Does the fixed 2.8 limit depth of field and ability to shoot landscapes , monuments stage scenes etc?
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Naturally, the smaller aperture you use, the greater the depth of field. If you want to know the exact depth of field for this lens at various apertures and focal lengths, download the manual at Nikon. There are depth of field tables on pages 116-121. For instance, at f2.8 and 24mm, the depth of field when focused at infinity is 6.48m to infinity; at f8 and 24mm, it is greater: 3.11m to infinity--the higher the aperture, the greater DoF.
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No that 2.8 is the largest and you can go down to F22 for great depth of field.
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No, the 2.8 means this is a fast lens & can be used in lower light situations than say a 5.6 lens. Use the aperture setting on your camera & you can set the aperture to 5.6 or 6.3, etc. for landscapes or 2.8 or 3.2 for portraits where you want a shallow depth of field.
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It is not a "fixed" F/2.8. It is a "constant" F/2.8 which does not change when zoom from 24 to 70. It still has the smallest aperture of F/22 that you can use to gain all the DOF you want.
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Just beware of putting subjects on the edge of the frame when @ 17mm - 25mm. You are going to get horizontal distortion, not a ton but its not flattering to those on the side. No one would ever notice this on a landscape photo but when its a person... Pretty easy to fix in post if you have a decent software. Its a great lens though!
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I also took a good look at the controls, and see no evidence of aperture/f-stop controls. As has been mentioned by others, you can adjust ISO and EV. If your goal is to change the depth of field, that's not very useful. The only options I can think of are to try the Background Defocus mode, or use software after the fact to change your depth of field. I don't currently have Photoshop, but I'd imagine it does a fine job of defocus. I do sometimes use Pixlr Express on Android. It does a nice job with background blur, very adjustable. Good luck!
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Yes you can adjust the aperture. F/2.8 is the max you can go and it can be constant as you zoom in and out. but you can lower it to say F/8 etc.
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I haven't experienced any problem with it under normal outdoor lighting. I tend to use manual focus and "live view" on my camera for ensuring precision focusing for landscape images.
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Hi, just played with the menue and found two aspects which improved the clarity of my D7000 jpegs;A) Menue/Shooting Menue/Jpeg-compression ( i expect you already choose fine for jepgs )the compression defaults to 'Size Priority' which means smaller files but a loss in detail !!-> pls set to 'Optimal Quality'B) Menue/Shooting Menue/Set Picture Controlthis defaults to SD which means very conservative to color, contrast and sharpeningB1) set this to vivid (VI)B2) in vivid increase sharpening to 7 or 8Both modifications should result in higher jpeg output qualitypls give feedback/Karl Hi, just played with the menue and found two aspects which improved the clarity of my D7000 jpegs;A) Menue/Shooting Menue/Jpeg-compression ( i expect you already choose fine for jepgs )the compression defaults to 'Size Priority' which means smaller files but a loss in detail !!-> pls set to 'Optimal Quality'B) Menue/Shooting Menue/Set Picture Controlthis defaults to SD which means very conservative to color, contrast and sharpeningB1) set this to vivid (VI)B2) in vivid increase sharpening to 7 or 8Both modifications should... » Read More Hi, just played with the menue and found two aspects which improved the clarity of my D7000 jpegs;A) Menue/Shooting Menue/Jpeg-compression ( i expect you already choose fine for jepgs )the compression defaults to 'Size Priority' which means smaller files but a loss in detail !!-> pls set to 'Optimal Quality'B) Menue/Shooting Menue/Set Picture Controlthis defaults to SD which means very conservative to color, contrast and sharpeningB1) set this to vivid (VI)B2) in vivid increase sharpening to 7 or 8Both modifications should result in higher jpeg output qualitypls give feedback/Karl « Show Less
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Yes, no matter how low the aperture they can't go past 2.8 and no auto focus.
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You will definitely need a higher ISO to achieve the same results as f4 is a full stop slower than f2.8.
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assuming you are not in full auto..yes..you have enough buttons on the body to change almost all the settings ..such as : wb,iso,s.speed,aperture,picture mode,etc.
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I do not know if you can stack 2.0 with 1.4 extender will work even with Manual Exposure, since you will loss at least 3 stops. Not with any of the Auto and Semi Auto Exposures.
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I'm a bit of a newbie - so am probably not the best person to ask. I think to get really shallow depth of field you may need to look to add a different lens - but you'd really be better off asking an expert : )
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Sorry for being this late Pal..... I believe No...... Because when I used Canon EOS glass, images were(in my opinion) equally lit at same stop. I used 50 1.7 & 35 2.8 there was no vignetting. Aperture reaches its lowest point without any problem. Most importantly it doesn't have any play.
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I do not have this problem. Some say it works above 4, but it works on my lens, which goes all the way to 1.8. I don't know why some people experience this, though.
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well, it is limited, mainly in that you can't bounce it and can't adjust flash exposure in auto mode. plus, the types of flash are limited at least in the automatic and scene modes. that said, in most of the other modes (P,A,S,M) you can adjust the flash exposure compensation, and i find that setting it down a notch or two usually helps to avoid blowing out my subject.
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Well I think 1.8 is ultra fast (vs 4), so I would use it in a particular situation if I had that lens.
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The point is with 50mm 1.8 / D5000 you will only be able to use 22 aperture. It will not allow you to use 1.8!
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Peaking is available in the standard firmware. Phase detect to my knowledge is a function of the new chip being used in the XE-2 and XT-1 so it is not possible to allow that in the XE-1. I love the XE-1 and still use it along with the XT-1. Still evaluating the autofocus on the XT and so far while the 8fps is encouraging the autofocus is not up to task for sports like skiing, speed skating, and judo.