junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

I took my camera out after my fall (2 weeks ago) to Haggin Oaks Community Park. I think my shots on some action pics were not as good as usual... but neither am I... this may be operator error. When I put 24-70 f4 into MACRO mode, they came out very fuzzy??? Didn't happen before?
The squirrel one came out well I thought.

Advice please...
Thanks,
Jim

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rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Why are you reluctant to send the camera and lens to Nikon for a complete checkup?
--Bob

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

Because it is a Canon

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Macro mode is for doing extreme close ups. And at those distances the depth of field gets very shallow. Put it back to normal and try from a bit more distance, then crop. Also you may be having some fine motor problems and among other things there might be tremors which can cause blur or softness in images unless using a rest/brace/mono or tripod and/or high shutter speeds.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Ok, same question except exchange Canon for Nikon.
--Bob

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

I was following advice from the hedgehoggers. They suggested testing (taking photos) and a lot of them including using a flash. So that is what I was doing. I have no problem sending in the lens & camera to Canon to be checked. I am thinking of going to Mike's Camera here in Sacramento and having them pack & send to Canon ($35). I am not sure what a checkup will run?
I wasn't trying to be flippant with my previous answer... I just didn't know what to do.
Thanks

R.G. Loc: Scotland

It's possible that your fall has unsettled you and as a consequence you're forgetting things that you'd taught yourself to do automatically. For example you may not be using the appropriate camera-holding and shutter release skills that you were using previously. Or maybe it's time to concede that you're not as steady as you used to be and need faster shutter speeds (or a monopod/tripod). And you may be forgetting basic procedure stuff that you did automatically before.

Having said that, the only shots that look unacceptable are those of the cyclists, and if they were moving quickly, 1/800 isn't quite fast enough (since you weren't panning). So, problem solved with those . And with the close-ups, as Jerry suggested, close focus point means shallow DOF. A macro lens allows you to focus more closely, but you still get the same hit with DOF. Perhaps if you were concentrating on the possibility of damage you forgot those kinds of basic considerations.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Best answer of the day lol.

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

Everything is possible. I will try to shoot a few more times. Thanks for the review.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

This is your second post on this in two days. Are you sure your head did not get injured worse than you thought?
Please, do not make it three posts. Please send it in to Nikon and have them check it out, if you think it might also be the lens, send it in with the body. Please, let this constant posting die a decent death.

CO

It is the third post.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Yeah, third post. Seems I no longer can count.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Ok. Get it checked over or continue to be disappointed.You were being offered good advice.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

LOL!!! Damn good answer, Jim.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

I think macro mode also increases the range over which the lens tries to focus. Macro is for close objects and the lens will seek to find something close on which to focus. Not find anything it will then look further away. None of the shots shown by the OP were macro shots. I think the camera ened up spending to much time focus hunting due to the choice of macro mode.

The lens in this case (the 24-70) in normal mode is looking to focus starting at 0.38m / 1.25 ft. in
macro mode it starts at 0.2m/ 8.9 in.