focus clarity
Nov 30, 2011 20:37:42 #
Lock focus on one face, holding shutter half down and then reframe and shoot.
Nikonian72 wrote:
He has a valid point.
gizzy.whicker wrote:
I've often had to focus on either one face or the other, with the shutter half-depressed, recompose, then take the shot. Otherwise I think what happened was that (the camera) (auto-)focused on the tree behind/between the couple.
He has a valid point.
Nov 30, 2011 20:38:27 #
JimH wrote:
To quote Henny Youngman, "I was up at 6AM sharp this morning, took a brisk walk to the bathroom, and was back in bed by 6:05..."
gizzy.whicker wrote:
LOL... JimH, you get up WAY too early and stay up WAY too late.
To quote Henny Youngman, "I was up at 6AM sharp this morning, took a brisk walk to the bathroom, and was back in bed by 6:05..."
gizzy.whicker wrote:
When I told my doctor I was troubled by amnesia, he told me to get plenty of sleep and I'd feel better.You should take afternoon naps to help sharpen your focus.
Nov 30, 2011 20:38:27 #
JimH wrote:
To quote Henny Youngman, "I was up at 6AM sharp this morning, took a brisk walk to the bathroom, and was back in bed by 6:05..."
gizzy.whicker wrote:
LOL... JimH, you get up WAY too early and stay up WAY too late.
To quote Henny Youngman, "I was up at 6AM sharp this morning, took a brisk walk to the bathroom, and was back in bed by 6:05..."
gizzy.whicker wrote:
When I told my doctor I was troubled by amnesia, he told me to get plenty of sleep and I'd feel better.You should take afternoon naps to help sharpen your focus.
Nov 30, 2011 20:40:05 #
GW, those last two posts demonstrate the pinnacle of your achievements. Or is it pinochle?
Nov 30, 2011 20:40:30 #
gizzy.whicker wrote:
JimH wrote:
To quote Henny Youngman, "I was up at 6AM sharp this morning, took a brisk walk to the bathroom, and was back in bed by 6:05..."
gizzy.whicker wrote:
LOL... JimH, you get up WAY too early and stay up WAY too late.
To quote Henny Youngman, "I was up at 6AM sharp this morning, took a brisk walk to the bathroom, and was back in bed by 6:05..."
gizzy.whicker wrote:
When I told my doctor I was troubled by amnesia, he told me to get plenty of sleep and I'd feel better.You should take afternoon naps to help sharpen your focus.
10,000 comedians out of work... and here's JimH crossing the picket lines, working for free.
Nov 30, 2011 20:42:59 #
JimH wrote:
GW, those last two posts demonstrate the pinnacle of your achievements. Or is it pinochle?
pinochle... definitely pinochle, ah la the Rain Man, "K-Mart, definitely K-Mart"
Nov 30, 2011 20:45:32 #
ShakyShutter wrote:
Got the same camera yesterday. Factory defaults a... (show quote)
Are we to presume the "ShakyShutter" uses higher ISOs than the average Joe?
Nov 30, 2011 20:46:31 #
gizzy.whicker wrote:
Ya get what you pay for around here. Enough of this foolishness until the OP gets back to us with some more details. Of course, s/he is a Nikonian, so s/he may have lost interest by now.. :)10,000 comedians out of work... and here's JimH crossing the picket lines, working for free.
Nov 30, 2011 20:50:16 #
JimH wrote:
gizzy.whicker wrote:
Ya get what you pay for around here. Enough of this foolishness until the OP gets back to us with some more details. Of course, s/he is a Nikonian, so s/he may have lost interest by now.. :)10,000 comedians out of work... and here's JimH crossing the picket lines, working for free.
1004 there, good buddy. Awaiting the return of the OP.
Nov 30, 2011 22:52:41 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
I swapped out my screen for an older MF split image screen as I shoot a lot of macro with older MF lenses.
I loved my split-image focus screen that I popped into my Nikon F2 film camera. I would not venture to do this myself with my Nikon D5000 or D90.
Anyone know of a camera technician who can perform such service?
Dec 1, 2011 05:35:02 #
Evans,
I also have a D7000 that I have complained about the same problem. But I have 3 different lenses and all 3 does not produce good pictures. I have sent my camera back to Nikon, at their request, and waiting for them to check it out. I will let you know the out come. The only bit of info I can provide is the "Fine Focus" feature the camera has. This video might help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soPFToTnx9M
Jerry
I also have a D7000 that I have complained about the same problem. But I have 3 different lenses and all 3 does not produce good pictures. I have sent my camera back to Nikon, at their request, and waiting for them to check it out. I will let you know the out come. The only bit of info I can provide is the "Fine Focus" feature the camera has. This video might help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soPFToTnx9M
Jerry
evans2ann wrote:
I have a Nikon d7000 with 18-105 lense that came with camera. First dslr. Got something nice so as to never upgrade. Anyway, I have played around with it for a few months and am not happy with the sharpness of photos in auto. (have not ventured out into manual yet) My old kodak easy share takes sharper pictures! Help! I'm getting discouraged.
Dec 1, 2011 05:47:05 #
If internal camera sharpening is active...deactivate and sharpen photo in post process using Photoshop or Elements. 2 ways to sharpen...conventional using unsharp tool or in Photo shop using High Pass filter. Google tutorial for High Pass...it works very well.
Dec 1, 2011 05:51:23 #
These questions and suggestions are probably entirely unnecessary; but I'm posting them just in case you are a novice and/or have not read your camera's operators manual.
I'm not familiar with your model Nikon, but it's likely that, as with virtually all modern cameras, you must press the shutter button down part way and wait for a visual or audible signal to tell you that focus has been achieved and that it's okay to press the shutter button all the way down. Have you been doing that?
It's also probable that your camera has a setting for fast focus. Do you have that option selected? if so have you tried deselecting it to see if that improves the focus?
I'm not familiar with your model Nikon, but it's likely that, as with virtually all modern cameras, you must press the shutter button down part way and wait for a visual or audible signal to tell you that focus has been achieved and that it's okay to press the shutter button all the way down. Have you been doing that?
It's also probable that your camera has a setting for fast focus. Do you have that option selected? if so have you tried deselecting it to see if that improves the focus?
Dec 1, 2011 06:01:12 #
Oh, also: does your camema have a portrait mode that you used to the sample shoot you sent us? If so, does that node have a blemish-hiding or "soft skin" feature? If so, that could make the photo's focus look imperfect when it's actually right on the money.
Dec 1, 2011 06:11:05 #
If you are only shooting in AUTO, that is a major mistake. Try this for starters: Shoot outdoors where there is good light, so your shutter speed will be at least 1/100 sec. Good rule of thumb, shutter speed should be 1/focal length of lens. For example, at 50 mm shutter speed should be 1/50th sec or faster. Remove any filter. Set the camera to Aperature priority and go to f/8. Set the ISO to 400. If hand holding, make sure the VR is ON. Set the focal length of the lens to 50 mm. If in jpeg make sure it is set to fine. Finally and most important, make sure the focus point on the view finder is on the primary subject, and the camera is not focusing on a closer or far off point. Be at least 15 feet from you subject (something stationary), to eliminate depth of field issues. If shooting indoors, in AUTO, and at close range, all sorts of bad things can happen.
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