Canon 'Nift-Fifty' 1.8

[crystalb]

MA- yup. That's the one. Here are some pics...

[kat]

Is it manual focus? I had the hardest time learning with my 50mm...still have a a hard time!

[crystalb]

Nope. Auto.... I will go out tomorrow to try a few more different pics...

[Mad Aussie]

Nope. Auto.... I will go out tomorrow to try a few more different pics...

Try some shots with Shutter priority at a shutter speed of at least 1/500 for us and lets see what happens then.

[Mad Aussie]

Here's a couple I took with that lens ...





As you can see ... sharp.

[crystalb]

These were from today....
The first two were
1/500
F6.3
iso 400

Last one was
1.500
3.2
iso 400

Is it just me?

[crystalb]

What settings did you use for your pics?, if you don't mind me asking.....

[F8&Bthere]

To my eye it's not bad, but does seem a bit soft. 1/500 shutter should rule out camera shake, so I'm wondering if you can try some shots in good light with a fast-ish shutter again 1/250 or faster, keeping the aperture in the usual sweet spot of f8 (hopefully light is good enough that you can use Aperture priority, set it to f8 and get that fast shutter without upping the ISO beyond 400- lower the better for this test I would think). And then try some shots autofocused and some shots manually focused. See if there's any difference in sharpness. On a tripod, even better. It could be a focus problem and/or just a rare lemon, is it either exchangeable or under warranty?

[Iguanasan]

Hey, Crystalb.

Try taking a few shots at ISO 100 in a well lit space @ either 1/60 or faster and f5.6 or f8.0.

For a well lit scene with those settings you may find your new lens produces a much sharper image. Also, check your camera settings:

- Make sure the quality of the images is set to high (L) and fine.
- Check page 78 of your manual and adjust some the picture style.

Hopefully, this will help you find out more.