herion
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This is truly a beautiful lens... I'm really enjoying it. The built in VC is wonderful! 
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Love affair with Tamron 85mm just starting....
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barrym1966
Senior Member
This is truly a beautiful lens... I'm really enjoying it. The built in VC is wonderful!
you may need to calibrate the focus, on the bottom picture with the blue flower the camera focused in front of it. I am assuming you were focusing on the flower?
Try adding a +5 AF fine tune adjustment and retake the pic (if that was your focus point?)
herion
Leading Member
Thanks for the advice - yes, it was on the flower. I haven't calibrated this lens yet.you may need to calibrate the focus, on the bottom picture with the blue flower the camera focused in front of it. I am assuming you were focusing on the flower?This is truly a beautiful lens... I'm really enjoying it. The built in VC is wonderful!
Try adding a +5 AF fine tune adjustment and retake the pic (if that was your focus point?)
barrym1966
Senior Member
try a +5 and post up the resultsThanks for the advice - yes, it was on the flower. I haven't calibrated this lens yet.you may need to calibrate the focus, on the bottom picture with the blue flower the camera focused in front of it. I am assuming you were focusing on the flower?This is truly a beautiful lens... I'm really enjoying it. The built in VC is wonderful!
Try adding a +5 AF fine tune adjustment and retake the pic (if that was your focus point?)
I love my Tammy 85 too. Before I bought it I ran it against my Nikkor 85/1.8G and the T knocked the N out after a few rounds in the F-mount. Personally I'm not too keen on the VC as I've found it to be a dangerous liaison wrt. VC induced blur vs. shutter speed. But I'm sure it'll grow on me.
MediaArchivist
Veteran Member
VC on a fast prime is a truly wonderful thing
herion
Leading Member
Tried the +5 on the TAP-in console - looked much worse... 
Back to +0 and happy with it!
Focus was on the face; the lower hand is apx. parallel to the face.
Back to +0 and happy with it!
Focus was on the face; the lower hand is apx. parallel to the face.
S
SushiEater
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Directly from the camera. No PP.
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herion
Leading Member
Well, I bow to the superior eyeballs of the group here ...
While I didn't need a +5 adjustment, I did a +1 on the very close and very far focus ranges on the TAP-In console (Tamron has 3 "zones" to make adjustments)
I figured that I should try a +1 in the middle zone, but the results were noticeably worse, so it went back to +0
So for mine, the formula is +1, +0, +1
Thanks for making me take a really good hard look!
While I didn't need a +5 adjustment, I did a +1 on the very close and very far focus ranges on the TAP-In console (Tamron has 3 "zones" to make adjustments)
I figured that I should try a +1 in the middle zone, but the results were noticeably worse, so it went back to +0
So for mine, the formula is +1, +0, +1
Thanks for making me take a really good hard look!
S
SushiEater
Guest
If you get "noticeably worst" just by changing value to +/-1 there is something wrong. You should barely see difference at something +/-3 but not "noticeably worst".Well, I bow to the superior eyeballs of the group here ...
While I didn't need a +5 adjustment, I did a +1 on the very close and very far focus ranges on the TAP-In console (Tamron has 3 "zones" to make adjustments)
I figured that I should try a +1 in the middle zone, but the results were noticeably worse, so it went back to +0
So for mine, the formula is +1, +0, +1
Thanks for making me take a really good hard look!
barrym1966
Senior Member
If you get "noticeably worst" just by changing value to +/-1 there is something wrong. You should barely see difference at something +/-3 but not "noticeably worst".Well, I bow to the superior eyeballs of the group here ...
While I didn't need a +5 adjustment, I did a +1 on the very close and very far focus ranges on the TAP-In console (Tamron has 3 "zones" to make adjustments)
I figured that I should try a +1 in the middle zone, but the results were noticeably worse, so it went back to +0
So for mine, the formula is +1, +0, +1
Thanks for making me take a really good hard look!
barrym1966
Senior Member
Tried the +5 on the TAP-in console - looked much worse...
Back to +0 and happy with it!
Focus was on the face; the lower hand is apx. parallel to the face.
focus is bang on on that last shot
S
SushiEater
Guest
It seems to me that OP is checking focus in low light but the last shot is with a flash so that is why it is better in focus.focus is bang on on that last shotTried the +5 on the TAP-in console - looked much worse...
Back to +0 and happy with it!
Focus was on the face; the lower hand is apx. parallel to the face.
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Photography Director for Whedonopolis.com
barrym1966
Senior Member
It seems to me that OP is checking focus in low light but the last shot is with a flash so that is why it is better in focus.focus is bang on on that last shotTried the +5 on the TAP-in console - looked much worse...
Back to +0 and happy with it!
Focus was on the face; the lower hand is apx. parallel to the face.
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Photography Director for Whedonopolis.com
also too wide an aperture, should stop it down to F1.8 and see where the focus is. yes always do focus testing in good light you never get good results in low light
herion
Leading Member
"I actually think it looked better with the +5, the figures face was in focus "
The pics were taken at +1
"The pics were taken at +1
herion
Leading Member
If you get "noticeably worst" just by changing value to +/-1 there is something wrong. You should barely see difference at something +/-3 but not "noticeably worst".Well, I bow to the superior eyeballs of the group here ...
While I didn't need a +5 adjustment, I did a +1 on the very close and very far focus ranges on the TAP-In console (Tamron has 3 "zones" to make adjustments)
I figured that I should try a +1 in the middle zone, but the results were noticeably worse, so it went back to +0
So for mine, the formula is +1, +0, +1
Thanks for making me take a really good hard look!
S
SushiEater
Guest
You mean the other way around? Last shot is at F3.5 so should open up to F1.8.also too wide an aperture, should stop it down to F1.8 and see where the focus is. yes always do focus testing in good light you never get good results in low lightIt seems to me that OP is checking focus in low light but the last shot is with a flash so that is why it is better in focus.focus is bang on on that last shotTried the +5 on the TAP-in console - looked much worse...
Back to +0 and happy with it!
Focus was on the face; the lower hand is apx. parallel to the face.
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Photography Director for Whedonopolis.com
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Photography Director for Whedonopolis.com
S
SushiEater
Guest
If you get "noticeably worst" just by changing value to +/-1 there is something wrong. You should barely see difference at something +/-3 but not "noticeably worst".Well, I bow to the superior eyeballs of the group here ...
While I didn't need a +5 adjustment, I did a +1 on the very close and very far focus ranges on the TAP-In console (Tamron has 3 "zones" to make adjustments)
I figured that I should try a +1 in the middle zone, but the results were noticeably worse, so it went back to +0
So for mine, the formula is +1, +0, +1
Thanks for making me take a really good hard look!
barrym1966
Senior Member
then I think they looked better at +1"I actually think it looked better with the +5, the figures face was in focus
The pics were taken at +1
turn the aperture down to F1.8 and retake the pics see if it focuses where you want it to
barrym1966
Senior Member
This is truly a beautiful lens... I'm really enjoying it. The built in VC is wonderful!
are you able to retake that flower shot with your +1 adjustment (at f1.8)? curious how it looks now
it didnt look far out in the previous shot was front focusing maybe 1 or 2 cm
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