Gorillas
Posted 17/06/2010 - 00:14
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Hmm, I'd say the first one is suffering from camera shake (look at those white strands of stuff on his shoulder). If you've got a wobbly tripod or something the 2nd one is probably the same problem but to a lesser extent. That, or they're both just out of focus.
I suppose it's also possible that it's just a very soft lens and you've cropped a lot - what lens did you use?
I suppose it's also possible that it's just a very soft lens and you've cropped a lot - what lens did you use?
Tim
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Posted 17/06/2010 - 09:09
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I use my 55-300mm on these shots as I left my tamron 70 200 mm f2.8 at home so I think next time i will buy a sigma 500mm because I've looked at all the gorilla shots and all of them are soft focus.
James
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Posted 17/06/2010 - 09:25
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James, you need to really splurge and get a £1.56 70-210 Sigma like mine!!! Every one a winner (ahem!)
What a pity, they're so nicely seen and frames, too. And their expressions... The trouble is this kind of thing needs to be sharp.
What a pity, they're so nicely seen and frames, too. And their expressions... The trouble is this kind of thing needs to be sharp.
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Posted 17/06/2010 - 10:08
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pink wrote:
I use my 55-300mm on these shots
Hmmm well that rules out a lens problem, even a 1:1 crop - from what is by all accounts the best Pentax-fix consumer zoom - should be sharper than these are.
I use my 55-300mm on these shots
Tim
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Posted 17/06/2010 - 10:11
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Cable release wasn't pulling at the camera a bit?
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 17/06/2010 - 10:15
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The Pentax 55-300mm is a very sharp lens, but it has to be held very steady and the focus has to be right. Same applies to all lenses over 200mm. Also the light looks good so you could have probably got away with f/11 for increased DOF.
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Posted 17/06/2010 - 10:35
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Hi!
Good images despite the slight blurriness. Perhaps you used a bit too slow shutter speed? The da 55-300 is a pretty good lens in my opinion, though there can be better and worse copies.
Regards,
Tobio
Good images despite the slight blurriness. Perhaps you used a bit too slow shutter speed? The da 55-300 is a pretty good lens in my opinion, though there can be better and worse copies.
Regards,
Tobio
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Posted 17/06/2010 - 19:29
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ok I would like your advice on a bigger lens
should i go for the sigma 120-400mm or the 150-500mm
and what prices should I expect to pay second hand and before every one say's "I have one you can buy", I'm just window shopping I will not be looking for one until after Christmas
James
should i go for the sigma 120-400mm or the 150-500mm
and what prices should I expect to pay second hand and before every one say's "I have one you can buy", I'm just window shopping I will not be looking for one until after Christmas
James
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the male look's out of focus to me but I don't under stand it really because i was on a tripod and using a cable and there was no glass or netting to get in the way of focusing. out of focus or not I love this image but anyway please look and advise for next time.
Male Black and white
Female colour
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