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10/30/2013 08:11:01 AM · #26 |
One way to see where your focus point was in a shot is to open it in the NX software that comes with the camera, there is an option to see the focus point the camera selected. The slow shutter speeds could be a big part of the problem, with better glass the speeds the camera uses will be faster so less shake will be noticeable. When I first shot film I would get great photos when I used ISO 400 film, but when I tried ISO 64 slides everything came out blurry, took me a long time to figure out I was not as steady holding a camera as I thought and the only difference was the shutter speeds I was trying to use.
I used to get my worst shots on a tripod until I got a good tripod, I thought my old one was pretty good but when I upgraded it made a huge difference. Generally now when I use my tripod I use the timer set at a couple of seconds, press the shutter and move away and let it shoot. |
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10/30/2013 09:52:41 PM · #27 |
My new lens arrived. Here is a shot with the old camera and shot with the new camera.
 f/5.6, 1/60 sec., ISO-3200.
 f/5, 1/60 sec., ISO-3200.
So it is a lens problem. I was amazed at how clear (in focus) the new lens was when I zoomed in. Not sure if it's worth sending in the kit lens (Nikon 18-55 mm) for repair or if that will cost more than the lens was worth. (Although the new lens is definitely heavier, so maybe it's worth having a super light walking around lens available. But can it be fixed for less than the $200 replacement would be?) |
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10/30/2013 10:01:47 PM · #28 |
Many people buy a kit, and never use the kit lens. They sell them on Craig's list or a photo site (like this or FM) and if you get lucky you can get one for half the $100 bucks you can buy one for at B&H.
These kit lenses are blood on the market, you don't repair them, you either tear them apart for fun and good magnifying glasses or throw them away when they break. |
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10/30/2013 10:07:51 PM · #29 |
| It might be an interesting exercise for me to tear it apart. I am not mechanically gifted so seeing the parts may help me understand how everything works together. (Plus my husband is a mechanical engineer, he'll probably be totally excited about opening up the lens.) |
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10/30/2013 10:31:03 PM · #30 |
If you do this carefully, there is a real chance you can actually fix the lens yourself.
I'm almost certain that you'll find a decentered element in there. |
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10/30/2013 10:32:23 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by Cory:
If you do this carefully, there is a real chance you can actually fix the lens yourself.
I'm almost certain that you'll find a decentered element in there. |
Hell..
You know what I'd do? I'd put the rear protective cap on, grab a rubber mallet and smack the dogshit out of the rear of the lens.
"Percussive repair technique".. Fixes more than you'd imagine sometimes. The idea would be to 'reseat' the decentered element.
If the rubber mallet didn't work, I'd probably set a bit of wood on a concrete floor and smash the lens downward into it, lens-mount first, with cap on.
Message edited by author 2013-10-30 22:34:03. |
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