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<blockquote data-quote="skater" data-source="post: 508427" data-attributes="member: 19158">I go through this with my D7000 from time to time.&nbsp; My Tokina 11-16, for example, is great at 11mm but turns into a soft mess at 16mm...but only on my D7000.&nbsp; On another body, the lens is fine at both ends.First, though, are you certain it focused on the bird?&nbsp; That's critical.&nbsp; If it focused on the needles behind the bird, the bird probably will be a touch soft.Also, keep in mind as you crop that the D7000 has a filter that intentionally makes things blurry at a very small level, to prevent moire patterns (some newer cameras don't have this filter, but it was standard for years).&nbsp; I don't think that's the problem in this example, but keep in mind if you zoom in too much it's definitely going to be a touch blurry.&nbsp; If you start pixel peeping, nothing will be clear.Which reminds me, I think there's a psychological aspect to this - once it starts looking soft to you, you can't unsee the softness and everything looks soft unless it's absolutely tack sharp.(This isn't to disagree with any of the advice given above - it's all good advice, too.&nbsp; I'm just throwing out some other pointers about the D7000.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skater, post: 508427, member: 19158"] I go through this with my D7000 from time to time. My Tokina 11-16, for example, is great at 11mm but turns into a soft mess at 16mm...but only on my D7000. On another body, the lens is fine at both ends. First, though, are you certain it focused on the bird? That's critical. If it focused on the needles behind the bird, the bird probably will be a touch soft. Also, keep in mind as you crop that the D7000 has a filter that intentionally makes things blurry at a very small level, to prevent moire patterns (some newer cameras don't have this filter, but it was standard for years). I don't think that's the problem in this example, but keep in mind if you zoom in too much it's definitely going to be a touch blurry. If you start pixel peeping, nothing will be clear. Which reminds me, I think there's a psychological aspect to this - once it starts looking soft to you, you can't unsee the softness and everything looks soft unless it's absolutely tack sharp. (This isn't to disagree with any of the advice given above - it's all good advice, too. I'm just throwing out some other pointers about the D7000.) [/QUOTE]

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