Quote Originally Posted by mbrager View Post
Thanks for the comments. I will keep taking pictures for sure and posting them.
This was taken at f5.0 at 1/100, ISO 100, focal length 105 mm, which is the limit of my lens, so even with IS, no wonder it's soft.
Not really mbrager. I know the rule of thumb is the shutter speed should be equal to the focal length at the very least but with IS you should be able to exceed that easily. In fact ... with lower focal lengths you'll get to a stage where you'll exceed that without the IS on if you want.
I think you'll find that you are just still getting used to the camera and lens. I had this problem with one of my lenses. I thought it had to be faulty, it couldn't be me, I'd taken 1000's of photos with lots of lenses over the years. It was me!

Try this next time ... set up the shot and when you are ready to shoot ... take a deep breath and then breath it all out! At the moment you get the breath all out ... gently press the button ... don't push down on it ... it's more an attitude I guess but I found it helped me plenty. Also, look at how you hold the lens ... if you are holding it from the side ... perhaps cradle it from underneath to further thwart any downward movement.

Another thing ... don't be afraid to take that ISO up a little. Even in bright situations you can confidently use 200 and often 400. With those you can get that shutter speed up more. You could have shot that with a shutter speed of 250 or more that way.