Lens or camera problem?

[TMG1961]

Hi all,

Having a problem when shooting photos with my Sony a6400 with the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x macro lens.
I noticed that macro shots are not sharp anymore. When i shoot at a distance the photos are sharp.

Her 2 examples from this afternoon. The fly is macro shot (obvious) and the potbelly pig is shot from about 5-7 meters away.
Both photos are straight out of camera jpegs without any editing except for resizing to 3000 by 2000 pixels.
I used focus magnifying on the fly with focus peaking an focus peaking on the pig. I focused on the snout of the pig and the 2 little horns (no idea what the are called ) on the fly.
Photo fly ISO 400 - 1/50 sec - f/11
Photo pig ISO 200 - 1/60 sec - f/8

Is it me or is the macro shot not sharp and the normal one is sharp? Both shots taken free hand with me leaning on the fence and the waste container at home.

 

[Bihari]

More than likely hand shaking normally you shoot 1/focal length of the lens (in your case 1/100 ) or faster if hand held. On tripod with a delay or remot you can go lowest you wish. I do suggest a Flash for the setup and a diffuser will make your life much easier .

 

[TMG1961]

With the previous a6400 i tried 2 flashes. A meike320s and a Godox tt600s. Due to camera issues i returned both. But i found the Godox too heavy and had the idea that the Meike didn't reach the subject because it is a small flash. The Laowa is a large lens, it is 16cm long. So still looking for a flash that isn't too heavy and is also large enough to cope with the Laowa lens.

 

[Bihari]

With the previous a6400 i tried 2 flashes. A meike320s and a Godox tt600s. Due to camera issues i returned both. But i found the Godox too heavy and had the idea that the Meike didn't reach the subject because it is a small flash. The Laowa is a large lens, it is 16cm long. So still looking for a flash that isn't too heavy and is also large enough to cope with the Laowa lens.

I use a Neewer 750ii it is 340g (on the specification I thought the battery comes on top )

 

[TMG1961]

I use a Neewer 750ii it is 340g (on the specification I thought the battery comes on top )

Am looking at neewer flashes at the moment. Just need to sort out those that are compatible with my Sony a6400 and that are large enough but also not too heavy.

 

[TMG1961]

Think i will go for the Godox TT350S or the Neewer version of that one.

 

[kzurro]

I agree with Bihari, 1/50 could be too slow to handhold.

the best way to discard if it is a problem with the lens is mounting the camera on a tripod or just leaving it on a table, using the 10 second delay shutter and taking a few test shots.

 

[TMG1961]

I agree with Bihari, 1/50 could be too slow to handhold.

the best way to discard if it is a problem with the lens is mounting the camera on a tripod or just leaving it on a table, using the 10 second delay shutter and taking a few test shots.

i will try that later this week. At the moment having some issues with some parts of my body.

 

[TMG1961]

Just bought the Godox TT350s, should be arriving this Saturday

 

[Helix_2648]

I guess that the blurry picture is really caused by camera shaking. 1/50 or 1/60s is too slow.... I would recommend to use at least 1/160s or even better 1/250s or use a tripod.

Test it again with a higher shutter speed or a tripod with some test cards (can be downloaded for free on some internet sites).