Hi,the weather is getting better here, so I finally went out to shoot some dog action.I decided to try out the electronic shutter (as I usually only use the mechanical shutter) and I must say I was a bit underwhelmed by the AF performance in connection with the ES. I know, this is an extremely fast action and the 90/2 has quite unforgiving depth of field wide open, but I feel I usually have much better AF precision when using the MS. Well, at least I have something new to investigate.OK, let´s forget about the AF precision for a while and here are some of the moments I captured that I quite like. Hope you like them too.mikef/2.8-4 for more dof would have been better here, but I still love this capture

These are great! I like the whimsical and funny mood and love the color. Thanks for sharing 👍

Hang on, Fuji cameras aren't supposed to be able to do this!Beautiful shots!

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These are excellent. Tons of personality in each shot but the second might be my personal favorite.

Great photos, but why can't I get this quality of photos of running dogs with my Fuji? I get less than 1/2 of my images in proper focus. I have to use my Canon gear...Which settings did you use?Thank you

mike lix wrote:Hi,the weather is getting better here, so I finally went out to shoot some dog action.I decided to try out the electronic shutter (as I usually only use the mechanical shutter) and I must say I was a bit underwhelmed by the AF performance in connection with the ES. I know, this is an extremely fast action and the 90/2 has quite unforgiving depth of field wide open, but I feel I usually have much better AF precision when using the MS. Well, at least I have something new to investigate.OK, let´s forget about the AF precision for a while and here are some of the moments I captured that I quite like. Hope you like them too.mikeI am seriously impressed by your work here - and your post work as well.I simply have to try this with my 90 as well. Would you reveal how you setup your AF?AF-C, zone / wide, custom settings?Now, off to find some dog owners in my area who want to participate

You have got skills, irrespective of what shutter you use.  I am personally not sure how those pictures could be in anyway improved.

Tamed Monkey wrote:Hang on, Fuji cameras aren't supposed to be able to do this!Beautiful shots!You beat me to it! Surely the camera Exif data has been altered from a Nxxxx, Cxxxx or Sxxx?Well, seriously, it just proves that understanding, training and practice are the essentials of high performance and sharp images of challenging, moving subjects. Mike is an expert - always delivers!

It is the 20 fps that causes trouble. Today I tried the ES both with 10 fps and 20 fps and those 10 fps are far better.This is a typical result I am used to with my usual settings. These are sooc jpgs taken today with the ES at 10 fps:

ArtJG wrote:These are great! I like the whimsical and funny mood and love the color. Thanks for sharing 👍Thank you, I´m glad you like them!

Tamed Monkey wrote:Hang on, Fuji cameras aren't supposed to be able to do this!Beautiful shots!I know, this can´t be done.Thank you!

Morris0 wrote:Beauties MikeMorrisThank you Morris!

jhorse wrote:Tamed Monkey wrote:Hang on, Fuji cameras aren't supposed to be able to do this!Beautiful shots!You beat me to it! Surely the camera Exif data has been altered from a Nxxxx, Cxxxx or Sxxx?Well, seriously, it just proves that understanding, training and practice are the essentials of high performance and sharp images of challenging, moving subjects. Mike is an expert - always delivers!Thank you!  I´d say that gear helpsa lot. But this type of action can be shot with anything from X-T2 on with appropriate settings and a fast focussing lens.

PartyMonstera wrote:These are excellent. Tons of personality in each shot but the second might be my personal favorite.Thank you.The second one is the only ´sideways´ one, maybe that´s why it stands out for you?

Impressive sequence at with the ES at 10 fps.

elfroggio wrote:Great photos, but why can't I get this quality of photos of running dogs with my Fuji? I get less than 1/2 of my images in proper focus. I have to use my Canon gear...Which settings did you use?Thank youI´m glad you like them!It depends on your camera and lens, I´d recommend the 90/2, 50-140/2.8 or at least the 100-400/4.5-5.6 (which focuses a bit slower than the 90/2 but still fast enough).My settings are:- AF-C- focus priority- zone 3x3- MS (11 fps) or ES (10 fps, do NOT use more fps than that)- AF-C custom mode 6:- tracking sensitivity 0 (or 1 if it jumps to background too often)- speed tracking sensitivity 2- zone area switching FRONTI hope it helps!

Ulrik Christiansen wrote:mike lix wrote:Hi,the weather is getting better here, so I finally went out to shoot some dog action.I decided to try out the electronic shutter (as I usually only use the mechanical shutter) and I must say I was a bit underwhelmed by the AF performance in connection with the ES. I know, this is an extremely fast action and the 90/2 has quite unforgiving depth of field wide open, but I feel I usually have much better AF precision when using the MS. Well, at least I have something new to investigate.OK, let´s forget about the AF precision for a while and here are some of the moments I captured that I quite like. Hope you like them too.mikeI am seriously impressed by your work here - and your post work as well.I simply have to try this with my 90 as well. Would you reveal how you setup your AF?AF-C, zone / wide, custom settings?Now, off to find some dog owners in my area who want to participateThank you!The 90 is an amazing lens, I love shooting action with it. My settings are:My settings are:- AF-C- focus priority- zone 3x3- MS (11 fps) or ES (10 fps, do NOT use more fps than that)- AF-C custom mode 6:- tracking sensitivity 0 (or 1 if it jumps to background too often)- speed tracking sensitivity 2- zone area switching FRONTIn some cases even wide tracking works reasonably well, but I don´t like it.

KashOverseas wrote:You have got skills, irrespective of what shutter you use. I am personally not sure how those pictures could be in anyway improved.Thank you for your kind words!

jhorse wrote:Impressive sequence at with the ES at 10 fps.I´d say this is a typical result. Even with the X-T2 I had at least like 2 sharp photos out of 3.I´m used to MS from the X-T2 (and I like the clicking of the MS), but I must admit it´s much easier to follow the action with the ES. And the rolling shutter seems not to be an issue.