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From: Catman on 8 Aug 2010 16:58
eatmorepies wrote:
>> It was jpegged down to 85% from the RAW.
>>
>>> What lens is it? Some cheap telephoto lenses are very poor and you will
>>> get badly focussed pictures no matter how careful you are
>> Tamron AF70-300 pretend macro.
>
> 1. The RAW image may be a lot better and it's the scaling down that's
> producing image quality problems.
>
> 2. The lens is at the cheaper end of the scale. Here's my experience....


I'm surprised it's *that* bad, but it makes a certain amount of sense.

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From: Monkey on 8 Aug 2010 17:42
"eatmorepies" <jckipper(a)lineone.net> wrote in message
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>>> What lens is it? Some cheap telephoto lenses are very poor and you will
>>> get badly focussed pictures no matter how careful you are
>>
>> Tamron AF70-300 pretend macro.
>
> 1. The RAW image may be a lot better and it's the scaling down that's
> producing image quality problems.
>
> 2. The lens is at the cheaper end of the scale. Here's my experience....
>

<Snip lens buying tips>

Valid point all, but I don't think the OP is at a stage in his photographic
career where buying a more expensive lens would dramatically improve the
quality of his pics. The issues on the original photo don't appear to be
lens-related to me, and too many people jump for expensive kit, to try and
solve issues which are largely technique related.

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From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 8 Aug 2010 20:54
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Monkey"
<monkey(a)surfREMOVEbum.freeserve.remove.uk> saying something like:

><Snip lens buying tips>
>
>Valid point all, but I don't think the OP is at a stage in his photographic
>career where buying a more expensive lens would dramatically improve the
>quality of his pics. The issues on the original photo don't appear to be
>lens-related to me, and too many people jump for expensive kit, to try and
>solve issues which are largely technique related.

<ding>
The Tamron 70-300 is definitely one of the better cheapies. To recommend
the OP goes out and buys an 'L' tube is daft.
From: Champ on 9 Aug 2010 04:37
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 01:54:26 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon
<grimly4REMOVE(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote:

>The Tamron 70-300 is definitely one of the better cheapies. To recommend
>the OP goes out and buys an 'L' tube is daft.

Yep - I get results that I'm very happy with, using my Tamron 70-300.
E.g.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nealchampion/4418517774/in/set-72157623582105014/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nealchampion/4417746781/in/set-72157623582105014/

[Prolly a bit over-HDR'd for your tastes, mind]
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From: Paul Carmichael on 9 Aug 2010 07:18
eatmorepies escribió:

>
> "Paul Carmichael" <wibbleypants(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8c82gdFpqrU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> Been out playing again today, just experimenting with this camera, trying
>> to
>> get a feel for what all the settings do. Got a piccie here that I quite
>> like. I haven't messed with it, as my main target at the moment is to
>> learn
>> the camera, not the software (every damned picture is fuzzy even after
>> resting the camera on something). It's got trees on it. But some trees
>> are more fuzzy than others ie; the ones in the middle. Just wondering if
>> there's
>> an obvious reason for this.
>>
>> http://paulc.es/tmp/IMG_1031.jpg
>
> I've downloaded the RAW file and your problem is twofold.
>
> 1. The conversion system you used to get to jpg. Here's a conversion from
> your original....
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38651422(a)N03/4873142218/

Whilst it's loads better than mine, I didn't actually do anything to mine in
software. But those trees are still fuzzy...

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