Early signs are good for shooting in low light with the Fuji X-T2
Shortly after it arrived I took the Fuji X-T2 along to a small gig to grab a few shots and see how it coped with the low light levels. When I saw the small collection of lights around the band I realised that it was going to be a pretty big challenge for the focusing system, but then the venue turned the main lights off and things got very dark indeed. I had serious doubts that I’d get any shots at all.
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As usual, I set the camera to manual exposure mode with a shutter speed fast enough to freeze movement and the sensitivity set to automatic. As the lights were flashing quickly I shot in continuous drive mode to maximise the chances of capturing an image when the lights were illuminating one of the band.
To my delight I discovered that on most occasions the X-T2 was able to focus automatically even in the extremely low light levels. I also had the Nikon D500 with me for comparison and although it coped slightly better, it had the advantage of a lens with a fixed aperture of f/2.8 whereas with the X-T2 I only had the Fujinon 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS. I primarily used this at the telephoto end meaning the aperture was a stop smaller, making focusing a little harder.
It’s early days yet and I’ll be testing the X-T2 a lot more, but my first impression of the autofocusing system’s low-light capability is very good.
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