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Refurbished 80d...blurry out of focus photos.. HELP!

KevinG1
Enthusiast
Im new to photography, started this year with a rebel t6 that I outgrew fast. I seemed to learn pretty quick and have always shot in manual mode. Quality of my t6 photos are great! Clear, crisp, and so on.

decided to upgrade to a 80d, and picked one up through canon refurbished. Well the majority of my shots come out blurry. For example, i do car photography {stills} and lets say the wheels are out of focus, or the lights... cant seem to get consistent clear crisp photos.

Not sure if its me, or the camera. Seems all of my lenses will do it. Mostly shoot with the canon 50mm 1.4 and nothing comes out clear under f2.8. Best around 4.

Ive tried everything. Tripod, high shutter speed, manual focus.. live view, view finder, tried all different focus point methods. The one wierd thing I noticed is when i used live view today, it showed the image on the screen perfectly in focus and crisp. As soon as the shutter went of it became blurry. That was on a tripod, using 2 sec delay.

Hope someone can help me...
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@KevinG1 wrote:
Gotcha. Ill just need to shoot more and see what methods work best for me.

Also i did a micro af adjustment and found my canon 50mm 1.4 was off a bit. Definitely wasn't helping me

I suggest that you reset your AFMA back to zero, until you gain more experience with the camera.  Learn how to half press the shutter when using One Shot mode, so that you can evaluate the AF points.

When you have all AF points active, like [A} mode, you may see multiple AF points light up.  Be aware of the fact that the camera is indicating which AF points are capable of achieving a focus lock, but only one AF point will actually be used to focus the shot.  The automatically selected AF point will typically rest on the closest object under an active AF point.

 

It is highly recommended that you configure the camera to always use the center AF point, which is the most sensitive and accurate AF point.  And, always use One Shot focusing mode, until you gain more experience using the camera to focus on the subject that you want.    

 

One final note.  The AF points are actually slightly larger than the red boxes you see in the viewfinder.  Placing an AF point on something may not always focus where you want it to.  The camera will focus on the highest contrast area that it can find within the AF point coverage area.  So aim your camera at vertical and horizontal contrasting lines.

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I will be looking forwaed to your report. I hope all is well for you. 

KevinG1
Enthusiast
Been raining all day, but at this point, it seems about the same, maybe slightly better.

My canon 6d took better photos when using apertures under 3. Not sure what else to do


@KevinG1 wrote:

Not sure what else to do

Stop pixel peeping and shooting test shots.

Go out and take real world pictures, make some prints and enjoy your camera.

pasofino
Apprentice

I bought a new Canon 80D in October of 2016.  I told the shop I was having trouble with it but over an hours drive. finally went to one of their classes..  20% (if that) are perfect pictures but the rest are all blurry..  I love being out with my camera.  Love taking pictures of other families when asked but started thinking it was me..  Then my daughter used it and does a lot of photography and they were blurred for her also.. Just had it sent it and after three weeks it is back and I think that it is worse.  I am so upset about this camera so don't think it is you

jrhoffman75
Legend
Legend
You need to go to a camera shop or attend a camera club meeting in your town and sit with a person who can help you work out what is wrong.
John Hoffman
Conway, NH

1D X Mark III, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, LR Classic

KevinG1
Enthusiast
Easiest way to test it. Take 2 photos, exactly the same settings, but one using live view, and one using the view finder. If there not the same, then you need to do a afma with the lenses.

I sent my 80d in, and didnt seem like it got any better, so I returned it. Been using a 6d and have not had any problems


@KevinG1 wrote:
Easiest way to test it. Take 2 photos, exactly the same settings, but one using live view, and one using the view finder. If there not the same, then you need to do a afma with the lenses.

I sent my 80d in, and didnt seem like it got any better, so I returned it. Been using a 6d and have not had any problems

Lenses focus at the maximum aperture, which a given lens is capable of.  When you fire the shutter, the lens stops the aperture down to your exposure setting. Using an f/2.8 lens causes high end cameras to focus faster, and sharper, with certain AF points because the AF sensor is receiving more light.  The center AF point is almost always the best AF point to use as a starting point.

If you are shooting a still subject, then use One Shot mode with Evaluative Metering, which should be the default settings from the factory.  Only use AI Servo mode if the subject distance to the camera is changing, and only then if the distance change exceeds your depth of field of your aperture setting.  I like to use a stopped down aperture with AI Servo, f/5.6 to f/8.  Remember, though, the lens will focus at maximum available aperture.  I rarely us DOF preview, so I disable it.

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"The right mouse button is your friend."

I wish I could send this camera back but it has been a year of trying to figure out what I was doing wrong!

jrhoffman75
Legend
Legend
2 ½ year old thread
John Hoffman
Conway, NH

1D X Mark III, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, LR Classic
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