Professor1991
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Hello All,
The lens listed above is my general purpose lens. I really like the wide angle aspect but I have to admit, I've found the 300mm end awfully handy at times. This lens however, like similar big zoom lens, has a sharpness issue. I know full well that zoom lens don't really compare to primes but are their any tips, tricks or techniques I can use so my images generally come out sharper.
During a recent beach trip, I took my camera out and started shooting while others (Family) were playing a game of footie on the sand. I reviewed some shots when their was downtime but I suppose you can only make out so much on a small LCD screen in the sun. After getting home and reviewing the images on my laptop, attempting to be as objective as I could, I was able to draw out both positives and negatives. Positives being that I'm happy I used burst mode effectively and captured some good shots of the match. I don't fancy myself being proficient in any real manner but I like to think I genuinely did well and am content with myself as something like this would have been a no no a year ago.
Some negatives being that I lost focus at times with some images, the sea was in more focus than the kids. Overall, the images weren't exactly the sharpest. I attribute this to the lens. I like to think I was shooting at a relatively fast shutter speed (I found shooting at 1/800 was sufficiently fast enough) although I had to ramp up the ISO to 800 and exposure compensation to +3. These settings were done to offset the fact that I ramped my aperture down to F8-11 so I could try to judge which was a sharper aperture. Many of my images have come out grainier.
It was a good exercise because as of late, I haven't been out and about with my camera so I was almost learning again and overall I'm content although I wish my lens was capable of more. I'm merely an enthusiast and I just wanted a mult - purpose lens. I had my kit lens on for a long time and I quite liked it but I often wished it had more reach so this fulfills that criteria but general quality leaves a lot to be desired.
The lens listed above is my general purpose lens. I really like the wide angle aspect but I have to admit, I've found the 300mm end awfully handy at times. This lens however, like similar big zoom lens, has a sharpness issue. I know full well that zoom lens don't really compare to primes but are their any tips, tricks or techniques I can use so my images generally come out sharper.
During a recent beach trip, I took my camera out and started shooting while others (Family) were playing a game of footie on the sand. I reviewed some shots when their was downtime but I suppose you can only make out so much on a small LCD screen in the sun. After getting home and reviewing the images on my laptop, attempting to be as objective as I could, I was able to draw out both positives and negatives. Positives being that I'm happy I used burst mode effectively and captured some good shots of the match. I don't fancy myself being proficient in any real manner but I like to think I genuinely did well and am content with myself as something like this would have been a no no a year ago.
Some negatives being that I lost focus at times with some images, the sea was in more focus than the kids. Overall, the images weren't exactly the sharpest. I attribute this to the lens. I like to think I was shooting at a relatively fast shutter speed (I found shooting at 1/800 was sufficiently fast enough) although I had to ramp up the ISO to 800 and exposure compensation to +3. These settings were done to offset the fact that I ramped my aperture down to F8-11 so I could try to judge which was a sharper aperture. Many of my images have come out grainier.
It was a good exercise because as of late, I haven't been out and about with my camera so I was almost learning again and overall I'm content although I wish my lens was capable of more. I'm merely an enthusiast and I just wanted a mult - purpose lens. I had my kit lens on for a long time and I quite liked it but I often wished it had more reach so this fulfills that criteria but general quality leaves a lot to be desired.
