Performance Issue: Canon Lenses or Camera Body Causing Softer Focus
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From: John McWilliams on 16 Jul 2010 02:01 Bob AZ wrote: > >> I use the Canon Rebel XS, so my range may be limited, but I still want to >> have upwards mobility for the lenses. IOW - is that sharpness the best I >> can expect from this camera body, or does it get ridiculously steeper in >> price as a better zoom lens is found? > > SneakyP > > I had similar situation with my 20D. Seems that the Preferences > setting was way off. If you have the option find the Preferences > settings and raise the value to 9 or 10 I think it is. What Preferences, Bob? Camera settings or software, and which, please. == john mcwilliams
From: otter on 16 Jul 2010 09:22 On Jul 16, 1:01 am, John McWilliams <jp...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Bob AZ wrote: > > >> I use the Canon Rebel XS, so my range may be limited, but I still want to > >> have upwards mobility for the lenses. IOW - is that sharpness the best I > >> can expect from this camera body, or does it get ridiculously steeper in > >> price as a better zoom lens is found? > > > SneakyP > > > I had similar situation with my 20D. Seems that the Preferences > > setting was way off. If you have the option find the Preferences > > settings and raise the value to 9 or 10 I think it is. > > What Preferences, Bob? Camera settings or software, and which, please. My camera has a "sharpness" setting under Picture Style -> Detail Set. It increases contrast along edges. The downside is it can create noticeable artifacts (halos) if you overdo it. It only affects the JPEGs created in-camera, not the RAW file. You can also do the same thing in Photoshop, or similar programs.
From: Bob AZ on 16 Jul 2010 11:39 > What Preferences, Bob? Camera settings or software, and which, please. > > == > > john mcwilliams John In your instruction book under preferences. This will guide you to it. BOb AZ
From: John McWilliams on 16 Jul 2010 11:50
Bob AZ wrote: >> What Preferences, Bob? Camera settings or software, and which, please. > In your instruction book under preferences. This will guide you to it. > Er, o.k., so it's a setting for in camera JPEG processing. I shot RAW almost exclusively when I used my 20 D, [since replaced by the 50D as I kept getting err99.] I didn't see any problem with JPEGs from the camera, using only default settings. Was surprised to learn there were 10 stops of sharpness settings. -- john mcwilliams |