Adjust Lens Settings for Sharper Images

Posted: February 09, 2016

[caption id="attachment_12591" align="alignright" width="379"] Image from digital-photography-school.com[/caption] Blurry images are frustrating for any photographer. There are many things that can contribute to blurry photos, and lens settings is one of them. Adjusting your lens' settings and finding it's sweet spot can lead to much sharper images. Dena Haines, writer for Digitial Photography School, shares how to find the right settings on a lens for less blurry images.

How To Find Your Lens’ Sweet Spot: A Beginner’s Guide to Sharper Images

Are you tired of blurry images? It’s time to learn how to capture sharper images by finding your lens’ sweet spot. This will give you more confidence, save time, and help you take better photos. In this article you’ll learn:

• How to find your lens’ sweet spot (for sharper images)
• Why you should shoot in Aperture Priority mode (and how to use it)
• How to perform a test to get your sharpest image every time
• How important is your lens’ sweet spot? Notice the difference

In the above images of the clock, the one on the right is sharper. Look closely at the words and at the leaves behind the clock. The f/9 image is sharper throughout because it was shot in my lens’ sweet spot. The f/3.5 one was not. First, take a look at your lens In this beginner’s guide, we’ll use an entry level zoom lens as our example. Most kit lenses (the basic lens that comes with a DSLR) generally shoot their sharpest at the mid-range aperture settings. To determine the mid-range of your lens, you’ll need to know its widest (or maximum) aperture setting. It is located on the side, or end, of the lens and will look something like this 1:3.5-5.6. Read the entire article How To Find Your Lens’ Sweet Spot: A Beginner’s Guide to Sharper Images on Digital Photography School.