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Nina S
 

Soft Focus Problem


 
  Jeven St. Croix
Jeven St. Croix
f5.6 1/80 ISO 100 focal length 90mm, lens 28-200mm,

Nina S

 
  Marissa St. Croix
Marissa St. Croix
f5.6 1/200 ISO 100 focal length 100mm, lens 28-200mm

Nina S

 
  Ve.Ester
Ve.Ester
f5.0 1/80 ISO 400 focal length 80mm, lens 28-200mm

Nina S

 
 
Last weekend I shot around town, on a cold, overcast, dismal day. I was using a fill flash on my Canon EOS Digital Rebel, metered my models, set my shutter one or two up from the meter reading to compensate for the flash & left the camera on auto focus

When I got home, I was disappointed to see that the majority of my shots were soft in the focus department, even though my lighting was right on ...

Does my camera have a problem, or does it just have a harder time auto focusing in low light & should I switch to manual focus in these instances.

My meter, at 5.6 always suggested 60-100 shutter speed, at ISO 100. This was outdoors on a grey day ...

I think I've answered my own question, but I'd love to hear from you guys :)

Thanks a bunch
Nina


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March 27, 2005

 

Diane Dupuis
  Hi Nina, Sorry I can't help with your camera problems... Don't know enough about it to help.
I have one suggestion though. Don't ever use someone's real name when uploading their photos to the internet.
Just a thought, but there are too many creeps out there.


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March 28, 2005

 

Nina S
  No Worries, All 3 pictured are pro models, and the names used are their "stage" names that they wish to be used in relation to their careers.


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March 28, 2005

 

Kerry L. Walker
  Not a digital photographer so I may not be much help but have you tried sharpening in Photoshop? From everything I have been reading about digital, I understand that is usually necessary.


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March 28, 2005

 

Nina S
 
 
 
sharpening in PS doesn't bring back clarity lost due to poor focusing LOL ... I have yet to find a way to get a model's eyes crystal clear unless I shot it that way, adequate light & perfect focus

This shot shows crystal clear eyes, which is my goal in all my shots, but it doesn't always happen :(


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March 28, 2005

 

BetterPhoto Member
  what was your focal length and did you use a tripod


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March 29, 2005

 

BetterPhoto Member
  sorry just saw the Focal lengths under the pics(tired). Anyway, Im thinking it's better to shoot at a lower f/stop and get everything sharp and if theres something you dont like in the backround ,blur it out in ps


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March 29, 2005

 
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