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06/30/2004 12:06:55 PM · #1 |
| I'm a proud owner of the 300D Rebel! I am doing a project that is requiring me to work with depth of field. I just can't seem to get my pictures in focus! I am shooting with f/23 and things in the distance seem to be out of focus! What is the issue! Can anyone help? |
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06/30/2004 12:15:43 PM · #2 |
I would switch to manual focus and use the hyperfocal point.
Which is marked on some lenses, if yours isn't marked,(like the
kit lens) try focusing to infinity then backing it up just a little, and that should be close to the hyperfocal point. |
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06/30/2004 12:33:16 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by toddnicholsphotography:
I'm a proud owner of the 300D Rebel! I am doing a project that is requiring me to work with depth of field. I just can't seem to get my pictures in focus! I am shooting with f/23 and things in the distance seem to be out of focus! What is the issue! Can anyone help? |
What lens are you using?
If you are using long focal lens then f/22 (?23?) can be to wide to cover the focus of very close and very distant objects. |
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06/30/2004 12:37:03 PM · #4 |
| Took a look at your homepage Todd and it seem pretty fancy and well built but I couldn´t view your pic´s. Can there be some problem with it or is my simple technique not dealing with it? |
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06/30/2004 12:38:31 PM · #5 |
What kind of shutter speeds are you getting using F23. You need alot of light to get decent shutter speeds there. Perhaps what you are getting is camera shake.
Do you have any examples of these pics? with the Exif data, preferably?
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06/30/2004 12:49:37 PM · #6 |
This doean't seem like a Rebel question, but rather a lens question. Which lens are you using? If it's a cheaper zoom lens and things in the distance are also towards the outside of the frame ... odds are, it's just a poor quality lens.
Message edited by author 2004-06-30 12:50:05. |
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06/30/2004 01:12:43 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by garlic:
Took a look at your homepage Todd and it seem pretty fancy and well built but I couldn´t view your pic´s. Can there be some problem with it or is my simple technique not dealing with it? |
I don't think there are any pictures there yet; the web page looks like a template that he is in the process of populating since they all say "Replace with your full sized picture". |
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06/30/2004 01:35:27 PM · #8 |
| Thanks for the feedback! Yes I am in the process of developing my website! I will have pics soon. (I am currently using the kit lens) |
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06/30/2004 01:42:47 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by toddnicholsphotography:
Thanks for the feedback! Yes I am in the process of developing my website! I will have pics soon. (I am currently using the kit lens) |
Then I would think that your problem is either what hopper mentioned, low quality glass, or some kind of motion blurr as mariomel mentioned. Still it could be that it the main focus object is very close to the lens than getting distant thing into focus can be difficult although the lens is set to it´s smallest apperture (isn´t it?). |
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06/30/2004 01:46:08 PM · #10 |
you arent going to get any good landscapes from the kit lense at f:23
or any other fstop from what i can tell.
shoot at f:8 or f:11 only - that's where it produces the sharpest images. you can get away with f:6.3 or 5.6 when you are shooting close ups. but i wouldn't use any fstop over f:16 ever...
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