{"id":11625,"date":"2019-08-11T11:24:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T11:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/?p=11625"},"modified":"2020-06-11T16:23:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:23:57","slug":"fujifilm-xt3-focusing-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/fujifilm-xt3-focusing-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"FUJIFILM XT3 Tracking and Focusing speed  with XF 200mm f2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got back from conducting another wildlife photography workshop in Kenya<br>\nI have been back to Kenya for the umpteenth time, and in recent years have fully converted to Fujifilm cameras.<\/p>\n<p>To this day, there are still people who asked me if Fujifilm Cameras are good enough for wildlife photography<br>\n( a professional photographer based in Masai Mara was asking me about it just the other day)<br>\nWell.. my answer is a resounding YES !!!<\/p>\n<p>You may check out last year\u2019s XT3 video shot in Kenya<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p6t13IUWj7k?start=110&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And of cos showing you some images taken just last week<\/p>\n<p>All of us know that the cheetah is the fastest animal in Africa<br>\nAnd they run even faster when they caught a prey with one of their siblings coming after them<br>\nThis image was taken in that scenario<br>\nThe first cheetah caught a hare, and its sibling ran after it in the African plains<\/p>\n<p>XT3 + xf 200 mm f2 handheld<br>\niso 640 f2\u00a0 1\/8000 sec<\/p>\n<p>The tracking was spot on as the cheetahs ran around us.<br>\nhand holding the lens was not easy as well..( especially when the vehicle shakes a bit whenever we moved)<br>\nbut the IS on the lens and the tracking of the XT3 definitely helped alot in getting my images<br>\nKeeping both the main cheetah and the hare sharp and focused<br>\nIt gave me the confidence when taking the images, and i know I did not have to check for sharpness after every shot was taken.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4925(pp_w768_h444).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4925.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4925-300x174.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4925-768x445.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4925-50x29.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4925%28pp_w480_h277%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4925%28pp_w768_h444%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>This is a picture of the Lilac Breasted Roller taking off<\/p>\n<p>XT3 +\u00a0 xf 200mm f2.8 handheld<br>\niso 200 f2.8 1\/1000 sec<\/p>\n<p>The tracking is spot on as it takes off..<br>\nCapturing every shot of it before it gets out of frame<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4332(pp_w768_h513).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4332.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4332-300x201.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4332-768x514.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4332-50x33.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4332%28pp_w480_h321%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/11-11625-post\/DSCF4332%28pp_w768_h513%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>The video function is also fantastic for tracking the fast moving cheetah<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video below as the 1st cheetah was chased by 2 of its siblings after it caught the hare.<br>\nVideo was shot at 60p and slowed down in post edit.<\/p>\n<p>ALso taken with the xf 200mm f2.8 handheld<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/353201736\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Regardless if its taking stills or videos,<br>\nthe XT3 definitely gave me the confidence that I need<br>\nwhich is very important when shooting wildlife ( where moments happen in that split second)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/353201736\">3 cheetahs running<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user18056517\">William Chua<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got back from conducting another wildlife photography workshop in Kenya I have been back to Kenya for the umpteenth time, and in recent years have fully converted to Fujifilm cameras. 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