Originally posted by Winder Could be. I've used the Fuji X-T1 and I really didn't think it was any better, but I don't shoot anything that moves really fast. DPR was testing a guy on a bike riding towards the photographer in the test. They tested the K-3 and the X-T1 with a guy on a bike.
And in your considered opinion, on the basis of one test, with one guy who really doesn't know the camera, testing one guy, on one bike at one speed, in one set of lighting condition, gives you definite proof, that the Fuji XT1 is better?
Is that the level of rigour you accept?
OK, first question... were they testing the AF speed of the camera, or the speed of the two lenses?
Just to add a bit of humour....
Say I take one of my really fast focusing lenses... Like my F 70-210 or my Tamron 90 (both screw drive) and pit it against my DA*60-250. The Da* is moderately fast but not really comparable to the other two.
So then I post that my K-3 has a better AF system than my K-3. Everyone thinks I'm an idiot.
So why when this guy from DPR posts nonsense like this and draws conclusions about the AF system people think he's worth quoting, and that what he says is fact? With all due respect.. he's just as much an idiot as i would be if I posted such nonsense. Only he was stupid enough to post it with a straight face.... and to tell the truth, the people who buy into such nonsense aren't any better than he is. If they had any brains at all they'd see the flaw immediately, and not bother posting such results on the forum.
If you really want to compare AF speed, for absolute pronouncements test the fastest AFing lenses on both system against each other. You definitely don't pick a couple of kit lenses.
Last edited by normhead; 05-21-2015 at 06:22 PM.