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Sharpness – Any tips
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Hi All,
I am wondering if there is any tips for getting extra sharpness from camera / lens in landscape shots. Seeing too much softness and not sure if its my technique or something else..Also, the camera / lens fell from a tripod and I haven’t got it sent off to get check yet but plan to shortly..
Thanks,
AlCanon 400d with 28-135mm IS USM
Tripod, hyper focal distance and using the right aperature
These three things must be used to get max sharpness in a landscape photograph from front to back
Working out hyper focal distance on a zoom lens can be tricky but very easy to use on prime lenses as they normally have a depth of field scale on the lens
Thanks Martin,
Yep Tripod a must. I also think that the IS being turned on is playing tricks with the focusing.. I am probably focusing too far away and not taking into account hyperfocal distance so will work on that..Thanks for the tips though.. Food for thought!!
Alyep , I would definitely say turn off IS when your camera is on a tripod and make
sure to use a shutter release!
use mirror lock up… which is in custom settings
although exact hyperfocal is hard worked out , just cheat!! focus no more than a 1/3
into the shot….. this works 75% of the time. I actually posted a table here on P.I with
exact distances based on the focal length and aperture used. you could look that up if
you do want to be exact.
ideally you should be shooting around f11 / f13 . apparently any smaller and you begin
to lose quality .Hi Jodal1975,
Thanks for the info. Will have to get out there an test out a variety of those bits of info.Will also look up the table thanks,
AlI agree, definitely turn off IS on the lens if your doing landscape. Ive also found when your doing landscape i tend to use my own eye over auto focus for sharpness. Cant always trust your eyes but Ive found in landscape autofocus is often a let down so maybe try that. I shoot around f8 to f11 but I’ve gone to f20 if the light is right and you do notice a drop is sharpness, even with a very good lens (well mine is a 50mm 1.8 so, i wouldnt know about very good lenses but in my experience of reading thats the case). Also if your finding it hard you can use photoshop and Smart Sharpen to tweak just a little bit and add a nice edge to your structures so it tends to look sharper, but thats a last ditch kinda thing. I know you can use modes in the camera to increase sharpness but they look harsh to me, and i really dont like it. I prefer a nice soft landscape, again just me though.
Hi edg3,
Thanks for the info, agree that post sharpening does have its downsides and obviously it would be better to get it right during the shot.. I have also seen the softness end of the scale and would normally be around the f11 / f13 but the tips will be used when I get out again! Fingers crossed!!
Sending the lens and body to get the once over from the Pro’s too just to make sure all is right after it fell from the tripod! (not a great day was that)!!Thanks again,
AlBeen there to, but i got lucky and it only broke my filter holder. Best of luck with the camera and hope you get your images the way you want. Hyperfocal is a bit confusing to begin with but once you’ve read up on it (a couple times for me) you’ll get the jist of it.
Thanks, lads. This is useful stuff. Hope ye don’t mind me taking in some advice on the tips :P Haven’t paid much attention to all the little bits, mainly just focus and aperature..will try other things mentioned here once I get out,too! Just to say, yer doing good job around here! :)
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