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<blockquote data-quote="EttVenter" data-source="post: 44950" data-attributes="member: 8735">Well there are a couple of things to consider. Both the kit lens and the 55-200 won't be as sharp as you'd ideally want. Both of those lenses are entry level lenses, so sharpness will already be somewhat hindered. Remember, zoom lenses are always less sharp than fixed lenses. Also, if you're shooting wide open, you'll lose sharpness there too. So if you're shooting at f/3.5 with that kit lens (or at 5.6 when zoomed all the way to 55), you'll have a softer picture. Same applies to the 55-200. Shooting at whatever your widest aperture is on that lens will yield softer images. Close down a good 2 stops or so and you'll find significantly sharper pictures. Take shots at f8/f11 on both of those lenses, and you'll see much sharper results.Also, remember that the longer your focal length, the faster your shutter speed needs to be. You can't shoot at 1/100th of a second if you're at 200mm. Well, you can, but you really shouldn't.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EttVenter, post: 44950, member: 8735"] Well there are a couple of things to consider. Both the kit lens and the 55-200 won't be as sharp as you'd ideally want. Both of those lenses are entry level lenses, so sharpness will already be somewhat hindered. Remember, zoom lenses are always less sharp than fixed lenses. Also, if you're shooting wide open, you'll lose sharpness there too. So if you're shooting at f/3.5 with that kit lens (or at 5.6 when zoomed all the way to 55), you'll have a softer picture. Same applies to the 55-200. Shooting at whatever your widest aperture is on that lens will yield softer images. Close down a good 2 stops or so and you'll find significantly sharper pictures. Take shots at f8/f11 on both of those lenses, and you'll see much sharper results. Also, remember that the longer your focal length, the faster your shutter speed needs to be. You can't shoot at 1/100th of a second if you're at 200mm. Well, you can, but you really shouldn't. [/QUOTE]

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