Originally posted by charchri4 I don't understand how you guys get such crisp photos and I get crap. This is untouched and my focus light was dead on the bird opening it's wings.
That shot is very OOF.....no doubt about it. There could be a number of reasons. Camera shake seems most likely if you were locked on focus. Was SR in the on position? Was it handheld? What was the distance?
Drop the TC and see if focus improves. And take Scorpios advice and do a lot of testing at stationary objects using different settings. He is also right that the Bigmas take a lot of learning to get decent shots. It doesn't happen out of the box.
I disagree that you need F8 for a crisp shot......
F6.3 450mm 1/200 ISO 1600
Almost all of these shots are at f6.3 and at low shutter speeds at or below 1/200...all are handheld. You can view the EXIF if you click on the images.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/129469263@N03/albums/72157651162955781 https://www.flickr.com/photos/129469263@N03/albums/72157651153186152
It takes practice and learning how low a speed you can go for any given circumstance. I would shoot at higher speeds if I had the light, but most often don't.
I have also used the focus adjust on my K5IIs to adjust the lens...you might try that...it takes a while to find the best setting.
I would try to sit and take a lot of shots as Scorpio mentioned he has done, and when you begin to get what you want you will be on the right track to learning why and how some things work and others don't.
Don't give up, once you get there it is well worth the time spent on the trip!
Best Regards!
Originally posted by Scorpio71GR I was going through shots from this summer and came across this one. Pretty much got over looked.
Glad you found it.....one of your better shots!