Question about my lens

[kezsaj]

Why is my 100-400 somewhat soft at 400 and 1/80th of a second in a dark concert hall?

 

[KmH]

Many zoom lenses are soft at the extremes of their ranges.

1/80 is a fairly very slow shutter speed to be using at 400 mm.
A general rule of thumb is the shutter speed should be at least 1/the focal length of the lens for hand holding.

You do not state the make of the lens, if it has an image stabilizing feature and if the stabilizing feature was or was not used, the lens aperture used, nor if the lens was hand held or tripod/monopod mounted.

Since it was a 'dark concert hall' it's also likely the lens was used at it's widest aperture, another 'at the extremes of their ranges' setting.

 

[o hey tyler]

Keith, this guy is just trolling.

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...ot-chance-take-my-5d-out-c-c.html#post1711600

He got banned and now comes back occasionally to C-J with a few other people. kezsaj is just Jaszek backwards because he's to unoriginal to think of anything else.

Other than that, you had an entirely accurate post that hopefully will help someone with a similar question that decides to use the search function.

 

[KmH]

Keith, this guy is just trolling.

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...ot-chance-take-my-5d-out-c-c.html#post1711600

He got banned and now comes back occasionally to C-J with a few other people. kezsaj is just Jaszek backwards because he's to unoriginal to think of anything else.

Other than that, you had an entirely accurate post that hopefully will help someone with a similar question that decides to use the search function.

Thanks for the heads-up, and kezsaj will forthwith be promoted..........to my CP Users - IGNORE LIST with the handful of other miscreant members I have also promoted to that very useful function.

 

[kezsaj]

I did start this thread since I know many people will and do ask the same question. And I feel honored to be on his ignore list.

 

[Bram]

I did start this thread since I know many people will and do ask the same question. And I feel honored to be on his ignore list.

Oh yesssss sooooooooo many people here have the 100-400mm lens on their cameras oh yeahhhh!!!!
I mean so many people shoot with _________ just like you!!!! Great brand to shoot with,.

 

[kezsaj]

I did start this thread since I know many people will and do ask the same question. And I feel honored to be on his ignore list.

Oh yesssss sooooooooo many people here have the 100-400mm lens on their cameras oh yeahhhh!!!!
I mean so many people shoot with _________ just like you!!!! Great brand to shoot with,.

Maybe not that articular lens, but I've seen many threads like that about the 70-300.