are my picks sharp enough???

[floody]

Hay all newbie here, just after some advise with my images. I dont feel that they are sharp enough so some help would be appreciated. My style is vintage, old feel just so you know

[wulf]

Could you please post just one image to start with? See the rules (sticky thread at the top of this forum or in the DPS FAQ).

Thanks,

Wulf

[floody]

Errrr woops i didnt realise that it didnt work LOL I have a flicker stream thing its Flickr: Fire_Flood's Photostream I will try again to post one image. Thanks

[floody]

Here is one image (fingers crossed this works)

[LoveDSLR]

How did you take that photo with you 5D Mk II? Were you using the 24-105 f/4 IS?

Maybe you should try AF fine-tuning and/or use the center focusing point only.

[floody]

Hay yeah it was my 5Dmk 2 24-105, why do you ask is there a better lens i should have used??? Before that i was using my 24-70 L 2.8 switched back to the 24-105 for a while. I usually do have it on center weighted focusing dunno why i changed :/

[scootermcq]

The one I looked at had exif of shutter speed 1/100 on a 200mm lens. I would suggest the reason the image is slightly soft is from camera shake. You require a faster shutter speed to prevent that. Rule of thumb is 1/focal length. In this case 1/200. Even with IS, you can still have it. Try bumping up shutter speed and see if your images get "sharper"

This is the one I am talking about

Flood Girls_0080 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 200 mm
ISO Speed 640

[Chicorob]

You had asked if you images are "sharp enough". They are certainly sharp enough for most web applications and prints up to at least 8x10. You may see a little softness at that point and the other suggestions will certainly help in the future. I dont see any evidence of of software sharpening. Did you add any sharpening? I use selective sharpening with Nik software on the eyes on my images and it helps in images like this that are just ever so slighly soft.