Re: More Canon 20d focusing issues

Todd.J.Olson@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Let me start off by saying I'm very new to photography. I bought the
> 20d to take to Europe in hopes of getting some large prints made.
> It's my first D-SLR. Ever since I bought this camera I've had trouble
> getting photos to come out well. I don't think I've really ever
> gotten a photo in a 'mode' setting to come out clear. I always have
> soft edges and overexposure. I tend to shoot mainly in manual mode,
> but sometimes still have problems. My biggest issue is getting
> focused clear images. If I'm just taking photos of friends around
> town, I typically set the camera around 1/100th (in the time-priority
> mode) of a second to keep from blurring the shot with my unstead
> hands. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. Recently I went
> to a wedding and did this same thing, and almost every photo I took
> came out blurry. Now I have taken some crisp shots, but they are
> almost always from far away on nice sunny days. I like to go hiking
> and take the camera, but the dark woods don't always make the
> greatest shots.

I don't see a real problem with edge sharpness, rather I see that the
plane of focus is not on the same plane as the subject. In short the images
of the book are sharp where the distance from the lens to the cover is
within the DOF but since the cover is not exactly perpendicular to the axis
of the lens, the parts that are not sharp are further or closer than the
DOF. You need to try a smaller aperture.



>
> Here are two photos I took this morning on my couch. The data from
> the shots follows. The first shot was in AE mode set. The second
> was in fully automatic. Notice how soft the edges are on the fully
> automatic shot. This is what keeps happening every time I take a
> photo. Does anyone know what is going on, or care to suggest how to
> resolve this?
>
> http://filebox.vt.edu/users/tolson/photos/IMG_2130.JPG (forgot to
> turn down ISO from last night, a little grainy)
>
> http://filebox.vt.edu/users/tolson/photos/IMG_2132.JPG
>
> Here's a shot from the wedding that came terrible just to show you
> what I'm so confused about.
>
> http://filebox.vt.edu/users/tolson/photos/IMG_2104.JPG
>
> Thanks for any insight, -Todd
>
> I'm using a canon 28-105, seen here: (not L-glass)
> http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=149&modelid=7442
>
>
>
> wedding photo
> ------------------------------
> File Name
> IMG_2104.CR2
> Camera Model
> Canon EOS 20D
> Shooting Date/Time
> 9/17/2005 3:27:06 PM
> Shooting Mode
> Manual Exposure
> Tv( Shutter Speed )
> 1/80
> Av( Aperture Value )
> 16.0
> Metering Mode
> Evaluative Metering
> ISO Speed
> 400
> Lens
> 28.0 - 105.0 mm
> Focal Length
> 35.0 mm
> Image Size
> 3504x2336
> Image Quality
> RAW
> Flash
> Off
> White Balance Mode
> Auto
> AF Mode
> One-Shot AF
> Parameters Settings
> Contrast Mid. High
> Sharpness Mid. High
> Color saturation Mid. High
> Color tone 0
> Color Space
> sRGB
> Noise Reduction
> Off
> File Size
> 7912 KB
>
>
> manual
> ---------------------------------------
> File Name
> IMG_2130.CR2
> Camera Model
> Canon EOS 20D
> Shooting Date/Time
> 9/27/2005 1:35:42 PM
> Shooting Mode
> Shutter-Priority AE
> Tv( Shutter Speed )
> 1/100
> Av( Aperture Value )
> 4.0
> Metering Mode
> Evaluative Metering
> Exposure Compensation
> 0
> ISO Speed
> 800
> Lens
> 28.0 - 105.0 mm
> Focal Length
> 65.0 mm
> Image Size
> 3504x2336
> Image Quality
> RAW
> Flash
> Off
> White Balance Mode
> Auto
> AF Mode
> Manual Focus
> Parameters Settings
> Contrast Mid. High
> Sharpness Mid. High
> Color saturation Mid. High
> Color tone 0
> Color Space
> sRGB
> Noise Reduction
> Off
> File Size
> 7428 KB
>
> fully automatic
> --------------------------------------
> File Name
> IMG_2132.JPG
> Camera Model
> Canon EOS 20D
> Shooting Date/Time
> 9/27/2005 1:37:55 PM
> Shooting Mode
> Auto
> Tv( Shutter Speed )
> 1/60
> Av( Aperture Value )
> 4.0
> Metering Mode
> Evaluative Metering
> Exposure Compensation
> 0
> ISO Speed
> 400
> Lens
> 28.0 - 105.0 mm
> Focal Length
> 82.0 mm
> Image Size
> 2544x1696
> Image Quality
> Fine
> Flash
> On
> Flash Type
> Built-In Flash
> Flash Exposure Compensation
> 0
> Red-eye Reduction
> Off
> Shutter curtain sync
> 1st-curtain sync
> White Balance Mode
> Auto
> AF Mode
> AI Focus AF
> Parameters Settings
> Contrast Mid. High
> Sharpness Mid. High
> Color saturation Mid. High
> Color tone 0
> Color Space
> sRGB
> Noise Reduction
> Off
> File Size
> 1641 KB

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Joseph Meehan

Dia duit


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