[Aroy]

Now that Canon has bought Yongnu, we can expect a lot of budget flash systems to be available in India, with hope fully full warranty
https://fstoplounge.com/2015/04/cano...brand-yongnuo/

[gr8guzzler]

Originally Posted by Aroy

Now that Canon has bought Yongnu, we can expect a lot of budget flash systems to be available in India, with hope fully full warranty
https://fstoplounge.com/2015/04/cano...brand-yongnuo/

That was an April Fools Day joke bro...

[Samurai]

If you can't afford professional dSLR cleaning, there is always DIY cleaning. Apparently, the dynamic range and ISO sensitivity dramatically improves after such thorough cleaning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrdkFXsr5Us

[sdp1975]

Yongnuo has made a replica of the Canon 50 mm 1.8 for $ 60 :d.

Reviews on the net are quite positive.

[raghu.t.k]

Originally Posted by Samurai

If you can't afford professional dSLR cleaning, there is always DIY cleaning. Apparently, the dynamic range and ISO sensitivity dramatically improves after such thorough cleaning.

Infact it would have been better if he had used Harpic concentrate instead of liquid soap. I am not sure why this exhaustive cleaning. Also noticed the lens had a red ring, and if its aL series!!

[condor]

Feedback, pls : Is this image sufficiently clear ?



100% crop image, taken from 6th floor.
Lighting wasn't great
Aperture mode - f5.6
Focal length - 20mm

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by condor

Feedback, pls : Is this image sufficiently clear ?

No, Auto is not clear. Relative to size of auto, number plate is large enough to be legible. A sharp image should have clear number plate at this size.

Similar issue with faces.

Thinking aloud....

Issue with this image might not be due to lens at all. To troubleshoot:

1. Use a tripod to eliminate camera shake
2. Try manually focus to eliminate focus issue (live view + magnification might help)

[condor]

Actually, let's make that 7 floors worth of height. To put things in perspective, here is the full image:



Focus point is in the blue sheet (just right of centre of the sheet)
Hand held
Expsoure: 1/15

Note:
This image is auto-adjusted. The cropped image above was not.

Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

No, Auto is not clear. Relative to size of auto, number plate is large enough to be legible. A sharp image should have clear number plate at this size.

Do you have any pics that you have taken at that focal length & distance for comparison ?

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by condor

Focus point is in the blue sheet (just right of centre of the sheet)
Hand held
Expsoure: 1/15

I think that might be the reason:

1. Focus is not in the area of Auto
2. Handheld + 1/15 second exposure

Even a very minor shake will move numbers in auto by quite a few pixels at distance of ~200 feets (triangulate based on height of 7th floor + assumed distance of 150 feet from building). That would make picture soft or noisy.

Can you try cropping the part where lens was focused.

I will try a similar photo. Would be interesting to see if number plates show up in 100% crop with similar distance. I think tripod should do the trick since the subject is stationary.

[WindRide]

@condor - Sharpness of most lens tend to fall off from center to edge. So what you are seeing is not unusual. Pricier lenses tend to be sharp all across the frame. Ofcourse, using a tripod helps improve sharpness all across.

[govigov]

100% crop of the center with a center cross point as the point of focus usually tells us if the lens is sharp or not.

Also, watch this review -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTlsoTYImjM

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by condor

Do you have any pics that you have taken at that focal length & distance for comparison ?

Well, I have a pic taken at 12mm (24mm effective), you can read the number plate of the Jeep parked on the extreme left side.

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-c.../i-cxqf63N.jpg

[condor]

Samurai : Well, I have a pic taken at 12mm (24mm effective), you can read the number plate of the Jeep parked on the extreme left side.

Horizontal distance here is approximately what I had, but jeep was pretty much at eye-level here, unlike the 7th floor view that I had in the pic that I posted.

[sdp1975]

@condor, try out different lenses to see if its a lens related problem. Try focusing using live view, is the sharpness better than using the usual phase detect on DSLRs ?

Sticking a newspaper on a wall and shooting it might also help. You need to shoot at sufficient low shutter speeds, or use a tripod to rule out camera shake.

Read also https://photographylife.com/how-to-q...tofocus-issues

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by condor

jeep was pretty much at eye-level here, unlike the 7th floor view that I had in the pic that I posted.

This pic is also shot at a much higher speed (1/200). That would have also helped with sharpness.