Older Lens, Newer Camera
May 5, 2017 22:29:05 #
I tried out this lens that I used on my first DSLR (D100).
No post other than crop.
Camera: D7200
Lens: Quantaray 28-200 D Aspherical IF
No post other than crop.
Camera: D7200
Lens: Quantaray 28-200 D Aspherical IF
May 6, 2017 10:56:52 #
I am sure others will have a different opinion but I think the lens is somewhat soft. While I do like the picture I feel it could be sharper. Possibly you or possibly the lens.
Dennis
Dennis
May 6, 2017 15:31:46 #
I believe the softness was due to lack of light. The house feeder in it's
shadow. Here is another pic taken earlier in the day with sunlight on
the feeder. Same setup as before. Also, no post other than crop.
shadow. Here is another pic taken earlier in the day with sunlight on
the feeder. Same setup as before. Also, no post other than crop.
May 6, 2017 17:04:12 #
Gosh darn. I hope I am not the only one viewing your post. Sorry but I think this is soft too. Birds have a tiny ring around their eye. I look at that ring to tell if my own photos of birds are sharp or not.
Do you have another lens? Give it a try.
Dennis
Do you have another lens? Give it a try.
Dennis
May 6, 2017 18:51:00 #
May 6, 2017 21:58:28 #
To me it looks about the same. Possibly the 800 ISO. Your photos are lovely. It doesn't mean much if I don't see tack sharp features. I sure would not run out to sell the camera or lenses and your photos are not made or broken with three photos.
Dennis
Dennis
May 7, 2017 12:09:09 #
JR45 wrote:
I tried out this lens that I used on my first DSLR (D100).
No post other than crop.
Camera: D7200
Lens: Quantaray 28-200 D Aspherical IF
No post other than crop.
Camera: D7200
Lens: Quantaray 28-200 D Aspherical IF
With a blurred background it is difficult to tell anything about the overall image other than where the bird is. That is good for a pleasing composition, but not so much for testing out a lens.
You might consider try doing something like what is suggested in ( https://photographylife.com/how-to-calibrate-lenses/ ). The slight softness might be a system thing that can be adjusted. I think the D7200 has AF Fine Tune (or AF micro adjustment). I can't say that I am speaking from experience here, since I have not tried it. (Also my entry level dslr doesn't have that adjustment)
May 7, 2017 16:56:18 #
May 7, 2017 22:16:34 #
Okay. First of all in the Photo Critique section you may post one photo per thread for critique. This is not the analysis section. It is not a place to post several pics to analyze what is right or wrong with them. Secondly, there are definitely sharp areas in your photos. The first two could have more DOF and the third seems to be suffering from movement blur. Depending on how severely they are cropped, you may have simply lost detail because the bird is too far away. I would say to concentrate on filling your frame with the bird and work at getting the right balance of shutter speed and DOF for your focal length. From now on, post only one image per thread in this section.
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