Topic: Old lens (Read 2627 times)

Gorham · « **on:** April 13, 2003, 09:20:05 am »

I don't think you have a compatibility issue; I think you're going through what I did. When I got my D60, I had a lot of consumer lenses which had worked well enough on my Elan7. But somehow the D60 picked up so much more detail that the lenses didn't work well at all on it.

I'm not saying I have all pro lenses (I have a mix of high end consumer and pro lenses that works for me) or that you should. But you might want to consider a lens a big higher in performance rating. Here's a site that rates lenses: http://www.cmpsolv.com/photozone/lsurveyEOS.htm and, if you sort by performance, you'll see your lens is quite near the bottom of the ratings list.

You might think about getting a 28-135/3.5-5.6 IS. It's an excellent all-around lens and the image stabilization is a very nice feature. Best of all, it "plays" well with the Canon digitals.

Gorham

d60g3 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 14, 2003, 10:24:39 am »

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Are you shooting in RAW mode? No sharpening is done to photos taken in this mode and they will definitely look soft. Use some Unsharp Masking to sharpen them up.

Bruce

Is the sharpness ok for this pics? Lens used 28-80L f2.8-4.

sergio · « **Reply #2 on:** April 14, 2003, 12:03:23 pm »

The sharpening an image needs depends greatly on its output. You need certain amount for web and different for printing presses.

d60g3 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2003, 01:03:15 am »

I am using an old 28-80 f2.8-4 lens on a D60. So far, it synchronises well with the body but somehow, I find the pics rather soft or not sharp. wonder is it the lens is no good or there is compatibily problems by mixing old and new technology. Pls comment

BruceK · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2003, 08:56:54 am »

Are you shooting in RAW mode? No sharpening is done to photos taken in this mode and they will definitely look soft. Use some Unsharp Masking to sharpen them up.

Bruce

BruceK · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2003, 11:34:21 am »

It's really hard to tell from such a small image. I also don't know how much compression you used on the JPG. Or, again, are you shooting in RAW and then converting to JPG?

d60g3 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 15, 2003, 10:27:22 am »

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It's really hard to tell from such a small image. I also don't know how much compression you used on the JPG. Or, again, are you shooting in RAW and then converting to JPG?

Shot in JPG large/fine mode, low compression. Thanks to all for the guidance.

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