camera + lens queston
Jan 5, 2015 13:20:41 #
wondering if anyone has noticed a lens they have works well on one camera body and not so well on another. ?? I have a 300m f4 L Canon that has always been tack sharp In the past on 7d and 5dm3, but today while out with new 7dm2 I cant seem to get the same sharpness out of it. Any thoughts. Please stay on topic with answers, thanks.
Jan 5, 2015 13:27:54 #
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Canoe50d wrote:
wondering if anyone has noticed a lens they have works well on one camera body and not so well on another. ?? I have a 300m f4 L Canon that has always been tack sharp In the past on 7d and 5dm3, but today while out with new 7dm2 I cant seem to get the same sharpness out of it. Any thoughts. Please stay on topic with answers, thanks.
As long as I focus correctly, I've never had this problem with any of my lenses on any of my cameras. Cannot offer any other solution than to check your focus, and ensure your not getting camera vibrations.
Jan 5, 2015 13:34:49 #
Cleaning the connectors might help. The pictures on my system were getting noisy and soft all of a sudden - cleaned the connectors on the lens and the camera and the problem went away -
Jan 5, 2015 13:37:10 #
Jan 5, 2015 17:54:36 #
Canoe50d wrote:
wondering if anyone has noticed a lens they have works well on one camera body and not so well on another. ?? I have a 300m f4 L Canon that has always been tack sharp In the past on 7d and 5dm3, but today while out with new 7dm2 I cant seem to get the same sharpness out of it. Any thoughts. Please stay on topic with answers, thanks.
Many users of the new 7D2 are experiencing focus issues. Always use the Micro Tune feature of the body if it has one, and yours does, as it will always improve results.
Jan 5, 2015 19:19:43 #
Jan 5, 2015 23:21:11 #
Canoe50d wrote:
thank Mt, will look into that. Will I need to do that for each lens I use or ????
It is always recommended, yes. Its the best way to make sure you are getting the best performance out of your lenses.
Jan 6, 2015 12:55:04 #
Jan 6, 2015 13:12:11 #
Canoe50d wrote:
wondering if anyone has noticed a lens they have works well on one camera body and not so well on another. ?? I have a 300m f4 L Canon that has always been tack sharp In the past on 7d and 5dm3, but today while out with new 7dm2 I cant seem to get the same sharpness out of it. Any thoughts. Please stay on topic with answers, thanks.
A lens has no mind of it's own. It will do only as it is told. Sounds as though you may have an unintended communications problem. The 5 and the 7 have similar AF systems. Check your 7's menus and see if you can find what needs to be tweaked. You might have need for a micro-adjustment in the 7. Just a guess.
Jan 6, 2015 13:16:42 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Many users of the new 7D2 are experiencing focus issues. Always use the Micro Tune feature of the body if it has one, and yours does, as it will always improve results.
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Jan 6, 2015 23:16:54 #
update and start with thanks for the input. I believe I learned that I forgot I had the 300 on a crop camera body and not the 70-200. Turns out I was standing too close to the subject by about six inches. Went out today and had success. both lens and camera working well.
Jan 7, 2015 10:30:36 #
Canoe50d wrote:
update and start with thanks for the input. I believe I learned that I forgot I had the 300 on a crop camera body and not the 70-200. Turns out I was standing too close to the subject by about six inches. Went out today and had success. both lens and camera working well.
The buck is a money shot! Fantastic composition. Wildlife mags would kill for that shot. Great work!
Jan 7, 2015 20:20:39 #
ty. that buck shot was over 100 yrs away. I just love this lens and camera combo and looking forward to the future with it.
Jan 8, 2015 08:00:21 #
Canoe50d wrote:
update and start with thanks for the input. I believe I learned that I forgot I had the 300 on a crop camera body and not the 70-200. Turns out I was standing too close to the subject by about six inches. Went out today and had success. both lens and camera working well.
Both the woodpecker and the buck are magazine cover worthy shots. The second shot would be a very good illustration inside.
Very nice work.
And while the camera lens combo my be great, most of the credit goes to you.
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