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<blockquote data-quote="lokatz" data-source="post: 638388" data-attributes="member: 43924"><p>There is no EXIF data on the last two images, but the first one was shot at 1/250s at a focal length of 95. That should be fast enough to produce a sharp shot. Camera shake cannot be excluded, but if most similar shots come out soft, IMHO it is unlikely to be the primary issue. </p><p></p><p>See <a href="http://cameralightlens.com/newsblog/?p=264" target="_blank">this link</a> for an idea how to detect front or back focus. Alternatively, you can conduct this simple test: take a series of shots of something, say, 10 in a row. Next, set AF fine-tune (in the set-up menu of your camera) to +10 and shoot the same series again, now compensated a bit for front focus. Compare the two and see whether the second series is sharper on average. If it is worse, then try the same thing with a -10 setting to compensate for some back focus. Amazon sells <a href="https://www.amazon.com/DSLRKIT-Focus-Calibration-Alignment-Folding/dp/B012F8G1DO" target="_blank">this simple tool</a> if you'd like to measure and adjust more precisely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lokatz, post: 638388, member: 43924"] There is no EXIF data on the last two images, but the first one was shot at 1/250s at a focal length of 95. That should be fast enough to produce a sharp shot. Camera shake cannot be excluded, but if most similar shots come out soft, IMHO it is unlikely to be the primary issue. See [URL="http://cameralightlens.com/newsblog/?p=264"]this link[/URL] for an idea how to detect front or back focus. Alternatively, you can conduct this simple test: take a series of shots of something, say, 10 in a row. Next, set AF fine-tune (in the set-up menu of your camera) to +10 and shoot the same series again, now compensated a bit for front focus. Compare the two and see whether the second series is sharper on average. If it is worse, then try the same thing with a -10 setting to compensate for some back focus. Amazon sells [URL="https://www.amazon.com/DSLRKIT-Focus-Calibration-Alignment-Folding/dp/B012F8G1DO"]this simple tool[/URL] if you'd like to measure and adjust more precisely. [/QUOTE]
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