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Out of focus or wrong settings?

Started Dec 9, 2017 | Discussions thread
Manosko New Member • Posts: 8
Re: Out of focus or wrong settings?
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Evil Nemesis wrote:

Hi everyone,

Just took this shot using my rebel t3, (1100D) at night with 55x250 stm canon lens at full zoom, image stabilization was on / manual focus was on the focal length was at 250mm / shutter speed was 1/6, ISO = 1600 Aperture = 5.6, metering mode = pattern, no flash and I didn't use any tripod.

1 thing I can guess is I used too much of a noise right? or it's just that those entry level can't produce sharp pictures like seen around the web.

I will highly appreciate any feedback on this. You guys were and are always helpful. Thanks in advance. (The image is scaled down for uploading)

While older entry-level cameras do not have the low-light performance of newer or more expensive cameras, that is not the problem here.

You are shooting with a very low shutter speed considering you are hand holding a long zoom tele, so a blurry photo is not surprising. With all that in mind, I am actually almost impressed with that picture, the IS must have been working overtime. I doubt I could take many keepers handheld with the same setup as you in such darkness.

If you want to pursue photography in such conditions, you could get a faster lens (expensive) to keep shutter speed high or get a tripod (much cheaper!) to eliminate any camera shake when shooting with low shutter speeds.

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