I am new to the d-slr thing and have had my K10d only since Feburary but I have been struggling from the beginning to get a good sharp photo. There were two things I have been looking at which are user error and the known fact that the K10d needs PP or custom setting +2 sharpness 1+ contrast. But I still don't get the truely sharp pictures I know this camera is capable of.
I do a lot of manual focus ( one of the reason I thought it was user error ) macro/closefocus but the Tamron 90 2.5 doesn't put out the photos I know it can. I know it takes a lot of practice which I do but still..... I have tried tripod, self timer and other lenses with autofocus and let the camera do all the work.
Some of the pictures look fine when I first download but as soon as I try to zoom I loose detail fast. Even after PP I have very little detail. I have been thinking all along it was that the pictures were just soft but I am beginning to think it is a focusing issue.
What is a really good way to test the focus and how to tell the difference between soft and out of focus?
Thank all, Oren