focusing problems with my pro1...

[deermatt]

i really enjoy the camera, but i look at my pics in photoshop, and notice that its never focused in the right spot, and the main subject is somewhat blurry. How do i fix this?

[rsnadel]

Have you tried mounting the camera on a tripod and using the remote to determine if the problem is really a hardware/focus issue or a human issue (as in camera shake)? If you believe your camera is defective, here is the link to Canon's service center in the USA for Pro1 repairs. I sent mine in last month; it took ten days from the time I shipped to the day it was returned.

http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ServiceLocatorAct&fcategoryid=256&m odelid=9823

[Andy_T]

deermatt,

the Pro1 most likely functions exactly like the G series:

That being said, there's a lot to know about how the camera focuses ... and what to observe... so look at this thread and the links mentioned therein ...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39076

Other than that, post some of your photographs that you consider out of focus with the EXIF info. It's tough to give advice without examples.

Best regards,
Andy

[deermatt]

oh, its not a camera problem, its my human error, i dont know how to set the focal length , is it with the fstop? i get confused some times , anyone have this or have a g series that can help?

[Biko]

deermatt I have not got this camera but to help:

Fstop is basically if you are 2.5 means you get short Depth Of Field f8 means longer DOF. So if you were taking shot of landscape at f8 then it would be focussed from near to infinity

Try setting camera on say f5.6 which gives good DOF and is usually considered optimum in lens performance, you should be looking to use a speed of 1/125 no lower than 1/60 which should prevent too much shake on your part.

It might be a simple thing such as you move slightly when you press the shutter without realising.

[deermatt]

thanks alot biko for clearing that up. I been always using a real low f stop, and didnt know why, just was.. im gonna try this out, thanks! also, for macro shots, i should be using the lowest f stop right?

[Biko]

Hi Deermatt, for macro shots you need to use the highest Fstop you have, F8 as you need as much DOF which will be very small anyway when doing macro.

[deermatt]

ha, i been doing it wrong the whole time, thanks! im gonna go try this out