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01-31-2021, 01:53 PM   #2446
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QuoteOriginally posted by wtlwdwgn Quote
Tonight's moon. K-1 II and D FA 150-450 + Kenko 1.5x TC.
Steve, unfortunately, this image does not display on either Safari or Chrome for me.

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Steve, unfortunately, this image does not display on either Safari or Chrome for me.
I'm sorry to hear that Paul. I've tried it in Firefox, Edge, and Chrome and the image comes up in each.
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QuoteOriginally posted by wtlwdwgn Quote
I'm sorry to hear that Paul. I've tried it in Firefox, Edge, and Chrome and the image comes up in each.
Doesn't appear here in Opera!
Something's amiss.

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QuoteOriginally posted by wtlwdwgn Quote
I'm sorry to hear that Paul. I've tried it in Firefox, Edge, and Chrome and the image comes up in each.
There's no image for me either.

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Steve, unfortunately, this image does not display on either Safari or Chrome for me.
QuoteOriginally posted by wtlwdwgn Quote
I'm sorry to hear that Paul. I've tried it in Firefox, Edge, and Chrome and the image comes up in each.
QuoteOriginally posted by tduell Quote
Doesn't appear here in Opera!
Something's amiss.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Tas Quote
There's no image for me either.

Tas

I've uploaded the image again. I hope it's there now.
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I've uploaded the image again. I hope it's there now.
Looks like the moon to me. One of my favourite things to photograph.

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QuoteOriginally posted by wtlwdwgn Quote
I've uploaded the image again. I hope it's there now.
Yep, loud and clear, thanks.

Cheers,
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Yep, loud and clear, thanks.

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I just noticed that all three people indicating there was no image in the original post are from Oz.

Maybe the original is in COVID quarantine? Yeah I guess that is a bit silly. Better get back to why we post to this thread.

K-1 and the 150-450 at the final Aust National MX round on the Sunshine Coast, QLD in Oz.


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I just noticed that all three people indicating there was no image in the original post are from Oz.

Maybe the original is in COVID quarantine? Yeah I guess that is a bit silly. Better get back to why we post to this thread.
More likely because the Australian government is in dispute with Google, and they are blocking us somehow!
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Another couple of images captured at the 4MBS Shakespeare Festival, these images were captured at the performance from the previous week where, unlike the following week, the clouds were not helping to even out the light. Consequently for this show I had to under expose a bit to manage highlights.

These were again taken from behind the audience hence the need to use the longer lens. If I didn't mention it on the last two images these were shot using a monopod BTW.

This image shows the same two performers posted last time.




What's happening here is the final scene and I was in the right spot to be straight on as I had watched the rehearsal the day before and on the morning of the main show. It really helped with knowing what was coming next despite my always dodgy memory.



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A Carolina wren in a blue spruce tree. K-3 @ ISO 800 1/400th f7.1 high speed sync flash from Metz 58 AF-2.
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Some more Troy Herfoss leaving the field in his wake during the Australian Superbike Championship at Morgan Park Raceway near Warwick in QLD. K-1 and 150-450 @ 290mm F7.1 1/800s @ ISO 400.



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Un-sharp pictures with 150mm-450mm. Blurry un-sharp banding. Suggestions please

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I am getting quite frustrated by not being able to get anything like sharp pictures with my 150mm-450mm, either on my K3ii or K1. In a static test I seem to be able to get a sharp picture but often in the real world photographing wildlife, it lets me down. It will seem to be focussed (and i have done static focus tests) but often and especially in good sunlight nothing is sharp. The pictures have a strange look to them where there appear to be bands of un-sharpness running roughly vertically through the image. Please comment on the picture added. It was taken today in good sunlight. K3ii, 150-450mm, F8, 1/2000 and ISO 640. Camera SR was left on and I was balancing the lens on a bean bag. The hares were not running very fast and 1/2000 should have been more than adequate to stop them. Note the un-sharp hares and odd fuzzy banding in the grass with 150-450mm. The second image was taken first with DFA 300mm. Wide open at F4 but much better.

The first picture is a cropped image but not resized. Look at the grass. Parts are sharp but other part completely un-sharp. Not a focussing issue, it appears at all distances within the frame.

Comments or suggestions on the problem or technique welcome.

The second image was taken using the DFA 300mm a few minutes earlier. Although my focus is not perfect on the hares you can see that the gradation from sharp to out of focus is much smoother and the sharp grass is much sharper. This is a smaller crop of the full APSC frame. K3ii & 300mm F4, 1/2000. I switched to the longer lens because they were not coming any closer but wish I had not.
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QuoteOriginally posted by markwoodfin Quote
Hi,
I am getting quite frustrated by not being able to get anything like sharp pictures with my 150mm-450mm, either on my K3ii or K1. In a static test I seem to be able to get a sharp picture but often in the real world photographing wildlife, it lets me down. It will seem to be focussed (and i have done static focus tests) but often and especially in good sunlight nothing is sharp. The pictures have a strange look to them where there appear to be bands of un-sharpness running roughly vertically through the image. Please comment on the picture added. It was taken today in good sunlight. K3ii, 150-450mm, F8, 1/2000 and ISO 640. Camera SR was left on and I was balancing the lens on a bean bag. The hares were not running very fast and 1/2000 should have been more than adequate to stop them. Note the un-sharp hares and odd fuzzy banding in the grass with 150-450mm. The second image was taken first with DFA 300mm. Wide open at F4 but much better.

The first picture is a cropped image but not resized. Look at the grass. Parts are sharp but other part completely un-sharp. Not a focussing issue, it appears at all distances within the frame.

Comments or suggestions on the problem or technique welcome.

The second image was taken using the DFA 300mm a few minutes earlier. Although my focus is not perfect on the hares you can see that the gradation from sharp to out of focus is much smoother and the sharp grass is much sharper. This is a smaller crop of the full APSC frame. K3ii & 300mm F4, 1/2000. I switched to the longer lens because they were not coming any closer but wish I had not.
I don't have this lens but I can definitely see what you mean.

Have you tried SR=OFF with a high shutter speed? Not that it should be necessary, but for troubleshooting purposes.
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Very curious. Certainly should be much better than that. I do have a sense that (both images actually) there is back focus.
Looks like you were shooting jpg's? One thing I notice in the exif is jpg quality is only 85.
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