Testing Fuji’s Focus Peaking (+ some tips)

image courtesy: vk.photo.blog

vk.photo.blog posted on his blog here his findings (and some tips) about the focus peaking on the X-PRO1. He tested the FP with the [shoplink 15363 ebay]Minolta Rokkor 85/1.7[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 12888]XF 14mm[/shoplink]. From his conclusions:

After taking 400+ pictures today I can only say that focus peaking works. Standard MF Assist mode is now absolutely redundant for me. Before focus peaking (Standard mode in today terms) I used to have about 10% hits at no magnification, about 40% at 3x and 70% at 10x. With focus peaking I managed to get 75% hits at no magnification and 100% (could be just luck) at 3x magnification. I didn’t use 10x at all because I didn’t feel need for it. But you need to practice your skills to really understand what you are looking for (edges usually exhibit more pronounced highlight effect but may not be your focus point). And yes, Sony’s implementation still has an edge.

He also worte his wishlist for the next update… the third point is: “Pressing the shutter release button halfway should not cancel FP. It is really annoying.” Read more on his blog here.

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[P.S.: Rico added plenty of new samples, both JPEG and RAW (Lightroom & Silkypix) to the Flickr set. He also updated Pro/Con comparison with X-E1 in his X-M1 first look here.]