speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

If you're not satisfied with the results, you may mention what specifically you wanted to showcase in your images, it may be your technique or your lens. I don't think it's the camera, the 5300 has plenty of resolution!

T. Walton Loc: Newton, Kansas

The 5300 is an excellent camera. Try using another lens or the one that came with the camera. I have had excellent results with this camera

MtnMan Loc: ID

It is just that your definitions of under exposure and overexposure aren't what the terms mean. The terms mean blocked blacks and blown highlights: no information at all. Your exposures are all ok...just to the right or left of the histogram. Yes, ETTR reduces noise.

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

So, what are the terms for what I was calling under and overexposure?
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georgevedwards Loc: Essex, Maryland.

Yes, I would agree with the other member who recommeded trying Nikon's kit lens. I bought the D5200 when it was new and was totally satisfied with the sharpness of the 18-55mm lens that came with it. I used to use a Canon Rebel for years and before that the original Canon 5mp D60, and I used to like the Tamron 28-300zoom, but as I progressed I just never seemed to get the tack sharp pictures I was seeing online by other photographers. I finally got frustrated with the softness of the Tamron lens (I developed a habit of using Photoshop's water color filter, that seemed to be the only way to get a clean crisp edge, with the Nikon equipment I actually have stopped using it and not looked back) and have not even picked up the Canon's with Tamron once since I switched to the Nikon D5200 with the Nikkor 18-55 lens (and a Nikon 70-300, 55-200, 50mmf1.4...its called Nikonitus lens disease). I have bought some more Nikon lenses and they all seem to be superior. I did buy a Takina wide angle (11-16mm for $479) because I ran out of funds, andI am thinking it is just a tad short compared to the Nikon lenses, but it is still very fine. I see a lot of pictures online taken with the newer Tamron lenses that look great. But so far my experience is that my Nikon camera works best with the Nikon lenses. The Nikon 18-55mm lens is very inexpensive as lenses go, I have seen it new for around a $100.

MtnMan Loc: ID

ETTL (dark) and ETTR (light). Left and right refer to the histogram bunching where black is on the left and white is on the right.

Also for particular images low key and high key might be appropriate if the dark images have a lot of black and the light a lot of white.

What do others offer?

Shutter Bugger

It may have been said before, please excuse me for not reading every post in the 6 pages so far. Was the camera "still" during the shutter event.

Objects at long range multiply camera movement.

I'm sure the problem is not the lens or camera.

These were shot with a Tamron 18-270 on a Nikon APSC body:

http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/reviewsamples/albums/tamron-18-270mm-f3-5-6-3-vc-review-samples

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

randik wrote:
I'm not happy with the resolution I am getting from my new Nikon D5300 and Tamron 18-270 lens. The photos are not as SHARP as I think they should be. I have only shot in auto mode because I think I should perfect that before I experiment. Could it be something in my settings? I am a rank amateur, so please help in baby words... Thanks.



There are good Nikon lenses and a few indifferent ones. And people who pay lots for labels. Your opinion here is at the very best - negative. :-)

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

I am going to repeat myself with additional comments.
The problem with the photographs is camera movement/subject movement/shutter speed. Others here have tried to illustrate this by using analogues but it boils down to movement. In the first photo the traffic is moving towards the camera and in the second camera shake is quite visible. Both pictures would have been helped by a higher shutter speed. Proper technique is a damn site cheaper than a new and possibly unnecessary lens.

Jim Bob

This is a bit surprising as this camera is capable of stunningly sharp images. Increase your in camera saturation and sharpness settings and experiment further.

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

I guess most folk don't bother to read the previous replies before they reply... :(

MtnMan Loc: ID

Fact.

And many haven't learned to use "quote reply" so others have a clue what they are addressing. Messages go to the bottom of the list: they do not follow what you reply to unless it happens to be the last message in the thread.

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

Yep.

You see the SAME suggestions over and over and over again and answers that seem to come from nowhere.

I guess that's just Life on the UHH...