Comments on: Horsies http://www.rexlam.com/blog/photography/photos/2008/horsies/ Random reflections from a father|geek|netizen|shutterbug|jedi-wannabe Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:51:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rex http://www.rexlam.com/blog/photography/photos/2008/horsies/comment-page-1/#comment-9918 rex Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:13:27 +0000 http://www.rexlam.com/blog/photography/photos/2008/horsies/#comment-9918 Ah... that's optical sharpness you're talking about comes from the lense optics. Some lenses are sharper than others, there's no getting around that. My lenses are Canon L lenses-- on the pricier side but the optics are fantastic. I'm not familiar with Nikkor lenses, but you should visit a local store or online forums. Or my friend Min (a frequent commentor here) can help you, he's a Nikon user... Ah… that’s optical sharpness you’re talking about comes from the lense optics. Some lenses are sharper than others, there’s no getting around that. My lenses are Canon L lenses– on the pricier side but the optics are fantastic.

I’m not familiar with Nikkor lenses, but you should visit a local store or online forums. Or my friend Min (a frequent commentor here) can help you, he’s a Nikon user…

]]> By: Chi http://www.rexlam.com/blog/photography/photos/2008/horsies/comment-page-1/#comment-9917 Chi Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:32:07 +0000 http://www.rexlam.com/blog/photography/photos/2008/horsies/#comment-9917 Hi Rex, Thanks for the tips. However, I didn't mean blurry pictures. Your pictures in general look very sharp. Is it because of your lense being at F/2.8? I think it's more than that. For example, if I take picture in Automatic mode of my kid, it choose Aperature mode at F/3-5. So if I set my camera in A mode and choose F/8 or above (11 in one case), my picture is still not sharp. What else should I set? I have Nikkor 18-200mm F/5.6 so it's not as a sharp lense as yours. Hi Rex,

Thanks for the tips. However, I didn’t mean blurry pictures. Your pictures in general look very sharp. Is it because of your lense being at F/2.8? I think it’s more than that. For example, if I take picture in Automatic mode of my kid, it choose Aperature mode at F/3-5. So if I set my camera in A mode and choose F/8 or above (11 in one case), my picture is still not sharp. What else should I set? I have Nikkor 18-200mm F/5.6 so it’s not as a sharp lense as yours.

]]> By: rex http://www.rexlam.com/blog/photography/photos/2008/horsies/comment-page-1/#comment-9915 rex Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:14:38 +0000 http://www.rexlam.com/blog/photography/photos/2008/horsies/#comment-9915 Hi Chi, I'm lucky because I was using pretty sharp lenses. I was using a telezoom and it was a windless day. I was using a 70-200mm L lens. Most lenses are sharpest at F/8. If you're referring to preventing blurry pictures, the rule of thumb that to use the shutter speed "2x" of the focal point. For instance, if I zoom in to 200mm then I use at least 1/400 sec exposure. You can adjust aperture and ISO according to get to that desired speed. On a windy day for example, I'd use shutter priority mode just to make sure I control the shutter speed. These shots were on a bright afternoon, so there was plenty of light and fast shutter speed was no problem. Hope that helps... Hi Chi, I’m lucky because I was using pretty sharp lenses. I was using a telezoom and it was a windless day. I was using a 70-200mm L lens. Most lenses are sharpest at F/8.

If you’re referring to preventing blurry pictures, the rule of thumb that to use the shutter speed “2x” of the focal point. For instance, if I zoom in to 200mm then I use at least 1/400 sec exposure. You can adjust aperture and ISO according to get to that desired speed. On a windy day for example, I’d use shutter priority mode just to make sure I control the shutter speed.

These shots were on a bright afternoon, so there was plenty of light and fast shutter speed was no problem.

Hope that helps…

]]> By: Chi http://www.rexlam.com/blog/photography/photos/2008/horsies/comment-page-1/#comment-9914 Chi Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:43:42 +0000 http://www.rexlam.com/blog/photography/photos/2008/horsies/#comment-9914 Beautiful picture. Would you share your tips on how to take such sharp pictures? Beautiful picture. Would you share your tips on how to take such sharp pictures?

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