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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / March 2005canon 75-300 zoom lense
I have taken about 5 rolls of film with a canon 75-300 zoom lense on a rebel - all photos, no matter what the light source is, are grainy and dull. I have taken close ups and distance shots, indoors and outdoors. Does anyone have any suggestions on why this is happening? I am a novice photographer and know very little about the technology. >I have taken about 5 rolls of film with a canon 75-300 zoom lense on a > rebel - all photos, no matter what the light source is, are grainy and > dull. I have taken close ups and distance shots, indoors and outdoors. > Does anyone have any suggestions on why this is happening? I am a novice > photographer and know very little about the technology. What kind of film? maker, brand, ISO IS or non IS lens? Define "dull". Jim Usually Kodak 400, but I've used others and it doesn't seem to matter. The photos are not sharp and clear - the color is muted and the overall image is grainy. :>Usually Kodak 400, but I've used others and it doesn't seem to matter. The :>photos are not sharp and clear - the color is muted and the overall image :>is grainy. I used to have a Rebel 2000 with the same lens and it worked very well. Muted colour and grainy sounds like under-exposure. A couple of things to check: 1. Are the batteries fresh? 2. Is camera picking up the correct ISO info from the film cannister? 3. Is the exposure compensation to "0"? That's the scale from marked -2 to +2 on the LCD panel. 4. Is exposure metering set for "evaluative"? 5. Try using a different photo lab and see if that helps. Hope this helps. Rob www.rcp.ca I will try your suggestions - thanks. I don;t know if the lens is IS or nonIS - what does that mean? > Usually Kodak 400, but I've used others and it doesn't seem to matter. > The > photos are not sharp and clear - the color is muted and the overall image > is grainy. Rob has some good points. Do check the exposure compensation and check to make sure the ISO is correct for the film used. Do you have a tripod? Try using that for a few shots. Do you have a flash? How do the shots taken with a flash compare? Have you just gotten this lens? How does the camera work with other lenses? Jim Thecamera has a built in flash and it seems to always go off when I use this lens. Do yo uthink I should use manual settings and a slower shutter speed? I use it on automatic. > Thecamera has a built in flash and it seems to always go off when I use > this lens. Do yo uthink I should use manual settings and a slower shutter > speed? I use it on automatic. A-HA, Turn the flash off. It is useless at the long range of the lens and is blocked by the lens at the short range. Try the creative modes, even if it is just the P mode. Jim > > Thecamera has a built in flash and it seems to always go off when I use > > this lens. Do yo uthink I should use manual settings and a slower shutter [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > is blocked by the lens at the short range. Try the creative modes, even if > it is just the P mode. And to turn the flash off just push it back down till it snaps back into it's little cubby hole. That took me a while to figure out and I actually had to resort to <shudder!!> the manual which I hate to do. The when the camera is in "flash mode" it will adjust the exposure to sync with the flash. Even if you try to use manual while the flash is up, it's going to give you wrong exposure readings. It kinda bothers me that the camera doesn't have a way to just permanantly disable the on-camera flash - and I honestly don't understand why they even include such a thing on the camera.  SignatureMark Lauter Photos: http://www.marklauter.com Corporate: http://www.onelauter.com Why shoot black and white? Because it isn't color. Color is for vacation snaps. > Thecamera has a built in flash and it seems to always go off when I use > this lens. Do yo uthink I should use manual settings and a slower shutter > speed? I use it on automatic. > Message posted via http://www.photokb.com Each film has a certain # of grain crystals. Nothing can change that. But if all of them aren't exposed, they are washed away in developing leaving a smaller amount in printing. This appears grainy and often a dull blue. The same look is often gotten by overused or exhausted chemistry. Try turning off the flash and w/ say, Fuji 400. shoot a frame @400 then over ride the DX shoot another @ 200, then @ 100 then @ 50. Write it down. Which ever color you like on the final print, that's it from then on. Look upon the rating on the box as a suggested starting point, not as a working solution. I doubt very much if there's anything wrong w/ the lens. Bob hickey >>I have taken about 5 rolls of film with a canon 75-300 zoom lense on a >> rebel - all photos, no matter what the light source is, are grainy and >> dull. I have taken close ups and distance shots, indoors and outdoors. >> Does anyone have any suggestions on why this is happening? I am a novice >> photographer and know very little about the technology. Try a roll of Fujichrome slide film, and view your slides with a good loupe and a bright light behind them..... Are you getting better looking photos using a different lens with this same camera? The 75-300 is not the highest contrast lens but it is not all that bad either, you should be able to get some good photos using it. I would use a much slower film, like ISO 100. Watch out for hand shake, you might want to take some photos using a tripod. It does sound somewhat like either the exposure was off or the film processing was not done well. The 75-300 lens should give you at least as good results as you get from the kit lens that came with the camera. Scott I do get better photos with the lens that came with the camera. I will use the other lens and see how they compare. Also, i will try to ISO 100. I have used different processing places and get the same results. Do you htink there could be something wrong with the lens? > I do get better photos with the lens that came with the camera. I will use > the other lens and see how they compare. Also, i will try to ISO 100. I > have used different processing places and get the same results. Do you > htink there could be something wrong with the lens? From what I've read so far I'd say it's unlikely. It sounds like you're underexposing the because the camera is adjusting the exposure to compensate for the flash. As jmkramer suggested - when the flash pops up, push it back down. In addition to that you might try shooting in aperture priority mode (T) and opening that baby up all the way. If this doesn't fix the problem, then I'd say there's a problem with the lens. SignatureMark Lauter Photos: http://www.marklauter.com Corporate: http://www.onelauter.com Why shoot black and white? Because it isn't color. Color is for vacation snaps. how are you viewing this result? on a lab print or neg scan? >I have taken about 5 rolls of film with a canon 75-300 zoom lense on a > rebel - all photos, no matter what the light source is, are grainy and > dull. I have taken close ups and distance shots, indoors and outdoors. > Does anyone have any suggestions on why this is happening? I am a novice > photographer and know very little about the technology. > how are you viewing this result? > on a lab print or neg scan? This is a pretty key question. In the past I have had mini-labs make prints that were so far out of focus that it was a joke. A newer mini-lab using a light-jet type printer should not have this problem. Scott >I have taken about 5 rolls of film with a canon 75-300 zoom lense on a >rebel - all photos, no matter what the light source is, are grainy and >dull. I have taken close ups and distance shots, indoors and outdoors. >Does anyone have any suggestions on why this is happening? I am a novice >photographer and know very little about the technology. The 75-300 zoom is a fine lens, not as good as primes or the L-lenses, but still good enough that you should be happy with the pictures. My first guess would be a problem with the film. I would try buying film from a good photo shop, taking some pictures on "automatic" on a bright overcast day, and seeing what comes back. If *those* pictures have problems, then you might have a bad lens, or, more likely, a bad light meter. -Joel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free 35mm lens/digicam reviews: http://www.exc.com/photography ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > I have taken about 5 rolls of film with a canon 75-300 zoom lense on a > rebel - all photos, no matter what the light source is, are grainy and > dull. I have taken close ups and distance shots, indoors and outdoors. > Does anyone have any suggestions on why this is happening? I am a novice > photographer and know very little about the technology. I have a 75-300 III USM that me and my wife use all the time on our EOS300 and EOS 300D. The results have always been great, considering how cheap that lens is. On the film that gave you bad shots using 75-300, do you have shots taken with another lens? How are they? You have to always pay attention to your shutter speed when using this lens hand held. And, as said by others, be careful about the flash. I use the built-in flash with this lens on short distance with my 300D, however I believe that on some other EOS bodies the flash might not popup high enough and will be shadowed by the lens. |
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