02-18-2024 11:17 PM - last edited on 02-20-2024 09:20 AM by Danny
Hi
My Rebel XTis not giving me sharpen images lately. It's served me well for years. Do I throw it, or is there a way to refurbish, refresh it?
is it worth putting any money into it, or is it time to upgrade?
Is the Rebel still top of the line for personal photography? or is the EOS M50 a better option today?
I will appreciate any help I can get,
C Gross
02-19-2024 09:55 AM
Can you get a sharp image if you focus manually?
02-19-2024 10:56 AM
That is a very good question and I will try it out!
02-19-2024 10:37 PM
If my lens always had a filter on it, how likely is it that it's the lens?
02-19-2024 10:43 PM - edited 02-19-2024 11:03 PM
Well, first of all try taking an image without the filter - that could possibly be a factor.
Lenses wear out like anything else - and if your lens is the original one that came with the camera it could simply have worn out, or been subject to a knock. I didn't see a response from you to let us know what lens you do have, but if it's one of the earlier 18-55 kit lenses, and you attempted to manually focus it with the AF-MF set to AF, that will interfere with the focusing mechanism and definitely give you poor image quality.
The things I am getting you to test and establish or eliminate (i.e. lens issues) are the easy and cheap ones to resolve. If the body has an issue, then because of its age you are looking at a replacement - they don't fix cameras of that vintage.
So, if you want to save money or keep the camera, it's worthwhile going through these exercises to cut down the possibilities.
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