Still using Tamron ALL 18 270 mm... whats wrong with me... i bought

[Photo Lady]

another Tamron lens Sp 70-300mm F/4 -5.6 and it drives me crazy to get a decent clear in focus photo........ i do not mind doing it manually.. but it just seems like i spend so much time trying to focus that it takes out the joy of using that lens...The tamron all in one my photos are very decent..... at least in my opinion .. is there something wrong with my new lens...? I have the D7100 Nikon..ANYONE else experiencing this disappointment...... i am sure i could have spent the money better....... here is a today photo of my lens tamron all in one 18-270mm which i primarily use everyday for work..this photo is my 11 month old dobie puppy.. I will take one using the Sp 70-300mm F/4 -5.6 for comparison in next post .....thanks for any help

 

[Photo Lady]

another Tamron lens Sp 70-300mm F/4 -5.6 and it drives me crazy to get a decent clear in focus photo........ i do not mind doing it manually.. but it just seems like i spend so much time trying to focus that it takes out the joy of using that lens...The tamron all in one my photos are very decent..... at least in my opinion .. is there something wrong with my new lens...? I have the D7100 Nikon..ANYONE else experiencing this disappointment...... i am sure i could have spent the money better....... here is a today photo of my lens tamron all in one 18-270mm which i primarily use everyday for work..this photo is my 11 month old dobie puppy

.. I will take one using the Sp 70-300mm F/4 -5.6 for comparison in next post .....thanks for any helpView attachment 116747

here is a photo of him using the Tamron 70-300

 

[Photo Lady]

here is a photo of him using the Tamron 70-300

 

[Dao]

The 70-300mm lens seems to be pretty sharp and good. The issue you have is related to Depth of Field (DoF).

Take a look at here

Online Depth of Field Calculator

 

[Photo Lady]

The 70-300mm lens seems to be pretty sharp and good. The issue you have is related to Depth of Field (DoF).

Take a look at here

Online Depth of Field Calculator

wow thanks for this information.. i do not fully understand it so i am looking forward to doing this.......... xoxo thank again

 

[Photo Lady]

The 70-300mm lens seems to be pretty sharp and good. The issue you have is related to Depth of Field (DoF).

Take a look at here

Online Depth of Field Calculator

wow thanks for this information.. i do not fully understand it so i am looking forward to doing this.......... xoxo thank again

is this the formula for a Nikon d7100

 

[Photo Lady]

oh i see theres a drop down menu.. but weird i do not see the Nikon d7100

 

[Photo Lady]

i think i am getting it...... what do you think? I had to crop it so much so it would upload so excuse the ears.

 

[weepete]

Looks sharp enough to me!

 

[astroNikon]

For the calculator use the Nikon d7000 (it has others listed there too). What it is is a "1.6x" crop factor sensor.

here's more about DOF ==>Understanding Depth of Field in Photography
and a different calculator ==> A Flexible Depth of Field Calculator

But essentially you are TOO CLOSE for proper DOF.
If you are focusing on the eyes, they the nose, as you can see, is out of focus.
If you were to go to f/8 or f/11 then the nose would be more in focus with the DOF. If you were to take more steps back away from the dog and that would also increase your DOF mathematically without changing the aperture. You can play around with the "Focus Distance" from the subject.

 

[Photo Lady]

For the calculator use the Nikon d7000 (it has others listed there too). What it is is a "1.6x" crop factor sensor.

here's more about DOF ==>Understanding Depth of Field in Photography
and a different calculator ==> A Flexible Depth of Field Calculator

But essentially you are TOO CLOSE for proper DOF.
If you are focusing on the eyes, they the nose, as you can see, is out of focus.
If you were to go to f/8 or f/11 then the nose would be more in focus with the DOF. If you were to take more steps back away from the dog and that would also increase your DOF mathematically without changing the aperture. You can play around with the "Focus Distance" from the subject.

For the calculator use the Nikon d7000 (it has others listed there too). What it is is a "1.6x" crop factor sensor.

here's more about DOF ==>Understanding Depth of Field in Photography
and a different calculator ==> A Flexible Depth of Field Calculator

But essentially you are TOO CLOSE for proper DOF.
If you are focusing on the eyes, they the nose, as you can see, is out of focus.
If you were to go to f/8 or f/11 then the nose would be more in focus with the DOF. If you were to take more steps back away from the dog and that would also increase your DOF mathematically without changing the aperture. You can play around with the "Focus Distance" from the subject.

 

[Photo Lady]

For the calculator use the Nikon d7000 (it has others listed there too). What it is is a "1.6x" crop factor sensor.

here's more about DOF ==>Understanding Depth of Field in Photography
and a different calculator ==> A Flexible Depth of Field Calculator

But essentially you are TOO CLOSE for proper DOF.
If you are focusing on the eyes, they the nose, as you can see, is out of focus.
If you were to go to f/8 or f/11 then the nose would be more in focus with the DOF. If you were to take more steps back away from the dog and that would also increase your DOF mathematically without changing the aperture. You can play around with the "Focus Distance" from the subject.

For the calculator use the Nikon d7000 (it has others listed there too). What it is is a "1.6x" crop factor sensor.

here's more about DOF ==>Understanding Depth of Field in Photography
and a different calculator ==> A Flexible Depth of Field Calculator

But essentially you are TOO CLOSE for proper DOF.
If you are focusing on the eyes, they the nose, as you can see, is out of focus.
If you were to go to f/8 or f/11 then the nose would be more in focus with the DOF. If you were to take more steps back away from the dog and that would also increase your DOF mathematically without changing the aperture. You can play around with the "Focus Distance" from the subject.

 

[Photo Lady]

Thanks so much..will try again tomorrow

 

[Photo Lady]

Looks sharp enough to me!

Thanks

 

[goodguy]

another Tamron lens Sp 70-300mm F/4 -5.6 and it drives me crazy to get a decent clear in focus photo........ i do not mind doing it manually.. but it just seems like i spend so much time trying to focus that it takes out the joy of using that lens...The tamron all in one my photos are very decent..... at least in my opinion .. is there something wrong with my new lens...? I have the D7100 Nikon..ANYONE else experiencing this disappointment...... i am sure i could have spent the money better....... here is a today photo of my lens tamron all in one 18-270mm which i primarily use everyday for work..this photo is my 11 month old dobie puppy.. I will take one using the Sp 70-300mm F/4 -5.6 for comparison in next post .....thanks for any helpView attachment 116747

I hope you will be luckier then me with my Doberman, got him when he was few months old and after we had him for a year with no special events he turned on me for no apparent reason and the next day attacked my wife, they couldn't stop the bleeding for 24 hours and she still bare the scars from that event.

Not a huge fan of superzoom do it all lenses, they are ok but I like dedicated lenses that are designed to do a certain job well.
Nice picture btw.