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what's wrong on my D70 ?
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I just cut a part of the original pic. There is no resize.Look at that picture I just took. My god, it is very bad!
Why is it so blur beetwen the leaves and the sky?
1/160, F=5
Here are some other pics.. Well, I am not very satisfied.
Thanks for your comments!
Roland Wooster
Senior Member
What image setting are you using, RAW, or JPEG? What setting in JPEG?
What lens are you using?
Does the lens have nasty smudges on it?
Are you using a filter on the lens?
Have you done any image editing other than resize?
What lens are you using?
Does the lens have nasty smudges on it?
Are you using a filter on the lens?
Have you done any image editing other than resize?
I just cut a part of the original pic. There is no resize.Look at that picture I just took. My god, it is very bad!
Why is it so blur beetwen the leaves and the sky?
1/160, F=5
Here are some other pics.. Well, I am not very satisfied.
Thanks for your comments!
Steven S
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How are we supposed to figure out what's wrong without details? We are not psychic ;c)
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RodWM
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Hello,
JPEG fine
24-120 VR
Wel I don't think so!! The lens looks very clean.
I have UV and Circular Polar
NO editing, no resize.
The original one is here, number 369
http://gpt1plon.free.fr/test/
JPEG fine
24-120 VR
Wel I don't think so!! The lens looks very clean.
I have UV and Circular Polar
NO editing, no resize.
The original one is here, number 369
http://gpt1plon.free.fr/test/
I just cut a part of the original pic. There is no resize.Look at that picture I just took. My god, it is very bad!
Why is it so blur beetwen the leaves and the sky?
1/160, F=5
Here are some other pics.. Well, I am not very satisfied.
Thanks for your comments!
Maybe you focused on the sky instead of the flowers/leaves?
Just a thought,
or Maybe the white flowers are over exposed with back light giving you a halo effect?
Did you shoot hand held, what lens?
Too many unknown variables
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Just a thought,
or Maybe the white flowers are over exposed with back light giving you a halo effect?
Did you shoot hand held, what lens?
Too many unknown variables
--Look at that picture I just took. My god, it is very bad!
Why is it so blur beetwen the leaves and the sky?
1/160, F=5
Here are some other pics.. Well, I am not very satisfied.
Thanks for your comments!
http://www.pbase.com/megap
MP
Yep, It is hand held, I mean 1/160 should be ok.
Lens is 24-120 VR
Well I am not sure reagrding back light. The sun is quite high in the sky
I will double check the focus area by doing a new one.
Lens is 24-120 VR
Well I am not sure reagrding back light. The sun is quite high in the sky
I will double check the focus area by doing a new one.
Just a thought,
or Maybe the white flowers are over exposed with back light giving
you a halo effect?
Did you shoot hand held, what lens?
Too many unknown variables
--Look at that picture I just took. My god, it is very bad!
Why is it so blur beetwen the leaves and the sky?
1/160, F=5
Here are some other pics.. Well, I am not very satisfied.
Thanks for your comments!
http://www.pbase.com/megap
MP
Ben Herrmann
Forum Pro
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To begin with, you have several causes that could be the source of your problems - or perhaps a combination of all three:
1. The lens - the Nikkor 24-120 VR is not a good lens at all. In fact, it is a horrible lens as far as sharpness is concerned. I purchased 3 before returning it for the final time and getting my money back. I was so dissappointed at the softness of the lens that I thought the first lens was a lemon. But when I discovered the 2nd and 3rd replacement units to be exactly the same - exceptionally soft - I just returned and got my money back. I am currently using the Nikkor 24-85D f2.8-4 and it is very sharp.
2. You said you shot at f5....hmmmmmmm, that certainly allows very little depth of field. That may be good for portrait work - if at that - but what you did...I don't know. Perhaps f8 or above would have been better.
3. Did you shoot hand-held? If you did, be advised that to obtain the sharpest possible photos, the use of a monopod or a tripod is a must.
Any one of these - or perhaps a combination of all three could have done you in on this scenario.
My best to all...
To begin with, you have several causes that could be the source of your problems - or perhaps a combination of all three:
1. The lens - the Nikkor 24-120 VR is not a good lens at all. In fact, it is a horrible lens as far as sharpness is concerned. I purchased 3 before returning it for the final time and getting my money back. I was so dissappointed at the softness of the lens that I thought the first lens was a lemon. But when I discovered the 2nd and 3rd replacement units to be exactly the same - exceptionally soft - I just returned and got my money back. I am currently using the Nikkor 24-85D f2.8-4 and it is very sharp.
2. You said you shot at f5....hmmmmmmm, that certainly allows very little depth of field. That may be good for portrait work - if at that - but what you did...I don't know. Perhaps f8 or above would have been better.
3. Did you shoot hand-held? If you did, be advised that to obtain the sharpest possible photos, the use of a monopod or a tripod is a must.
Any one of these - or perhaps a combination of all three could have done you in on this scenario.
My best to all...
H
hugh
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The problem is not the lens or the camera. Both are capable of 'MUCH' better performance than the image you posted. Check your technique.
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Iliah Borg
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F5 is too small, probably. Can you show the full frame? Also, white flowers are not a good object for AF.
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Jim Enterkin
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Yep, there is a bit of wind.
Here a new try, 1/125, F=5.6
It's a bit better, but it is stil overexposed
Here a new try, 1/125, F=5.6
It's a bit better, but it is stil overexposed
Iliah Borg
Forum Pro
Much better IMHO.
Spot-meter from the white and dial +2 1/3eV
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Spot-meter from the white and dial +2 1/3eV
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Thanks, I will try.
thanks all for your comments... Photo is not so easy
I wil definitely buy a tripod too!
Regards
thanks all for your comments... Photo is not so easy
I wil definitely buy a tripod too!
Regards
Joan Gustafsen
Well-known member
1. DSLR cameras overexpose. They make good out-of-the-box pictures. This picture is overexposed in the flowers. Underexpose
2. Ben Hermann is babling rubbish. The 24-120 is excellent. You don't need a tripod in sunny light outdoors. Especially not at F8 or F5.
What I would do is take an underexposed picture. Measure light with a spot meter for example on the white flowers, and expose with the value you get from the flowers. Then brighten the picture up in Photoshop. You should be able to preserve some info in the picture.
Your camera is probably fine. If you had shot that picture on film, it probably would have come out quite similar. Maybe the clipping to white would have been better.
johanG.
2. Ben Hermann is babling rubbish. The 24-120 is excellent. You don't need a tripod in sunny light outdoors. Especially not at F8 or F5.
What I would do is take an underexposed picture. Measure light with a spot meter for example on the white flowers, and expose with the value you get from the flowers. Then brighten the picture up in Photoshop. You should be able to preserve some info in the picture.
Your camera is probably fine. If you had shot that picture on film, it probably would have come out quite similar. Maybe the clipping to white would have been better.
johanG.
Joan Gustafsen
Well-known member
The 24-120 is rated 4 out of 5 for sharpness by a professional nature photographer. It might be unsharp on the Fuji S2.
Sunlight is the worst conditions you can operate a camera under.
Sunlight is the worst conditions you can operate a camera under.
Steven S
Forum Pro
I remember you from NTF. I agree w/you on the 24-120Vr, I had one, and it was plenty sharp, just not "fast" enough for me. Here's a couple pics taken w/D1x/24-2=120VR. Plenty sharp.
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