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I recently bought a second hand d200 an upgrade fro the old d100.
however when I compare the qulaity of the shots, it seems that the d100 was better.
I know it shouldnt be, but it is.
could there be a fault with the d200.
How could I test to see whether there is.
Any help would be so much appreciated
I also bought a second hand 18-200 vr dx lense which also I had read was very very good.
So now im very concerned and confused about what could be wrong.
Thank you
lee
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Presumably the shot you linked to is an example of the 'problem' - what exactly is the problem?
First a question or 2...
Was the linked image ( or any of the images your not happy with ) shot in " JPEG " ?
Have you tried shooting in RAW...?
As you bought the D200 used, Have you checked the default settings, To ascertain what if any camera options, May have been changed by the previous owner...?
Have you 2 buttoned the camera back to factory default settings..?
Are you using the VR when mounted on a tripod...?
Answers to the above may help us figure out what, If anything can be done.....
Oh! Just one more question, What software are you using....?
vr was turned on when i shot this image and it was on a tripod
I SHOT IN RAW/JPEG
I have 2 buttoned it back to default, but not sure if it is set to best config.
i know the image doesnt look that bad, as I shot it with vr on tripod with timer on to avoid shake.
when im shooting hand held they look quite a bit worse.
hope this sheds more light
lee
Quote: Vr was turned on when i shot this image and it was on a tripod
Mistake number 1....Never use VR or any form of image stabilising when your camera is mounted on a tripod......
Have a look in the manual for the lens, They are usually quite specific about this....
Hi Lee, have you checked the sharpness menu settings, if at default this may not be sharp enough for your tastes and you may either increas it in camera or add desired sharpness in PP, assuming of course this is the problem.
JP
just for info, I set my D200 to slightly + then usualy added a bit in PP but on my D300 I have sharpness set to +9 (max) and don't do any in PP, just convenient and the way I like to operate.
How far you zooming in? Best thing is to get a free account at somewhere like flickr or photobucket (flickr is best). Then upload 2 shots - one the resized original and then a second which is a crop from the fullsized shot, small enough tobe uploaded to the net without having to be resized. That way we can see the overall shot and the details close up.
Or if you decided to pay for a flickr pro account you can simply upload the whole shot to there.
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