shell

I have had this for 20years this is the first time I have taken photos of it,Iwould like you opinion,firstly of the background,and of the quality, it was taken with 35mm k lens, the colours appear to be very rich, thank you.

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And this one


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Thanks for that chris it is a 35mm f2 at f2, camera focus showed green light for focus,would it be the lens as it was on a tripod (cheap one) but it did not have any remote.

Try using the self timer if you do not have a remote. This should eliminate movement from the force of pressing the shutter button. Also turn off shake reduction when using a tripod.

P.s. It's unlikely to be the lens unless it has had a serious knock. Mikew is a big fan of this lens and his shots are sharper than most.

Tried and almost succeded by holding the camera and tripod by hand,I achived focus comformation and kept it, before and after the shot,will try turning off shake reduction the next time I do this type of shot(macro?)I have priced infra-red remote,it will be my next purchase.

Here is the results


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Much better image (and background) - the SR 'off' might make a further improvement, along with a remote. The delay you can dial in with the self-timer is valuable if your tripod is not sufficiently stable - mirror slap will make the tripod vibrate otherwise.

I like the final version. Looks like a decent enough lens. Doesn't macro work show up every little deficiency in technique? You have to be so exacting.

Regards,

Andrew

Thanks once again for the helpful advice from all of you,it has helped no end.
my last camera was film I did not have a lot of satisfaction using it so my interest waned, too many distractions.
but comming onto this forum I have learned quite a lot.

I have taken the next step and will join a camera club.
will post some more of my shells in the near future, and jemstones if I can work out how to do it, photograph them that is,

The third shot is lovely. Plenty sharp enough and I think the background is much better than the first two.

I have a later 35/f2 so I don't know how the K will compare.

I find it to be a fantastically good lens no qualifications on that at all.

I bought a 6 quid remote off ebay that works fine.

Despite what you think you will not hold a tripod steady by hand - well I suppose I should say in my experience you can't do this.

Mike