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Bad Image Quality Canon 5D Mark 3 (ATTACHED PICTURES)
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A Owens
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Well, I very much like these pictures - lovely colours, light and composition so please do not be discouraged - keep shooting and sharing this lovely work!
Regarding the image quality, two things occur to me; firstly they are a bit noisy so you can use a lower shutter speed and lower ISO to help that. But the main thing is that the focus point is not on the subject's eye(s). You can see this very clearly in the second image where the subjects shoulder and upper arm is clearly in focus and you can see the micro-detail of the knit fabric. This can be caused by a number of things but the most likely is that your camera/lens combination needs the AF fine tuning or that you are focusing and then recomposing and you or the subject moves between the focus and shutter release.
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Regarding the image quality, two things occur to me; firstly they are a bit noisy so you can use a lower shutter speed and lower ISO to help that. But the main thing is that the focus point is not on the subject's eye(s). You can see this very clearly in the second image where the subjects shoulder and upper arm is clearly in focus and you can see the micro-detail of the knit fabric. This can be caused by a number of things but the most likely is that your camera/lens combination needs the AF fine tuning or that you are focusing and then recomposing and you or the subject moves between the focus and shutter release.
Best Regards
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Dimes
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What sharpenning settings did you use in camera and/or post-processing?
chironNYC
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Lovely shots, nice composition and use of light, very Mona Lisa-ish, especially with the background and the smile. The two shots are just a touch soft. For me, this works for the first one, where it contributes a flattering and feminine softness and aura. But the second picture looks a bit blurred in a way that is distracting.Hello all!
I am very much new to photography. I started last summer and had the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 as my first camera. Although the pictures came out to my liking, I wanted to upgrade. So I did. I bought the Canon 5D Mark 3 a few weeks ago and took pictures of my sister. I was a tad disappointed with the quality though. I just want to know if it's just me or if the picture doesn't look as sharp as it COULD. I've attached some pictures of her.
(I shot in RAW format, the dimension on Lightroom says it's 3840 x 5760, I shot with my 50mm lense at f/1.8)
I guess I'm just not seeing much detail. I don't know if it's just me. If it's not just me. What should I do?
(PLEASE HELP. I'm worried and spent a lot of money on this camera)
Very unlikely that this is your camera. As others have said, more likely you are shooting at 1.8 for the first time on a full frame and getting very shallow depth of field. It also looks to me like maybe you moved the camera during the second exposure, which seems blurred overall, though that seems unlikely as a cause if you were using a very high shutter speed. You might also learn a bit about your AF system and the settings you are using and how the photo should be taken with different settings.
Lots of neat stuff to learn. But don't worry about the camera.
I bet your sister likes the pictures a lot, which says something good about your potential as a photographer.
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Old Timer63
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As has been said, stop down a couple of f stops at least (F4/5.6) Stick the camera on a tripod, ISO 200/400, mirror up and then see what happens. Even the cheap 50 1.8 is capable of sharp images in the central area. Having said that, i like the images, not everything in life has to be biting sharp.
Not to mention a wide open lens costing under $100 - which is a heck of a bargain BTW but that's asking way too much. I've got the same lens and stopped down some I think the sharpness is really good. In fact the 50 1.8 plastic fantastic is probably among the biggest bargains to be found in photography, despite its limitations. (So-so AF, manual focus ring feels like a toy.) Though it's made of mostly plastic I don't recall seeing where they routinely break or come apart because of that.
Why is it that the people who don't (yet) know what they're doing can afford cameras I can only wish I could buy?
I wish the OP lots of luck and learning.
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David Hull
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Just hang in there, the 5DIV will be along soon and there should be a glut of used 5DIII's around for reasonably good prices.Not to mention a wide open lens costing under $100 - which is a heck of a bargain BTW but that's asking way too much. I've got the same lens and stopped down some I think the sharpness is really good. In fact the 50 1.8 plastic fantastic is probably among the biggest bargains to be found in photography, despite its limitations. (So-so AF, manual focus ring feels like a toy.) Though it's made of mostly plastic I don't recall seeing where they routinely break or come apart because of that.
Why is it that the people who don't (yet) know what they're doing can afford cameras I can only wish I could buy?
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I'd be thrilled to have a 5D3 though admittedly for some things like photography of old buildings I'd like even more resolution. But hey, we beggars can't be choosers usually.Just hang in there, the 5DIV will be along soon and there should be a glut of used 5DIII's around for reasonably good prices.Not to mention a wide open lens costing under $100 - which is a heck of a bargain BTW but that's asking way too much. I've got the same lens and stopped down some I think the sharpness is really good. In fact the 50 1.8 plastic fantastic is probably among the biggest bargains to be found in photography, despite its limitations. (So-so AF, manual focus ring feels like a toy.) Though it's made of mostly plastic I don't recall seeing where they routinely break or come apart because of that.
Why is it that the people who don't (yet) know what they're doing can afford cameras I can only wish I could buy?
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