Seeking guidance: using 10yr old Tamron 18-270
Jun 17, 2019 21:08:35 #
schneiss wrote:
Seeking guidance: using 10yr old Tamron 18-270 f3.5 on a D3200, but shots are not sharp enough for me. Considering sharper faster telephoto lens like 50-150 or 200. Suggestions?
A question of sharpness can best be answered if you post a sample or two.
Jun 17, 2019 23:54:40 #
cochese wrote:
If you can find a copy of the Sigma 50-150 ex os hsm it is one of the sharpest lenses I have ever owned. My was on a canon but I'm sure it will be just as good on nikon. It is a large lens, anbout the size of a 70-200 but amazing g!ass. I used a sigma 17-50 for the short end.
You are lucky to have owned one. Not too many available since not too many were sold.
Jun 18, 2019 00:55:24 #
Jun 18, 2019 00:57:49 #
Jun 18, 2019 02:48:24 #
Pistnbroke
Loc: UK
First you have no fine focus adjust on the D3200 BUT have you got the sharpness set at +9 ? All Nikons come out the factory set soft at +3 and this will make a fantastic difference . maybe up the contrast to +1.
This applies to all of you who shoot Nikon ..if you use JPEG you need the sharpness at +9
This applies to all of you who shoot Nikon ..if you use JPEG you need the sharpness at +9
Jun 18, 2019 03:18:36 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
schneiss wrote:
Seeking guidance: using 10yr old Tamron 18-270 f3.5 on a D3200, but shots are not sharp enough for me. Considering sharper faster telephoto lens like 50-150 or 200. Suggestions?
I recommend you do your own testing:
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+test+a+lens+for+sharpness&oq=how+to+test+a+lens+for+sharpness&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l4j69i64.15471j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Use flash to eliminate camera/subject motion. If you are helpless, or just lazy, by all means post a picture and someone will be glad to tell you what you’re looking at.
Jun 18, 2019 03:59:34 #
Pistnbroke
Loc: UK
In addition to setting the sharpness you need to remove any UV filter you have on it ..these can be a disaster on the longer focal lengths..
Rule is Fine focus adjust (D7100 and up)
Picture control at Sharp +9 Contrast +1 ( if it has clarity control leave it at 0 )
Ignore the idiots who claim you will get artifacts etc ..had all my cameras at +9 from D7000 to D850 for commercial work for many years.
Rule is Fine focus adjust (D7100 and up)
Picture control at Sharp +9 Contrast +1 ( if it has clarity control leave it at 0 )
Ignore the idiots who claim you will get artifacts etc ..had all my cameras at +9 from D7000 to D850 for commercial work for many years.
Jun 18, 2019 12:14:43 #
Jun 18, 2019 16:16:21 #
Pistnbroke
Loc: UK
nice for you to have the interest to ask ...in the menu " picture control " your camera comes with a handbook..its well worth the effort the improvement is phenomenal.
When you buy a camera you should go through every menu option and set to give the best picture quality..if you don't know what it means the check the handbook ( not always very clear !! )
When you buy a camera you should go through every menu option and set to give the best picture quality..if you don't know what it means the check the handbook ( not always very clear !! )
Jun 19, 2019 14:19:02 #
schneiss wrote:
Thats the one i have
You need to use "quote reply" so we know who you are talking to
Jun 19, 2019 14:19:46 #
schneiss wrote:
I will do that as soon as i get back to my computer
I hope this means post an example. We can only guess without examples.
Aug 5, 2019 21:32:29 #
Aug 5, 2019 21:44:06 #
Back when I was a Canon user I bought a Tamron 18-270; a range that long forces its designers into compromises, and they are uneven and inconsistent. By the time that camera died a year later I had already retired that lens and returned to two Canon lenses that covered a similar range; I found I usually knew which range I needed before taking my camera out of its bag, and the two-lens solution worked better.
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