VTHokiEE
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I'm having some trouble with my Land Camera, the pictures don't really seem sharp. I've posted two samples, but maybe I'm expecting too much? I was hoping for something like this: https://flic.kr/p/d9JGQe
The first image I was focusing on the car and in the second image I was focusing on the red flowers. There may have been some breeze in the second image, but I assumed the DOF would cover a focusing inaccuracy. My camera sat around my grandmother-in-law's house for ages but I'm not certain why that would effect the focusing (if that is the issue)?
This was accidentally damaged, but I've fixed that issue (I hope).
The first image I was focusing on the car and in the second image I was focusing on the red flowers. There may have been some breeze in the second image, but I assumed the DOF would cover a focusing inaccuracy. My camera sat around my grandmother-in-law's house for ages but I'm not certain why that would effect the focusing (if that is the issue)?
This was accidentally damaged, but I've fixed that issue (I hope).
Larry H-L
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Difficult to tell in web-size images, but it looks more like camera shake than a focus issue to me.
Have you tried a tripod?
And I never thought that color Polaroid was all that sharp to begin with, not nearly as sharp as Type 52 & 55 b&w in my opinion.
Have you tried a tripod?
And I never thought that color Polaroid was all that sharp to begin with, not nearly as sharp as Type 52 & 55 b&w in my opinion.
Dante_Stella
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Understand that the 250 is always running close to 1/30 with 100 speed film when you use the "bright day" setting. Change to dull and try it. That should give you a much shorter shutter speed. Also check the RF. A good bang can knock it off calibration.
Dante
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Dwig
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+1
The "Bright Sun" setting is f/17.5 and the "Dull ..." setting is f/8.8. With 75 speed film, the standard for Polacolor, the Bright Sun setting yields aroudn a 1/60th in full sun and 1/8-1/30 in shade or overcast situations. Motion blur, both subject and camera, are always problems.
Also, the dye diffusion process lends a bit of edge softness to most images, particularly with color. A good bit of carefully applied sharpening when scanning/copying to digital is generally called for, especially when enlarging the image as with the OP's images on my 24" monitor.
Here's a modestly sharpened copy of the OP's second image. There is subject motion blur in the center of the image, but the trees on the right have been "improved".
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VTHokiEE
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Thanks, it would appear that what I consider "plenty of light" is not what the camera considers plenty of light. Morning and early afternoon don't appear to always be bright enough. I set the camera to "sunny or dull" and took a test shot on a tripod and one off. everything seems much better (aside from shadows going black, but there's not a lot you can do about that without flash).
It would also appear that the picture of the flowers in the tree is more detail than can really be grabbed, but I now have a much improved shot compared to the one I posted previously. I'll try to post both of these but there once they have dried more.
On another note, how would I check the rangefinder just in case?
Thanks a lot!
lawnpotter
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Try using fuji fp 3000b film. I found the results using the 100c film disapointing a lot of times. But the 3000b film is always sharp
VTHokiEE
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I'd love too, but I'm currently having a little trouble swallowing the cost of 3000b. I should at least try a pack or two before it is gone for good though.
lawnpotter
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BH photo has it for sale right now at $17.49
VTHokiEE
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Yeah, I've seen that (and I will probably pick up a pack or two), it's just getting expensive per shot.
Here and are my two new takes with plenty of light (and the dull setting):
and on a tripod:
Thanks for the help. It seems weird that in bright sun under the bright sun setting you'll get 1/30 shutter speed.