that style of shooting. At least, it is not big issue for me. Tilting screen would be very handy, especially in bright sun. Also, the higher shutter speed in Aperture priority mode at with open aperture would be really handy. Very often the camera give me a warning with shutter speed over 1/1000 sec. It is possible to close the aperture and get shorter exposure, but I suspect the diffraction might be an issue. At f4 the shutter can go to about 1/2000 sec but the depth of filed will be bigger, too. Neutral density filter might be useful.

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