Pentax 'Anti-Shake' let me down
1/50th second at 150mm may be a bit of a stretch. I assume you had to put the focal length in first for the Shake reduction given the use of a manual lens. Is it possible you entered the wrong length intended, as its a zoom lens?
In the first the central character looks sharper but all seems out of focus in second two.
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Looks to be camera shake at about 40 deg. If they are important Focus Magic could recover quite a bit. Do it in 2 processes...
1st fix Motion Blur at 40 deg. Distance Value 4
2nd Fix Focus at a Blur Width of 3
The FREE version allows 8 goes (I think)
http://www.focusmagic.com/



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Hi Peter,
Looks to be camera shake at about 40 deg. If they are important Focus Magic could recover quite a bit. Do it in 2 processes...
1st fix Motion Blur at 40 deg. Distance Value 4
2nd Fix Focus at a Blur Width of 3
The FREE version allows 8 goes (I think)
http://www.focusmagic.com/



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It seems to just heavily pixelate the image.
1/50s might be enough at 150mm but I wouldn't rely on it. 1/50s isn't fast enough to avoid motion blur in moving people though.
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1/50s might be enough at 150mm but I wouldn't rely on it. 1/50s isn't fast enough to avoid motion blur in moving people though.
This basically.
Shake Reduction allows you to hold the camera for longer shutter times, but it doesn't stop objects moving in the frame during that period.
These don't seem to be shake related problems to be honest, but more a consequence of having too long a shutter speed for the speed of the action in the frame. 1/200 of second would be more suitable for instance, and higher still if you want to ensure there is no movement blur. You'll need a faster lens, or a higher ISO to achieve this.
Just went through the exact same thing with photos from the kids cross country sports run, which needed more ISO and less shutter speed to catch the kids.
1/50s might be enough at 150mm but I wouldn't rely on it. 1/50s isn't fast enough to avoid motion blur in moving people though.
This basically.
Shake Reduction allows you to hold the camera for longer shutter times, but it doesn't stop objects moving in the frame during that period.
These don't seem to be shake related problems to be honest, but more a consequence of having too long a shutter speed for the speed of the action in the frame. 1/200 of second would be more suitable for instance, and higher still if you want to ensure there is no movement blur. You'll need a faster lens, or a higher ISO to achieve this.
Just went through the exact same thing with photos from the kids cross country sports run, which needed more ISO and less shutter speed to catch the kids.
To my eyes the static objects are just as soft as the potentially moving ones so I don't think its subject movement.
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Well then the following opinion is for anyone else wanting to try this:
It's a combination of things by the looks of it. Basically almost everything is wrong.
Way too slow shutter.
Manual zoom, can't have SR set accurately. SR doesn't work as well at the long end anyway.
Wide open lens focus user error given poor light in viewfinder?
incidentally, a manual lens won't automatically stop down during the exposure; you explicitly set it and get a reading before the shot. Or you work with it wide open.
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