Night pictures not focused in Nikon D7100
Mar 5, 2018 17:07:41 #
i have not been able to get sharp pictures with my D7100. I have used 18-140, 50mm 1:1.4 & 50mm 1:1.8. I use BBF (back button focusing)
Mar 5, 2018 17:12:40 #
Mar 5, 2018 17:18:28 #
Rukku wrote:
i have not been able to get sharp pictures with my D7100. I have used 18-140, 50mm 1:1.4 & 50mm 1:1.8. I use BBF (back button focusing)
Lots of motion in this image, that indicates your shutter speed was way too slow for your ISO.
Mar 5, 2018 17:25:24 #
Not an expert here, I just notice that it is definitely a low lighting situation. Therefore, where there is motion, there is going to be difficulty getting a shutter speed that captures the light without the motion. I don't know the answer necessarily. I just think that somehow, getting lots of light in along with a quick shutter speed would help. But how do you do that? I guess a higher ISO. That's all I can think of.
Mar 5, 2018 17:29:32 #
Dan Downie
Loc: Rochester, NY
As another suggested, looks like your shutter speed and ISO need adjusting (bumped up) to accommodate the movement and poor lighting conditions. Not knowing what your aperature setting was, it looks like depth of field is contributing to the the problem, as well. Your white balance is off as well. Hopefully you got some other photos of the occasion that turned out better for you. I know how heartbreaking it can be to miss special times with friends and family.
Mar 5, 2018 17:42:30 #
Rukku wrote:
i have not been able to get sharp pictures with my D7100. I have used 18-140, 50mm 1:1.4 & 50mm 1:1.8. I use BBF (back button focusing)
Never, ever? Exposure way too long. What Shutter Speed are you or the camera selecting? Looks like 1/15 s or 1/8 s to me, or 1/30 s @ 140mm. Looks like WB is set to Daylight as well. Try AWB or Tungsten.
Mar 5, 2018 18:14:40 #
Looks like motion blur to me . . . . suggest you raise your ISO until you can get a shutter speed of at least 100-125 . . . . that's what i'd do . . . .
Mar 5, 2018 18:38:39 #
Rukku wrote:
i have not been able to get sharp pictures with my D7100. I have used 18-140, 50mm 1:1.4 & 50mm 1:1.8. I use BBF (back button focusing)
Group shots like this are difficult in low light. In order to get the shutter at a speed where you can hold the camera still that long, it will most like require a significant boost in ISO (at least 800, likely more) and a wide-open aperture. There goes any depth of field you might have hoped for. Sally might be in focus, but Bud and Joe will be blurred. Without providing some light on your subjects, I suggest close ups where you can keep two or three heads at the same plane of focus.
Mar 5, 2018 19:45:57 #
Thank you all!
This pic was taken with a 18-140mm lens at 42mm, in Manuel setting, iso 3200 & f 4.5, with BBF.
This pic was taken with a 18-140mm lens at 42mm, in Manuel setting, iso 3200 & f 4.5, with BBF.
Mar 5, 2018 19:47:30 #
Rukku wrote:
Thank you all!
This pic was taken with a 18-140mm lens at 42mm, in Manuel setting, iso 3200 & f 4.5, with BBF.
This pic was taken with a 18-140mm lens at 42mm, in Manuel setting, iso 3200 & f 4.5, with BBF.
So why are you avoiding the one cricial setting question, shutter speed?
Nothing you posted addresses your problem.
Mar 5, 2018 19:52:28 #
Mar 5, 2018 19:53:28 #
Mar 5, 2018 19:56:46 #
Rukku wrote:
sorry!
it was 1/5
it was 1/5
Well THAT answers the question as to why they were all fuzzy!
There is no way to handhold a slow, kit lens at 1/5 second and get a sharp image. I don't care WHO you are.
Hence my original response to your post.
Mar 5, 2018 19:58:16 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Well THAT answers the question as to why they were all fuzzy!
I wish I could hold that steady at 1/5th!
Mar 5, 2018 20:08:29 #
Rukku wrote:
i have not been able to get sharp pictures with my D7100. I have used 18-140, 50mm 1:1.4 & 50mm 1:1.8. I use BBF (back button focusing)
Two problems. First, the shutter is too slow. It should be a minimum of the reciprocal of the shutter speed. For a 50mm lens that would be 1/50 seconds.
Second, your aperture is too wide. It looks like you are focused on the one man. The further away the more out of focus everyone will be.
Suggested solution: Set your aperture for 8.0 and the camera on aperture priority. Set your ISO for 400. Use a bounce flash with card, angling the flash at 60 degrees.
This type of flash will fill a room without blinding everyone as much.
A bounce card flash
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