topic Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help.. in EF & RF Lenses

EF 100-400MM F/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Blurry photos on EOS 60D

Traveller — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:24:42 GMT

i use Canon 60D and until today with simple lenses.

I wanted to step on the level and i buy super lens - Canon EF 100-400MM F/4.5-5.6L IS II USM and it should be one of the highest level in lenses. the photos are ok but not sharp like photos i see on the internet and galleries, and the photos are little blurry - i want to see all the most little details in the photo, and i don't...
I tried to reset all settings and deleted all settings, i tried to play in another situations and still don't get the perfect shot.

if you see closer, you can see the photo is not perfect - its not sharp as it should be.

what am I missing?

Please - your help. and thanks'...f7.1 1/10s iso-100 400mmf7.1 1/640 iso-2000 321mmf7.1 1/1000 iso-2000 400mmf7.1 1/640 iso-1000 400mmf7.1 1/1600 iso-2000 400mmf7.1 1/10s iso-100 400mmf8 1/1600s iso-2000 400mmf5.6 1/2500 iso-2000 400mmf6.3 1/1600 iso-2000 400mmf7.1 1/1600 iso-2000 263mm

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

deebatman316 — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:05:21 GMT

Some of your pictures were taken at a slow shutter speed. Resulting in camera shake to be visible. Unless they were taken on a tripod. What focus mode did you use. Also the EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L IS II USM doesn't like any type of filters on it. It will produce less sharp images if a filter is attached. This goes for the original version and the Mark II versions of the lens. Since you're shooting on a crop sensor camera. You should be using the 1/ focal length x crop factor rule. For instance if you're shooting at 400mm. Your shutter speed shouldn't be lower than 1/640th sec (1/400x1.6). If shooting hand held and not on a tripod or any other stabilization device.

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Waddizzle — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:32:04 GMT

Welcome to the Canon forum!

I would echo the previous comment by Demetrius that the lens does not perform well with just about any type of filter. I use a B+W Nano Clear filter on my lens, just to keep the front element clean.

I like this photo because of what it shows. The ground. It is a great diagnostic!

Where is the sharpest area of the ground? Behind the bird? In front of the bird? Near the bird’s feet? It almost seems uniformly OOF, out-of-focus. I wish we could see more of the ground in front of the bird.

What shooting mode are you using? What AF mode and AF point(s) are you using?

What are the switch settings on the lens?

Thanks, ahead of time.

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Waddizzle — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:37:27 GMT

Do you shoot RAW or JPG?

Do you use any filters?

Is there any particular reason why all your images only 999 x 666 resolution? At least the three that I downloaded are 999x 666. This means the images may look soft. Very soft.

Can you post a link to the original file from the camera? Use DropBox, OneDrive, Google Drive or some other public file sharing service.

This file looks to be a good diagnostic, too, except it seems like it could be significantly cropped. Nevertheless, I conclude the camera/lens combo probably does not AFMA correction, something which the 60D may not have, anyway.

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

kvbarkley — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:53:37 GMT

Get DPP, it can show you the focus points that were used to set focus. You can do it in the camera, too, but you can't show it to us as easily. 8^)

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

BurnUnit — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 16:31:09 GMT

I have a 60D and I believe you're right about AFMA. As I recall, it can be adjusted by a camera tech for one specific lens. But on the 60D it was never considered by Canon to be "user adjustable" for multiple lenses.

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:42:10 GMT

Thank you for your explanetion

I'm shooting hand held and not on a tripod. I don't use any filters.

I accept what you explain and ill do like you wrote but see the black battle - the f is ok but still the photo not sharp. the butterfly the same... so, what i did wrong.

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:51:42 GMT

thank you Waddizzle 🙂

i use one AF point, and one shot.

I aimed straight for the pigeon's head.

in this photo the switches - AF=on metering=full stabilizer mode=1 stabilizer=on

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:08:01 GMT

here some original photos...

https://easyupload.io/g9g4d2

i use jpg always. and i dont use any filters.

i put the AF dot on the butterfly head, it seams its not sharp and it looks like the wing or the floor is sharper..

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:10:40 GMT

Hi and thanks

sorry - what is DPP ?

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

kvbarkley — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:25:07 GMT

"Digital Photo Professional" Canon's free RAW processor. You can get it from your camera's support page.

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:27:09 GMT

thank you for your reply

i will read about the AFMA (i dont know what it is - ill find it on google)

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:45:54 GMT

ill search it now and ill check and show it here... (interesting)

thanks

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:05:56 GMT

As you can see, its very bad... it need to be perfect with my new lens

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:11:50 GMT

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

p4pictures — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:28:13 GMT

Can you also press CTRL I to show the extended information panel while viewing the images in DPP. It will give you a panel like this one which will help the forum members give you more information as to how to get better pictures with your lens and camera.

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

kvbarkley — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:27:56 GMT

I wouldn't call this "very bad". One problem with an image like this is that after focus is set, you can move the handheld lens back and forth a bit losing focus. That is why the 100mm macro has the new IS system that can compensate for front and back movements.

If you really want to check focus and sharpness, try this technique:

https://bobatkins.com/photography/technical/lens_sharpness.html

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

BurnUnit — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:30:51 GMT

Hope you don't mind me doing a bit of editing to one of your shots. It doesn't seem to be drastically out of focus but I think it mainly suffers from a lack of contrast. Your histogram shows all your image detail bunched up in the midrange and very little or no highlight or shadow details. A few minutes in PS tweaking the levels and adding just a skosh of sharpening helped to make it "pop" a little more.

That's the real advantage of shooting in RAW and Canon DPP will give you a lot more and finer control of your final exposure. If you must shoot jpeg you should be able to pre-adjust some settings in the 60D menus to adjust contrast, exposure, sharpness, etc. to improve the looks of the way the camera will process your images.

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:09:05 GMT

here all the details..

Re: Blurry photos - EOS 60D not sharp Please Help..

Traveller — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:11:44 GMT

thanks but "This site can’t be reached" 🙄