Originally Posted by GarzaCapitalist
Right back at ya!!! [6]
I´m about to send these to Canonrumors and say that I´ve laid hands on the new 2D. I´m sure they will go nuts about it!! Between you and me, it´s actually just a 5D in a mirror, but shhhhh [:#]
Kidding aside these photos are taken with the same settings as yours, apart from the ISO. As you can see, my photos aren´t sharp either...and I havepretty steady hands. Also the f1.4 is already very shallow and focusing onto a mirror seems to be an even bigger problem for the camera so it´s out of focus as well.
That´s a hard question. Now that I have also seen some outdoor shots from you (thanks Takahiro [A]) I know that your camera and lens are capable of delivering. And judging on those indoor photos with settings that influence the result in so many ways is simple not doable. So before we can answer that question, we need somewhat more controlled shots. (Tri-pod etc...)
Yes you should. I'm convinced that you should be able to take great shots with the equipment you have right now(given that your camera is alright). Don't waste your money on buying and selling.
As others also mentioned, you might like the photos that I post, but you have to keep in mind that I only show photos that I'm really convinced off. Aka my "best". That could mean that you're only seeing 1/100 photos that I make [A] I bet that you'd be shocked on how terrible the worst shot of a famous photographer could be. I'm convinced it's just as bad as ours [] The trick is to hide your weaknesses and expose your strengths. It's good to know your weaknesses to work on them, it's not a smart thing to expose all your weaknesses though. If you ever need to apply for a job, I hope you don't show only your weak points [A]
Anyway don't be intimidated too much by all the beautiful photos here. You could do the same with some practise.
About the post-processing: you got DPP with your camera? It's actually very capable of doing the things you need. I'm using Lightroom 99% of the time and I could actually do the same with DPP if I wanted.
It will improve your colors, but it will not improve the technical aspects like sharpnessof your photos.
There's a good point. If you use MF, and you use the original viewfinder glass you cannot make an accurate MF. So there might be some of your out of focus problems. When I do MF on f1.4 for example, the image is always focused bad. If I remember correctly, somebody ones said here that you can judge focus on the eye with the normal focusing glass from f2.8 and shallower. If you go wider than that, you cannot get accurate MF.
Good luck improving. Don't stress too much if it doesn't work out right away. I have had weeks where I didn't like any of the photos I took [A]
Plus: go outside and play with apertures from f2.8 and shallower and see if sharpness improves. Watch your shutter speed though! Try using AF, I'm interested to see if your camera is bad, or it is because of other factors. And yes, sometimes soft photos/imperfect technical photos can be good, but there has to be a really creative detail in a shot to make it great. 9/10 times a sharp photo is the most appealing.
I know you can! Good luck []
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