43 Reasons Why Your Photo Is Not Sharp
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Here are a few reasons that could affect the image sharpness from your Micro Four Thirds camera! I have seen each and every one of them happen, so all true stories.
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In case you missed it, I did a video previously on how to get SHARP images from your OM-D cameras: ruclips.net/video/4jQMI5HPkvg/видео.html
“It’s the haze Bro, haze” 😁 You’re the best!
Good news, haze is clearing up! Hope it stays that way.
No brother, you wrong not 43 reason, but 44.
The 44th reason is “you haven’t seen this video” ...hahahahaha... LOL 🤣. Thanks bro, n God bless you
He's not Wrong, he's Wong!
Wow, what a list. I got exhausted even watching you😅 Great points, though, all of them.
Haha thanks! I got exhausted doing the video too!
Hahaha. I remember hearing this question at every photowalk I attended. Hehehe. It's good to stay alert to any settings we change. I keep your setup checklist on your blog bookmarked. 😄
You are getting better with your video productions...👍
Thanks! I would like to think so too!
That was fun! AND each of the possibilities you identify is real. Nice work.
#43.5 Finger prints
#44 take a deep breath exhale and hold then take your shot if you are breathing you are moving.
learned this one at scout camp on the shooting range
Grandkids finger prints
You are so lucky to have many “friends!” Me-Several of the reasons guilty! Time for more coffee! 😊
Yes more coffee please!
Hi Robin, I had found u in RUclips and I’m very happy. I’m an amateur photograper and my gear is olympus too.
I learn very much with u. So, thanks a lot.
Ciao
I am glad to be found! Thanks, and please go out and shoot more!
Robin, Thanks for the extensive list. A lot of great points for people to consider. Great job!
No worries, glad I could share!
wow, that 'fungus growth' point I never really thought of that! Thank you, Robin for recommending to purchasing a dry box!
This is the bible of sharpness problems, and a lot not only apply to Olympus but to all cameras. Thank you so much for this.
He isn't the hero we wanted he is the hero we need ! thanks ! I love your videos !
You've just blown my mind how many reasons you've thought about and all of them valid. Well done!!!
Thanks for the kind words!
I spent so much money upgrading camera gear before I realised the main reason I wasn't getting perfectly sharp images was... me!
Excellent vid Robin! Thanks for that exhaustive effort! 😎
Wow, that was quite a comprehensive list. Thank you! :)
Great video thanks a lot, Robin! I was one of that guys who sent you a comment wanting to know how you shoot such sharp images. Now you have given us the most complete answer! Great work!!!
No worries, hope the video helps!
It's GREAT! And love your humor! .....and coffee is an issue! 😆😆
Whew! So many ways for things to go sideways.. By the way, I always use two hands, to HOLD MY COFFEE!!! HAHAHA...
All points raised are relevant. Thanks for putting them up, Robin Wong. Hope those would be photographers would take note of these advices.
Thanks and i hope so too!
Love your passion! Keep it up
you are doing such a good job Robin much respect brother
Thanks man! Appreciate the support!
Hi Robin, thank you so much for all the information you are sharing in this video. My EM10ll just seems now a high end camera, compared to what it was before I applied the settings that you shared. Please keep up the great work you are doing so far. I'm a big fan of your work. I like the way you explain the things. Have lots of success (I think you already have it :D ) Cheers
Phew!!! Great advice. I made a list of possible reasons as you suggested them, but you did make me chuckle when you were talking about people that shoot with one hand and chomping... So funny🤣 Keep the videos coming, I'm learning a lot about my OMD M1 MK2 from you... Thanks
Thanks for the kind words, and surely more videos are coming! Stay tuned.
Thank you! This is so helpful!!!!
As a brand new photographer and a new OM-D owner I find your content invaluable. While some of your tips may be obvious to a seasoned photographer it's all new to me, thank you!
That was truly an impressive list. Thanks for the useful tips.
Thanks, glad the list helps!
Hi Robin! Thanks as usual for a good video. One warning though! 6:13 If you go to Peter and Matti in Finland, the Finnish people drink most coffee in the world!!! Greetings from Sweden that only comes in second on the list.
Coffee is life!
These are HARD HITTING advices. Thanks, Robin:)
This video helps me a lot even with my epl-8 Mr. Robin Wong! Thank you!
I love listening to you,great info
Thanks for all these tips!
After this video you on my favorite youtuber lists haha love the personality and the kindness to all these "noob" problems we all make at times haha
Thank you so much!!!! We were all noobs once. So be kind to one another!
Exhaustive, but fun! Great video man!
Thanks!
Learned a lot, thanks Robin.
Thanks, glad I could share!
Hello Robin, thank you for your big list of possibilities for producing unsharp Images. You are a practical men!!!
You got that right, I am a practical man
Excellent video. So much useful information. Thanks
Thanks, glad the video is useful!
I learn always from your videos plz keep it up. I’m a newbie to photography with an omd 10-III. THANK YOU!!
One of your most important, practical videos👍
God gave us 2 hands and 2 arms especially to hold onto a camera....lol loved it!
Yessas please use two hands!
Fantastic video, thanks Robin!
#36 was a game changer :-)
I always use centre focus and recompose .. not any more, thanks Robin keep up the great videos, Rich :-)
This is such an informative video thank you so much I'm new to M43 this helps alot TY
Brilliant video Robin!
Makes me think... Could you do a video on how to reset an olympus and then choose the best initial set up.
Also a pre shoot list of checks might be appropriate...
When we screw up a once in a lifetime opportunity because we forgot the memory card, or didn't charge the battery, or had the iso still set for evening, it is so frustrating.
You probably do these things without thinking, out of habit, but those of us who shoot occasionally need some prompts.
Thank you for your generosity in sharing so much information with us!
Appreciate the effort and research you put into these images. I can tell you’re a good man. 43 reasons for blurred photos. Who does that? Rockin’ Robin does. Are you into shooting video too. Site seems more photocentric.
You're a bit of a legend man, love your vids...
Thanks, you are too kind!
What a list! This explains some of my blurry images. I find dust on the sensor to be the biggest problem (changing the lens), because you can only recognize it during editing - especially annoying with video recordings.
Oh yes, sensor on dust is a problem. But I don't think that can cause image softness. But the dust spots are annoying indeed.
Fantastic and vert Useful teaching tips and tricks for Sharp image . 2 thumbs up
Thanks!
Wonderful information.
Haha that was the perfect video and perfect performans Robin. I am a new guy for m4/3 and i am suffering to getting sharp images my em10 mark 2 too. That was a very informative video for me, thank you so much.
Great Robin!
A most comprehensive list, Robin! One tip you should've emphasized (kind of relates to the "one hand shooting"): use the EVF whenever possible. Shooting using the LCD monitor, with your arms stretched out, is less stable and could cause unsharpness. I was guilty of that with my E-M5 (only because the EVF was not very good). With my E-M5 MkIII, I use the EVF whenever possible.
Now that is the kind of topic and humour I think suits a video. I read the points on the blog, have not seen this video, I am moving around.
You said "fingerprint on front lens element" - how about fingerprint on the back lens element? I've done that.
In fact, several more just occurred to me....
Oh yessssss that could happen too! Haha, the list grows.
You forgot dirty glasses when looking at the final image or when post processing. I once spent a long time trying to sharpen a “soft image” and finally made do with the results. Later I realized my glasses had a smudge on them and after cleaning them the originals looked sharp and the processed ones didn’t.
Hah, and bad eyesight too! Seriously though, the reasons are endless!
Nice! Thank You!
You are welcome!
Amazing list !
Thanks!
44: "focus breathing" With some lenses, (specifically the Lumix 25mm f1.7) when you change the f-stop the focus can move.
Wow, That's a lot of info in one video......and all relevent. Thanks for that. Does the aspect ratio setting effect the sharpness?
Your videos about mft are very helpful.
Interesting point about shooting low sequential burst when shooting with continuous AF. I'm just going to go change that now!
man what a great tips thanks the huge fingerprint on the image sensor was a funny story
Hello Robin.. another great learning experience from you ! The other thing #44?) that happened to me is my eyesight !! I was taking photos with my glasses through the view finder.. ( not the screen) and I had the viewfinder scrolled set to my eyesight.. so that does NOT work with my glasses on : ) ... make sure that the view finder is set to your eyes.. so that it is crisp with your particular eyesight. ( and then remember to take your glasses off ) : )
Really appreciate the passion :-) Yeah, lots of silly little things in there that we're all guilty of .
I am also guilty!
RE Fungus .. I live in Southeast Asia too and this summer had a trip overseas for more than a month ... this got to a few things (an old leather bracelet was completely covered) but my second camera which had the lenses i did not take was fine. I did check all of them and did some cleaning.
So yes I bought a drybox after that :D Around $100 to keep everything safe.
I also got a wifi AC controller linked to a Temp/Humidity sensor so I can automatically run the AC if humidity or temperature in the room gets too high, the room is in general well insulated but after a whole a month during typhoon season it builds up ..
Yeap the trick is keep monitoring the humidity. But you turn on your AC 24/7??
@@robinwong no, but with smart devices like a temperature and humidity monitoring device I can set the ac to turn on if one value exceed a limit I defined. The drybox makes the obsolete but other stuff like headphones or computer equipments in my office might not like high humidity so I can set it so that the AC turns on above 70% or 30c which helps a lot. A smart home solution costs less than the drybox BTW ($100). I think it was $12 for the ac controller and $10 for the the temperature/humidity sensor plus $20 for the gateway/voice activated controller.
When not at home for a long time humidity can creep up to 90% which isn't good ....
Reason #36! ;-) Thanks, Robin!
3 dislikes are from canon/nikon users who just bought their cameras and now regrets it. 😃
Possibly!
Thanks for covering all the bases ! My panasonic camera has AFS, AFC & AFF for focusing. The AFF is called ' Auto Focus Flexible ' where the camera is constantly readjusting the focus. Engage the focus button & as the camera moves focus is always re-acquired. In theory it sounds ok but after your explanation regarding this & it's foibles - faster battery drain & iffy focus -, I will not use it. Thanks.
Exactly! The full time AF drains battery and can screw up with our intended AF!
Great video :)
Great list, I have one more; to have infinity focus set automatically for astrophotography do not always count on using the lens reset button to give you the infinity focus. Three of my four lenses do, one does not (17 f1.8, 12-50 f3.5-6.3, 75-300: f4.8-6.7- YES, 9-18 f4-5.6 NO. I should have fully tested this before trying. Thanks again
Thanks for sharing this, I have no idea about the lens reset to infinity failure! But I rarely shoot in manual focus.
excellent...
hello, I noticed that already the whole aperture (F4) is already very clear. I shoot with an EM1-MK3 in ETTR mode and I think that it cannot be sharper and more detailed. Thanks your videos are very explanatory and fun.
Robin for points 16 and 17 always have silca bags inside camera bag all the time that helps with moisture
Silica gel is not as effective as a drybox, where you can monitor the humidity level.
@@robinwong True a dry box is better but every little helps as silica gels in your bag as you go around will help
Hi Robin. Cool. Amazing that sometimes I can take a sharp picture :-). Do you have any experience with using electronic silent mode at 600 mm long focal lengths? Apparently the photos come out sharper?
Great topic Robin! Can you really tell sharpness using the LCD screen? At what screen magnification do you get to see all the pixels?
I learn very much with yours videos. Thanks a lot! Can you suggest me a video "How to clean Camera Body and lenses" ? It will be very appreciate. Thanks again.
When you start at the beginning, it's not about camera settings - so many so-called photographers don't even know how to hold their camera - Like you mentioned about a good tri-pod, you need good support under your camera and a thumb is not enough - cradle the weight of the camera in the palm of your left hand and tuck your elbow down on your ribs ! The right hand is only for manipulating the controls of the camera ........
Yeap, something as simple as holding the camera. I won't impose a strict technique, everyone has different ways, as long as it is comfortable and steady.
@Rifleman7kw Photographers should learn from hunters how to "shoot", we are very much doing the same thing...
Hi Robin, may I have your further explanation on the focus limiter setting that will cause blurry images ?
Thank you brother. Please list these 43 reasons here. Even without explanation, just a list. (This is for those who have difficulty understanding rapid speech in English.)
One really important point u forgot is the picture styles. In my panasonic g9 for example the portrait modus makes the pictures look a lot softer than standard mode
For #9 and #14...switching the drive mode to custom delay (say 1 second) can be a good solution for those of us with shaky hands.
For #41 (digital teleconverters), what if I reached the limit of optical zoom, and my subject still doesn't adequately fill the frame? Say a small bird in a tree. Yes digital zoom wouldn't help with resolution but wouldn't it help (slightly) with focus, metering and white balance?
It is fine to use digital teleconverter, as long as you know what you are getting into, softer results with lower resolution.
Don’t think this was mentioned - failing to disable the IS system for long tripod-supported exposures. I’m always forgetting to do this. Also for long exposures, the wind. Couldn’t figure out why my 40 sec exposures were soft. Finally realised the slight breeze was vibrating my camera.
Hi Robin, recently I bought an Olympus OMD EM 5 Mk 2 replacing my beautiful OMD EM 10 Mk 2...
Got two questions:
1. Maybe it's my eye, but I noticed that the EM 5 Mk 2 EVF (even after menu correction) is a little too dark and pixeling respect EVF of the OMD Mk2... Maybe because is an Oled one?
2. Processing images from 1600 ISO to higher values, I noticed that on the EM 5 Mk 2 the images seems more noise/grain respect the OMD 10 Mk2...
Both cameras use the True Pic VII sensor... Maybe one is more 'refined' than the other or am I wrong?
Thank you so much!
And great Olympus!
Another one: forgetting that you have set the camera to use back-button focus. So you press the shutter button but AF doesn't engage.
Yeap the list goes on!
Super...mec t'es un bon !!!
err..thanks?
Please, can we have subtitles ?
S-Af with low sequential shooting. wish you could show us where that is on the camera? I've looked and looked on my OMD E-M1 II. Thank you
Reason 44, my photos are blurry until I put on my glasses. People are looking at your photos at a distance. they view their own image close up. Age takes it's toll.
I don't really understand why modern cameras have so many focus points! No camera/lens can precisely focus on every object over the entire viewfield. The camera's CPU may electronically calculate an estimated "average" distance to get most objects in acceptable focus, but that's the best all those hundreds of focusing points can achieve. It's sort of like relying on hyperfocal lens distance focusing which works very well in most cases but not in every single case. Perhaps since I come from the days of film cameras, I still use only one single, center focusing point on my digitals and simply recompose as necessary. This works perfectly for stationary objects but can also be used quite effectively for moving objects by pre-focusing on a "substitute" object at the correct expected distance of the object in motion - perhaps not always yielding the perfect outcome but more often than not giving a very acceptable or even a perfect result. In addition, some very interesting and stimulating photographs come from properly panning moving subjects, but for still subjects, one accurate autofocusing point is all you really need.
Ha! Ha! My mother-in-law moves a camera about five feet after pressing the shutter! Blurred photos all day long!
It is a small shame you have titled this about Micro 4/3 images... these excellent points apply to every camera I’ve ever owned. Good video, Robin.
A lot of the points are very Olympus and Panasonic specific though!
@@robinwong Fair enough... but there are many that are not brand dependent. Haze for example, and having the IS turned off. Good video none the less.
Great video Robin, if I were you, I'd rename the title to "43 possible reasons your images are not sharp, M43 edition"
Diffraction is not an unknown concept to me. Do you test each of your lenses to find the best apertures for the lense? If so how?
Just stay below F8 if possible and you should be fine.
I'm not sure there's a bad tripod. Yere are tripods unsuitable for what you want to do. I have a Manfrotto tripod, It's not one for the beach, but in a quiet corner it should hold and E-, maybe an EM-! safely.
Oh but there are horrible ones! I'd gladly show you some.
Hi Robin!
Do you have a review of the Olympus 75-300 II lens?
robinwong.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-day-at-frasers-hill-with-mzuiko-75.html
@@JakubTarnawski Thanks!
Cheap Filters! I bought some filters from a well know manufacturer, they seemed OK till I bought a 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II. I struggled to get sharp photos of small birds at a distance, then I noticed some artefacts where eg high contrasty horizontal lines were duplicated in the image - as if I was shooting through eg double glazing. A few tests with and without various filters and that was the issue. Bought a more expensive version from the same manufacturer and all is now OK. Lesson Learned and replaced all "budget" version filters.
I live in a dry box I've got 40 year old om lenses no fungus in the desert
Dust...
Wow. Now I need a nap. 😉
Go take one!
Here's one you missed. Touch to focus. Touch the screen with nose while using viewfinder.
The list goes on.
How to get sharp motion pictures with my pen f ?
I am not a videographer, sorry.