Focus

[ladykassie]

Need some help trying to figure this out..
Just tried out my new lens last night and it's great!
BUT.. I don't know what I am doing wrong.. the focus and crispness is not there.

I had my settings at
iso: 1600
Manual
AP: 2.8
Shutter:1/332
metering: pattern
AF: Servo

any help will be fantastic..
Thank you.


http://vision-vault.com/images/IMG_0043smug.jpg

http://vision-vault.com/images/IMG_0044smug.jpg

sorry so big...

Canon Rebel XSI 70-200mm f2.8

[nipprdog]

the focus and crispness is not there.


You're not going to get focus and crispness at ISO 1600(XSI) and SS of 1/320.

But with some NR, and PP they'll clean up OK

http://www.knippixels.com/photos/698148196_UEcpX-O.jpg

Do not expect to get daytime results, under the lights. :wink

[ladykassie]

the higher the shutter speed the darker it got..
so what else do I need to do?

[CookieS]

The other problem is your aperature is only 2.8 Im not sure what camera and lens you are using. but you have a narrow depth of field at 2.8 and taking in the fast moving action, IF you are letting your camera decide which focus point. the focused point can move out of your depth of range in a hurry. the second shot of the two seems better.

[rainbow]

You are posting the photos at a very large size (which at poster size makes them look blurry at monitor viewing distance). The sharpened one looks better just because it is about an 8x10 size.

But my question is whether you are using the center focus point only. This will likely give you the better results as peripheral players will not grab the focus away. Also, experiment with "one shot" and see how that works for you.

You really do not have a choice on aperture -- widest open (f/2.8) is needed to give you the fastest shutter speed that the lighting allows for. I do not necessarily agree that you will be unable to get good results, but you will need to get experience to see what works best for you. And take lots of shots.

Keep at it!

[amadeus]

You're not going to get focus and crispness at ISO 1600(XSI) and SS of 1/320.

But with some NR, and PP they'll clean up OK

http://www.knippixels.com/photos/698148196_UEcpX-O.jpg

Do not expect to get daytime results, under the lights. :wink

man I cannot believe how that cleaned up!!!

that went from being a no brainer delete to a keeper! :scratch

[Techv]

the higher the shutter speed the darker it got..
so what else do I need to do?
The only way to get "crisp" focus at night is to use a flash.
Ideally use an off-camera flash setup a good 18" or more from your lens. (I mount mine about 2-3 feet away from the lens by clamping it near the low end of my monopod)