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Do You Think These Look Soft?
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I got a Sigma 10-20 for Christmas but only really got using it this w’end. Was a bit let down by how the pictures look, I thought they would have looked a bit sharper.
Am I just being picky?
Would really like to know what you think.
Sinead.
Can you post the Exif info? Not available on the images. Would help in deducing if there’s an issue. At first glance they look reasonable to me.
What camera you using? Canon’s tend to require a lot of sharpening during post-processing with the exception of maybe the 5D and up.
I thought I got a bad copy of that lens when I bought it… if you read too many forums, you start thinking that. Your photos look good enough at this size. It’s very important to focus it exactly where you want it and close down the aperture smaller than f/8… that’s what I think anyway. Your photos were taken on an overcast day, no wonder they are a bit low contrast and dull… it can be fixed easily.
Post some closer crops if you are still concerned and let us know what setting you use.
Zoltan
Nikon D80, have been using a 50mm f1.4 for a while, maybe I’m just a bit spoilt.
First, f16, 6″, iso 100, 16mm
Second, f14, 1/25, iso 100, 10mm
Third, f18, 1/10, iso 100, 18mm
Used tripod for all, prob self timer as well. No PP
Its possible you might be seeing some diffraction-
you could try f/8 as zoltan suggests-You certainly don’t need to stop down so much for these subjects-
j
I can’t see any issues to be honest. I’m not an expert but I’d like to think I could tell a soft image if I seen one.
Were these sharpened at all during post-processing or are they straight from the camera?
Am looking for one with a wider aperture, no sharpening done.. I know I focused on the tree, but it looks soft to me.
The closer image doesn’t look great, but its hard to tell because the light is quite harsh and the smaller twigs get lost in the sky.
Are these at 100%?
without reduction?They look fine to me-
could have done with slightly more exposure on the tree,
if that was the subject-If you want to test a lens,
you need to eliminate all the other variables-
which means a good tripod,
mirror lock-up,
and no movement in the subject- no wind, in this case-There’s a lot of sky in the picture-
this will cause some flare,
although in my experience this lens doesn’t suffer from much-
nothing nearly as much as the Sigma 12-24mm, unfortunately-But it will cause a reduction in contrast, in the last picture you posted-
you’re demanding quite a lot from the lens in that picture-The lens does look sharp to me-
are these from a raw file?
are they at 100%?All images benefit from sharpening, an increase in local contrast-
j
On the last one of the three images you posted first, it looks like the focus is on the foreground before the tree.
J, they are from raw files, my tripod is decent, never had any problems with it before. Didn’t use mirror up.
Not sure I understand what you mean by demanding quite a lot from the lens?? Don’t mean to sound arsey,
but surely that is what a lens is for?I think this is 100% (I didn’t resize it).
Zoltan, you are prob right about focus being on foreground. I still don’t think it’s sharp though.
Do you all think I’m being picky?
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