User error with 7D causes bad pictures LOL

I just can't get decent indor peicture where my 50D had no problems doin it. I have way more noise with my 7D. I am dissapointed. I wonder if there is something wrong with my camera...unless it really is me.

This is with a 70-200 2.8 IS on a tripod with a 580 EX II in an umbrella on the right front of the subject. Subject 20 feet away. Horible.

Have you tried sharpening the photo?

I agree that it doesn't look right but I'm a little confused by your choice of settings. 1 second exposure at f/2.8 and ISO 400 while using a flash? Looking at teh shadow on teh background it seems like the 580 should have been closer to her.

Your exposure seems a little screwy (that's putting it nicely)

# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/1 second ===> 1 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 28/10 ===> ƒ/2.8
# ISO Speed Ratings = 400

a shutter speed of "1 second" is most likely capturing a lot of subject movement

how about posting some daylight shots of static objects (trees, signs, rocks) with plenty of sunlight?

Yeah, with a flash you should be able to shoot much higher shutter speeds. One second? Why?

And you can correct WB easily from RAW.

Looks to be serious user error here..

I first had the same trouble.
Using a dedicated focus point is the proper way to shoot portrait.
Also turn off all noise reduction settings.
Now i get very sharp images.

This one was also shot on a 7D and 2 speedlights thru softbox umbrellas.
Just keep shooting and adjusting, this camera can do really great things.

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Umbrella was 3 feet away from her pointing downwards and to the wall at 45deg angle.

All I did was put my camera to auto ISO and AV and took the shot. The 580 was at EC +2 and set to slave and triggered from the 7D.

I have "Standard" set to 4 = sharpening, +1 = contrast. I will put these back to default. ISO Noise reduction was set to "standard"

By the way, you exif data shows 1 second. Photographing a person at that speed, even with a tripod, can be tricky. Plus the f-stop is 2.8. That makes for a very shallow depth of field.

gdl357 wrote in post #9334147
Umbrella was 3 feet away from her pointing downwards and to the wall at 45deg angle.

All I did was put my camera to auto ISO and AV and took the shot. The 580 was at EC +2 and set to slave and triggered from the 7D.

Don't use Av with a flash. It does the metering and selects the shutter speed (and ISO in your situation) based only on the ambient light. Try using Tv at 1/100 or faster. You may also find that auto ISO doesn't work well with flash but I have no experience with that.

As others have stated... exposure 1sec???

themadman wrote in post #9334174
As others have stated... exposure 1sec???

I shut all the lights off in the house and had a little light coming from a window on the oposite side of the umbrella, then I shot the camera/flash to get what you see.

The place i am shooting has fleurecent lights. i was trying to see if I could get away without having them turned on.

IS turned off?

gdl357 wrote in post #9334189
I shut all the lights off in the house and had a little light coming from a window on the oposite side of the umbrella, then I shot the camera/flash to get what you see.

The place i am shooting has fleurecent lights. i was trying to see if I could get away without having them turned on.

even if you shoot at F4 and 1/250th iso100...that should be enough to kill the ambient lights.

Your mistake is that you used AV mode.

jxs1984 wrote in post #9334209
IS turned off?

The IS on the 2.8 70-200 detects tripod. No need to turn it off. It actually helps having it on to help with tripod vibration, as per the manual.