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Zerobeat

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I took these pictures this afternoon. Noticed that the cranes look blurred when zoomed out, but seem to be okay when zoomed in. I was probably a 1/4 mile from the building site when I took the pictures, was just wondering if the blurring was the limit of the sensor, or something else. In case in doesn't show, they were taken with the D700.

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Thanks in advance!
 
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Bill16

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I believe that is more due to the computer monitor, though I'm not very knowledgeable about computers and such. But I think a higher pixel count per inch in the monitor might fix this, though that would mean getting a new monitor.

But this is just my not very educated guess! Lol :)
 
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Bill16

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From what I understood, the op took the shot with the 85mm prime. I figure the op means the cranes looks sharper when cropped (zoomed in), and worse when uncropped (zoomed out). So I figured the monitor or the LCD that the op is looking at lacks higher definition needed to make the cranes sharp when that small on the screen.

But this is just my guess!lol :)
 
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aroy

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1/4 mile at 85 mm you cannot get much better. May be 24MP or 36MP will have more resolution, but at that distance the atmospheric conditions will add a bit of HAZE to the image.

When zoomed in, the haze is minimised, but zoomed out the haze dominates over the details. Just to check your gear and monitor, try taking a snap from similar distance on a day when atmosphere is clear - just after rain, or on a crisp winter morning when the sky has that vivid blue hue (means negligent or very low atmospheric haze = clear sky).
 
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Bill16

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Oh, now I understand, sorta! Thanks buddy, for explaining it! :)

aroy said:
1/4 mile at 85 mm you cannot get much better. May be 24MP or 36MP will have more resolution, but at that distance the atmospheric conditions will add a bit of HAZE to the image.

When zoomed in, the haze is minimised, but zoomed out the haze dominates over the details. Just to check your gear and monitor, try taking a snap from similar distance on a day when atmosphere is clear - just after rain, or on a crisp winter morning when the sky has that vivid blue hue (means negligent or very low atmospheric haze = clear sky).
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Zerobeat

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Bill16 said:
I believe that is more due to the computer monitor, though I'm not very knowledgeable about computers and such. But I think a higher pixel count per inch in the monitor might fix this, though that would mean getting a new monitor.

But this is just my not very educated guess! Lol :)
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The monitor theory is a very good one, as I'm viewing this on my laptop. While recent, and decent quality, it's probably not the best for detail.

Thanks for the input!
 
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Zerobeat

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mikew said:
85mm from 1/4 of a mile i think is pushing it,plus you have all the atmospheric pollutants to cut through.
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Bill4282 said:
Ditto on the smog - shows up more on distance shots; just my experience.

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aroy said:
1/4 mile at 85 mm you cannot get much better. May be 24MP or 36MP will have more resolution, but at that distance the atmospheric conditions will add a bit of HAZE to the image.

When zoomed in, the haze is minimised, but zoomed out the haze dominates over the details. Just to check your gear and monitor, try taking a snap from similar distance on a day when atmosphere is clear - just after rain, or on a crisp winter morning when the sky has that vivid blue hue (means negligent or very low atmospheric haze = clear sky).
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I hadn't really noticed a lot of haze, it was mid afternoon, Sun was slightly behind and to the camera left, CPL on lens and adjusted for the scene. I suspect aroy and mikew are correct, that I'm just at the end of the lens's range for clarity, no biggie, but as Bill16 mentioned, it could also be the display I'm using.

Thanks to all for the input!
 
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