Hello Nikonites.
I have a weird issue and I am not sure if it is the lens, the camera or me.
I am using a D3200 with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4 - 5.6G ED DX lens.
I take pictures of beautiful birds just about 25-28 feet distance.
The shots when reviewed in the monitor in playback mode look just fine but if I zoom-in (pressing the lens with the plus sign in the middle button) the pictures start to get blurry and after pressing the button 4-5 times the pictures look really bad. They look out of focus and extremely granular.
I have experimented with several things:
Instead of shooting through the room window I opened it allowing the lens to be directly outside (it was cold but I survived!!).
I re-did the diopter adjustment...it is very crisp.
I switched to Manual focus.
I switched to Advanced Exposure mode selecting A. I also increased the ISO to 800 which allows me for a 27f or 29f (the depth of field should be great with these f stops) and still being able to use a very high shutter speed.
All with the same results.
I then decided to leave the birds alone for a minute or so, and I took a couple of shots of the tree itself, which is a very still subject!! In playback mode the bark is extremely out of focus when I magnify the picture with the zoom-in button.
All of the above does not happen if I use the 18-55mm lens.
If you have any suggestion I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!!
I have a weird issue and I am not sure if it is the lens, the camera or me.
I am using a D3200 with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4 - 5.6G ED DX lens.
I take pictures of beautiful birds just about 25-28 feet distance.
The shots when reviewed in the monitor in playback mode look just fine but if I zoom-in (pressing the lens with the plus sign in the middle button) the pictures start to get blurry and after pressing the button 4-5 times the pictures look really bad. They look out of focus and extremely granular.
I have experimented with several things:
Instead of shooting through the room window I opened it allowing the lens to be directly outside (it was cold but I survived!!).
I re-did the diopter adjustment...it is very crisp.
I switched to Manual focus.
I switched to Advanced Exposure mode selecting A. I also increased the ISO to 800 which allows me for a 27f or 29f (the depth of field should be great with these f stops) and still being able to use a very high shutter speed.
All with the same results.
I then decided to leave the birds alone for a minute or so, and I took a couple of shots of the tree itself, which is a very still subject!! In playback mode the bark is extremely out of focus when I magnify the picture with the zoom-in button.
All of the above does not happen if I use the 18-55mm lens.
If you have any suggestion I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!!