Pentax K-5 Shooting soft

BlueCobalt · Nov 5, 2013

I have had my K-5 for bout a year and a half now and it seems like every picture is coming out soft. I try different lenses and it always seems the same thing what i want in focus is soft. Yes I use the AF more then anything. But it just seems that it is definitely a problem with the camera. If i, taking a portrait I could have the AF point on the eyes and it will auto focus in but then the eye will be slightly out of focus. Any suggestions??

robbins.photo · Nov 5, 2013

Might want to peruse this:

Fixing Front and Back Focus - Introduction - PentaxForums.com

Barring that your best bet is probably a trip to the local camera repair shop and have them give it a once over.

Derrel · Nov 5, 2013

Not much information to go on here...do you use multiple lenses? Is your lens' rear element clean and smudge-free? Do you shoot at low ISO values all the time, thus leading to slow shutter speeds? Got any photos as examples? A photo is worth a thousand words when one needs to have other people diagnose his photo troubles via on-line forums!

BlueCobalt · Nov 11, 2013

here is an example. im shooting1/25 on a tripod at ISO 400. this photo is completely unedited. just saved it to JPEG. when you zoom in on the eyes its soft.

BlueCobalt · Nov 11, 2013

and yes i do use multiple lenses and always seems the same. the kit lens the camera came with 18-55 seems to make the softness worse though so i dont use that one a lot. yes it seems to be smudge free and i try to keep them clean as possible. no i change ISO values when needed. although i try to stay below 800.

BlueCobalt · Nov 11, 2013

another example unedited. was experimenting with a gel flash. 1/125 f/8 at 400iso. focus on the eyes and its soft

robbins.photo · Nov 11, 2013

Have you got anything shot in a bit brighter light? Maybe a couple of test shots taken outdoors in good lighting? Little hard to judge the sharpness on these given the lighting conditions.