Am I doing something wrong? XT with a huge lack of detail.

Oh yeah, this is shot in RAW and post processed in lightroom.

I don't see anything you're talking about. Print it then tell me it's a problem.

looks like shadow to me, I don't know what you mean.

I guess I could be losing my mind. There is supposed to be a specific texture to the shirt. To me it looks like it is lacking that detail. Perhaps I am asking to much of this camera.

EOS MAN1 wrote in post #4631948
I guess I could be losing my mind. There is supposed to be a specific texture to the shirt. To me it looks like it is lacking that detail. Perhaps I am asking to much of this camera.

I also remember my XT not being the most "wow" for those minute details but you can see the individual hairs on his arm. I'd say it's pretty damned good. It's not like you're using a $39K 'blad. I wouldn't call that a "huge lack of detail" though.

Or you're lacking the lighting which shows the texture you're looking for.

The lens is the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L.

EOS MAN1 wrote in post #4631960
The lens is the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L.

Yeah sorry I edited my post. I missed that the first time around.

Broncobear wrote in post #4631958
Or you're lacking the lighting which shows the texture you're looking for.

This is also a possibility. Shadow noise, even faint, will kill detail.

I think you're expecting too much fromt he XT. The shot is good , a nice mix of shadows and light...for texture on the shirt you're going to need good light.

Could be. I am seeing it more often then not in my post processing. I was just wondering if that is the typical detail of the XT. It is possible that i suck at lighting too. . . hmm or I am just over analyzing my photos.

This picture looks fine to me.

EOS MAN1 wrote in post #4631978
Could be. I am seeing it more often then not in my post processing. I was just wondering if that is the typical detail of the XT. It is possible that i suck at lighting too. . . hmm or I am just over analyzing my photos.

You're not goinng to get the detail from low lighting as you would with a 5D. XT is a decent camera to learn with, but there is also a reason why it's the lowest level of DLR's from canon.

Lighting is a whole other field of knowledge, there are some great books and courses that will teach tricks and tips of lighting.

I personally think you expected to much from that shot with the XT with the lighting the way it was.

Still , I think it was a cool shot

EOS MAN1 wrote in post #4631978
It is possible that i suck at lighting too. . . hmm or I am just over analyzing my photos.

I'd say both, but not as harsh. You don't suck at lighting, but that shot in particular isn't exactly lit well, IMHO. You have a glaring hot spot on his cheek with heavy shadowing towards us. It's not the shadow that matters most but the hot spot has no purpose. More even light would have been better. The reason the image is showing as pretty much well exposed on the histogram is that you just barely kept that hot spot from blowing out. That doesn't mean the overall image is properly exposed or evenly lit.

You're also expecting too much from an entry level dSLR, although they're quite capable cameras.