Here are a few suggestions on how to achieve optimal sharpness with any lens and DSLR camera. 1. Know your lens: All lenses have a range of settings and usage where they can achieve optimal sharpness. Aperture is a very important aspect to consider when looking to get sharp images. In many lenses, the largest aperture and smallest aperture will produce lower quality results compared to a few stops down from the widest aperture. Many standard lenses are sharpest around f5.6, but that can vary based on the lens design. If you are using a zoom lens, you will need to search out technical reviews to find out which focal length in your zoom range is sharpest. It’s also important to consider distance from the subject as generally focusing on something very close or vary far will lead to more distortion or less detail. 2. Know your camera: Camera settings are extremely important as well. Using your lens at the optimal focal length and aperture will be useless if you take the im...
VIDEO | EXPLORATION | PHOTO