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05/02/2006 09:57:08 AM · #1 |
anyone else have problems with the 18-55mm kit lense that comes with the rebel xt?
seems as if the thing doesnt focus too well (even at ~)... i understand its jus a "starter" lense... but its so bad that im thinking something must be wrong with mine... anyone else having this same issue? or kno if an issue of bad 18-55s?
i have a couple samples of shots i took wit this "broken" lense...
any tips/comments appreciated...
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05/02/2006 10:00:46 AM · #2 |
Yip... thats pretty much the same effect i get with my kit lens.
It's not broken lol!
As Ive said before in some other thread, I get about 10% of a 100 shots very sharp with the kit lens - if that, so start saving :)
Also, some ppl dont have any problems with theirs so... |
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05/02/2006 10:01:13 AM · #3 |
I would say that its your lens, its not broken or anything thats just how it is,
what aperature are you using, maybe you have a focus poing to far out, try focusing middle or middle half.
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05/02/2006 10:04:31 AM · #4 |
The conditions in wich most of these pics where taken are not the best to get realy great photographs.
I dont realy see a focus point, and it would help to know what you where trying to focus on and what settings that you used.
The kit lens is not a great lens, but in the hands of a capable photographer it can be great, just take a look here.
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05/02/2006 10:40:08 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Philos31:
... The kit lens is not a great lens, but in the hands of a capable photographer it can be great, just take a look here. |
Wow! Quite impressive stats indeed! ;^) |
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05/02/2006 10:44:48 AM · #6 |
You got it wrong:
THis is the kit lens generally shipped with the Rebel Xt?
Rebel Xt Kit Lens
It looks like the one I got with...
*Edit* Man, I had mine set all wrong, now I have to change my entries to that particular lens.
Message edited by author 2006-05-02 10:54:13. |
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05/02/2006 10:54:14 AM · #7 |
| Check the diopter correction. I have a 20D and my 18-55mm lens is fuzzy when I change from my tamron to the canon. If the camera has a diopter correction, the little round thing next to the viewfinder, then turn it a few times to zero it in. I don't know if that is the problem with yours, but I had this problem the other day. |
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05/02/2006 11:19:37 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by dalford:
Check the diopter correction. I have a 20D and my 18-55mm lens is fuzzy when I change from my tamron to the canon. If the camera has a diopter correction, the little round thing next to the viewfinder, then turn it a few times to zero it in. I don't know if that is the problem with yours, but I had this problem the other day. |
Hang on, does the diopter change the autofocus?
or would that only be an issue if manual focussing and the diopter was set badly?
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05/02/2006 11:22:04 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by dalford:
Check the diopter correction. I have a 20D and my 18-55mm lens is fuzzy when I change from my tamron to the canon. If the camera has a diopter correction, the little round thing next to the viewfinder, then turn it a few times to zero it in. I don't know if that is the problem with yours, but I had this problem the other day. |
No no no.
The diopter adjustment has NOTHING to do with how your final image is.
The shots look ok for the type of scene you are shooting, maybe a bit grainy and soft, but nothing that a little bit of USM and noise reduction can't improve. What ISO and Aperture were you shooting at? |
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05/02/2006 11:55:02 AM · #10 |
| It's probably the way you focus on those scenes plus your aperture. Have you shot anything with a near subject like a person and focus'd on them? How does it look in comparison? |
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