I'm missing focus with both the 14-150 kit lens as well as the 60mm macro lens. The macro does poorly when used as a simple 60mm lens (not in close focus mode) and the 14-150 does poorly near it's closest focusing distance.what lens and focal length? I had some trouble with a 14-42 EZ pancake lens and at 42 mm it would not focus past about 20 feet. Somewhere between repeated use and firmware updates for the lens and camera it seems OK now but was puzzling.for a while.
what lens and focal length? I had some trouble with a 14-42 EZ pancake lens and at 42 mm it would not focus past about 20 feet. Somewhere between repeated use and firmware updates for the lens and camera it seems OK now but was puzzling.for a while.
I'm missing focus with both the 14-150 kit lens as well as the 60mm macro lens. The macro does poorly when used as a simple 60mm lens (not in close focus mode) and the 14-150 does poorly near it's closest focusing distance.
Does macro have macro switch.
With 14-150 you could just be too close for it mfd.
Ducks are not the way to check focus accuracy. Use focus target print.
And do no expect to have very detailed image for distance shots from mft format.
That's awfully close to what I'm experiencing but my shutter speed is 1/160th. twice the speed that you took yours at. I would personally have thought it would be sharper.Nikon D300 (APS C sensor), 35-135 f3.5-4.5 AF Zoom at 135, 1/80 f8, AF-C, hand held.
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The softness is due to camera shake and likely closer to what you're experiencing. A monopod with a low profile ball head will be far more convenient than a tripod.
Test the focus with a tripod and fixed target as AF sensors can be fooled especially when the subject is smaller than the sensor area or the sensor area is 2/3 on the subject.
A lens test target https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=lens+test+chart printed at the printers highest resolution , either in multiple panels or several copies attached flat to a fixed surface makes accurate focusing testing easy.
I do know SAF was engaged and not continuous. I only had a single small point selected though rather than a grid covering all the birds.I would also check if you were using single-focus mode or continuous-focus mode. The former as the name suggests sets the focus at half shutter but then does not change if the subject moves. The latter will keep readjusting as long as as you hold the shutter. Another issue to consider in such situations.
There are so many different things one can select or not select in a digital camera as opposed the simple film cameras that a lot of times it is simply picking the right set of settings for a given situation and not the camera per se (although that should not be ruled out until you test for accuracy.) It takes time to get used to them. Most cameras have custom settings designed for typical scenarios. Might want to check if yours have one for bird/wildlife pictures.I do know SAF was engaged and not continuous. I only had a single small point selected though rather than a grid covering all the birds.
Twice the speed is only one stop faster. What was your focal length?That's awfully close to what I'm experiencing but my shutter speed is 1/160th. twice the speed that you took yours at. I would personally have thought it would be sharper.
it's 60mm.Twice the speed is only one stop faster. What was your focal length?
If I am right (probably not) then the 35mm equivalent is 120mm, so a shutter speed of 1/160 is cutting it close for handheld... at least for my jittery hands.it's 60mm.
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