Canon 450D focussing problems (1 Viewer)

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EmmaW

Member

• Jun 11, 2017

• #1

Hi,

I'm new to taking photos and currently using a tamron 70-300 lens but I'm really struggling to focus on my target! They always seem to come out slightly blurred and not as crisp as some of the images I see on here. Any advice would be great!

Thanks

 

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nikonmike

Well-known member

• Jun 12, 2017

• #2

Emma a few questions

Are you shooting raw,if so what PP program are you using

If not do Canon cameras have in camera settings for jpeg

Was this shot at the 300mm end of your zoom.


I get the feeling with a full raw file to play with this image could have been sharper.

 

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EmmaW

Member

• Jun 12, 2017

• #3

Thanks for your reply, sorry in advance but what's a PP program? Will have to check if shooting raw but think I am!

And yes at the 300mm end of zoom

 

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nikonmike

Well-known member

• Jun 12, 2017

• #4

Not to go too far at the moment but PP is your processing program,if you are shooting raw they will need sharpening and other tweaking, sometimes with 70-300 zooms you can get a little more sharpness by knocking them back to around 280mm.

 

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EmmaW

Member

• Jun 12, 2017

• #5

Ahh, got ya. Thank you! I'm guessing there is a thread on the forum for processing program advice?

 

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nikonmike

Well-known member

• Jun 13, 2017

• #6

Fastone is a decent free starter program and i think Gimp is free,you tube can be good for a bit of tuition

https://www.youtube.com/results?q=faststone


https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gimp+tutorial

 

Jungle

Active member

• Jun 13, 2017

• #7

Hi nikonmike,

Out of interest, do you know if Fastone has the ability to straighten the horizon ?

Cheers, George

 

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nikonmike

Well-known member

• Jun 14, 2017

• #8

Jungle said:

Hi nikonmike,

Out of interest, do you know if Fastone has the ability to straighten the horizon ?

Cheers, George

Click to expand...

Sorry i dont know its a while since i used it.

 

kawwauser

Well-known member

• Jun 14, 2017

• #9

fastone does have the ability to straighten the horizon use it a lot

 

Jungle

Active member

• Jun 14, 2017

• #10

Ok, thanks Kawwauser, that's good, is it just a free download or are there extras to pay for ?