Originally Posted by peterborough_photography
Hey there,
It looks to me that you shot wide open or almost wide open. On the first picture, the baby's seatbelt is quite sharp, so this area must have been focused on. On the second picture, parts of the pillar are in focus. It is still possible that the lens is not sharp, but, IMHO, I think we have setting relatedissues here. I would focus on baby's closest eye, and just this aloneshould increase perception of sharpness. Also, thef number can be stopped down to, say,4 or 5.6, so the whole baby is in focus. The tradeoff would be less blurry background. When taking the second picture, I would focus on the pole (like it already is) but step down to about 8-11. This will increase depth of field some more. Stepping down more will increase diffraction which also affects sharpness. If small aperture increases exposure time beyond handholding capabilities, cranking up ISO or using a tripod is the way to go. I am not sure how familiar you are with terms aperture, exposure time, depth of field, hyperfocal distance, diffractionetc, but if you are not it is time now. If youknow all about those thingsandthe lack of sharpnessis the lens' fault, then please do not get offended.What I wroteis based on myimpression and limited experience.Take care
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