soft focus - DPChallenge Forums

10/07/2004 05:40:57 PM · #1

I feel as if my photos have a soft focus.
I am also getting comments about it.

I have no idea what couse it.
I cleaned the filter on the lens.
The camera does focus. What is wrong?

Thanks.

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

10/07/2004 05:44:09 PM · #2

Do you have any examples you could share, with settings you used? It would be easier to figure out when someone sees what you are talking about.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

10/07/2004 05:44:51 PM · #3

Without seeing samples of your pictures it would be difficult to give a good cause of the soft focus. Could be lense, settings, etc.

Post some pictures with lens and settings and I'm sure someone can help.

Interesting that some people mistake soft focus and bad focus as the same thing or the other way around.

Message edited by author 2004-10-07 17:45:26.

10/07/2004 06:06:12 PM · #4

Interesting that some people mistake soft focus and bad focus as the same thing or the other way around. [/quote]

Ouch. Whats the different?

How about this two:

10/07/2004 06:08:07 PM · #5

First one looks ok to me for an image that hasn't been sharpened either in camera or during post processing.
Second one just has shallow depth of field.

10/07/2004 06:14:16 PM · #6

Originally posted by xion:

First one looks ok to me for an image that hasn't been sharpened either in camera or during post processing.
Second one just has shallow depth of field.

Candles: I was goinf for shallow depth of field. So that's OK.
But I still feel as if there is a problem with the focus.

How about this one:

I forgot to say I used tripod i both the candles and the fruits...

10/07/2004 06:16:14 PM · #7

Now that one does look a bit off focus. What's the lens you are using and what's the setting like for the wire guitar?

10/07/2004 06:16:51 PM · #8

Originally posted by xion:

First one looks ok to me for an image that hasn't been sharpened either in camera or during post processing.

What do you mean by "hasn't been sharpened either in camera or during post processing"?
How can I sharpen in camera? I only focus... ):

Regarding the fruits - this is how it looks AFTER I sharpened it
with Photoshop...

10/07/2004 06:19:08 PM · #9

Originally posted by xion:

Now that one does look a bit off focus. What's the lens you are using and what's the setting like for the wire guitar?

Lens 28-90 from my ols SLR (Canon Rebel 2000).
I don't have the info for it. My computer broke a
week ago, and I had to get a new one. All the info was lost. ):

10/07/2004 06:21:56 PM · #10

By the way Xion, I just visited you portfolio, and I just loved those two:

Message edited by author 2004-10-07 18:22:48.

10/07/2004 06:23:19 PM · #11

Well sharpening is different to focus. I don't really know about different setting on the Rebel. But I am sure there would be different modes or settings at which you can produce the image. Like on my camera I can choose to get my shots sharpened in camera - meaning the resulting RAW or JPEG file would already have gone through a shapening filter when written to the CF card or whatever the medium. I don't use in camera sharpening and I wouldn't advice to use it either unless you want to print direct from the camera.

So the fruits shot is an already post processed shot with even sharpening applied ... Well, to be honest, the best way would be to put your camera on auto focus, make sure that whatever mode you have on it would only allow you to take the picture only when the chosen area is in focus, then just resize and show an example.

10/07/2004 06:24:33 PM · #12

Thanks Yael, puts a smile on my face.

10/07/2004 06:27:25 PM · #13

Originally posted by xion:

Thanks Yael, puts a smile on my face.

Just got back from adding comments too. (:

10/07/2004 06:30:30 PM · #14

Thanks again Yael :), truly appreciated. Both of those images were those moments when you know that you need to take a shot of that place.

10/07/2004 06:30:32 PM · #15

Originally posted by xion:

So the fruits shot is an already post processed shot with even sharpening applied ... Well, to be honest, the best way would be to put your camera on auto focus, make sure that whatever mode you have on it would only allow you to take the picture only when the chosen area is in focus, then just resize and show an example.

Ouch again! I am using auto focus!!! ):
And I use one focus point too. ):

Maybe I should try taking a few shot with another lens, and see
if I get a better focus....

10/07/2004 06:31:23 PM · #16

Originally posted by xion:

Thanks again Yael :), truly appreciated. Both of those images were those moments when you know that you need to take a shot of that place.

Reflections would have been perfect for the Parts challenege. LOL.

10/07/2004 06:33:10 PM · #17

Yep, if you try a different lens, you might at least know if it's the other lens.