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Jan 10, 2015 12:47:46   #
Nightski
 
Tom H wrote:
It appears to me, a novice learner, that the focus is right on. The ears and the nose are a bit out of focus indicating the best point of focus is somewhere between them. As nearly as I can tell, it is at the eye lashes. Yes, the right eye lashes appear sharper than the left but I suspect that is due to the contrast between the left eye lashes and their bright, sunlit background. If the focus isn't right on, then it sure is darn close to it. Well done!

This is a moderately priced, 150-500 zoom lens, not an expensive prime. I think it did very well for such a lens. I'd consider the lens well worth using and enjoying, and wouldn't expect better sharpness. It appears to be a great lens for the price and should be a joy to use. You are going to get many fine shots that you couldn't have gotten without it.

Again, this is a novice's opinion. I'm glad to read other's view points.
It appears to me, a novice learner, that the focus... (show quote)


After I posted this, I realized that I had gotten sharp shots from far away at 500mm. It's just that when someone told me that my lens was front focusing, I got into a bit of a panic over it.

We have since discovered with software that I was focusing on the grass just in front of the nose and that it happened because I was in AI Servo. I believe I posted those graphics somewhere on this thread so you can see what happened with my focus.

Here is a panning shot I got at 500mm just two weeks before this shot. It shows how amazingly sharp this lens is at 500mm.

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-254241-1.html

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