Faulty lens?

[StuartH]

:shrug: Have had slight concerns that my 35mm 1.8 isnt quite as sharp as I had hoped.So I just done a brief comparison with the vr kit lens and this was result..

1st shot is kit lens and second the prime. both 50% crops

 

[StuartH]

Well fair play to jessops they have swapped it straight over.The new copy certainly seems much sharper so maybe it was a lemon.:shrug:

 

[smooth]

Result and nice one Jessops!

 

[StuartH]

Yeah they were very good about it.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

If you're doing test/comparison shots you should really use the same settings both times, otherwise the results are meaningless..........

 

[The Matt]

you should really test things like this on a tripod. Dunno what aperture you used but at f1.8 focussing that close your depth of field could just be a couple of millimetres so if you move even a fraction of an inch after focussing you throw it off and it appears the lens is soft. Hopefully if it was a lens problem then it's sorted now

 

[StuartH]

35mm for both, shot at f5 iso 400 high shutter speeds to eliminate handshake etc...both 50% crops..not a scientific test but enough in my mind to conclude it wasnt as sharp as it should be.

 

[rockkeeper]

have ya done some more shots with the replacement stuart

 

[StuartH]

Yes mate and it certainly seems better. Quite surprised at how much better too!

 

[trencheel303]

If that was a 50% crop at f/5 then I'd say that lens was definitely up the creek. Good you got it replaced.

 

[StuartH]

yes it was, exif is on images.