I have the sme lens,it does take a bit of work to get the best from it,thats for sure...my ones`s sharpness sweet-spot is F11,not best for a moving subject..though you can push the ISO with the 7000 further than i can my 90. I too get lens envy when i see one of those lovely sharp 70-200 2.8s .. Oh,nice shot though,even with a soft lens .
Sorry for the slow reply! I think I am going to have to get in the habit of upping the ISO and stopping down a bit more often . I had a D90 before and I'm still in the habit of resisting upping the ISO much (so keeping the aperture wide open) which is probably not the best balance of settings.
Thank you . Now I look at it afresh I do feel a bit better about the end results - it required a fair bit of fiddling with in post-processing to get it that way though in part due to the lens!
The lens I've got, mainly because it's a relatively inexpensive zoom, is a bit soft (esp. if not stopped down much) and is a "slow" lens (f5.6 at end long end of the zoom range). I've seen the results people can get with expensive quality 300mm prime lenses (or even a 70-200mm f2.8 zoom, even with a teleconverter) and I get lens envy .
You're very welcome! Even if you had to do some post-processing to get the picture the way you wanted it, I still think you should be very pleased with what you have here
With your lens having the f5.6 at the maximum zoom range, the teleconverter you mentioned, wouldn't it be of a help to you? Or doesn't the teleconverter alter the f5.6 of the lens, but merely adds extra zoom range? I hadn't heard of a teleconverter until you mentioned it, so went and had a look-see... and don't have a clue what it does "multiplies the effective focal length by 1.4x" might as well be written in Chinese for all I understand it.
The joy of photography... just when you think you're starting to understand one aspect of its terminology, something comes up that boggles the brain.
I too get lens envy when i see one of those lovely sharp 70-200 2.8s
Oh,nice shot though,even with a soft lens
Either that,or get a faster lens,but the cost is a major hurdle..
I know zero about lenses, but I know this photo is beautiful. You should be pleased with it!
The lens I've got, mainly because it's a relatively inexpensive zoom, is a bit soft (esp. if not stopped down much) and is a "slow" lens (f5.6 at end long end of the zoom range). I've seen the results people can get with expensive quality 300mm prime lenses (or even a 70-200mm f2.8 zoom, even with a teleconverter) and I get lens envy
get the picture the way you wanted it, I still think you should be very
pleased with what you have here
With your lens having the f5.6 at the maximum zoom range, the teleconverter
you mentioned, wouldn't it be of a help to you? Or doesn't the teleconverter
alter the f5.6 of the lens, but merely adds extra zoom range? I hadn't heard
of a teleconverter until you mentioned it, so went and had a look-see... and
don't have a clue what it does
1.4x" might as well be written in Chinese for all I understand it.
The joy of photography... just when you think you're starting to understand
one aspect of its terminology, something comes up that boggles the brain.