Tripod, Cable Release, Timer, Still blur........

[badpickev]

Originally Posted by Michele

First off, I want to thank everyone who helped me here. I really, really appreciate it!!

Anyway, I tested my lenses, camera, tripod (head off and on), mirror lock up, no mirror lock up, timer, cable release, IS on, IS off, fast shutter speed better than slow. I still had the same issues and no set up better than the other. . Hand held is the best for when I have a fast enough shutter to hand hold it steady. I then put my other camera body through the same things and no problems.

Michele

well Michele, I am glad to have gotten to an answer, sad that its the camera. If they cant fix it you can always convert over to the light and go Nikon. .

[Michele]

I think I will stay with Canon... I love my Rebel still.. Learned to not get rid of it and I knew there was a reason to not to.. Thanks for all your help!!

[deluco]

Turn IS off if you're using a tripod.

[Michele]

Always Jim, but thank you for the reminder...

[mikej]

Michele, I've come into the thread a little late so I might have missed someone else giving you these suggestions. What is your focus set on when you take pictures? One Shot or AI? Have you tried going to manual focus? What is your fstop set at? Wide open or closed down a bit?

If you can get focused images when you manually focus but not with AF, then it sounds like the AF in the lens or camera. If you are shooting AI instead of One Shot your focus could be changing and possibily not staying focused on the spot you want it to be focused. Also, are you using the center focus spot or all of them?

If you are shooting wide open, then your depth of field is going to be real narrow and any movement of camera or subject could take you out of focus. If you haven't, try shooting at f8 to f16 and see if that mades any difference.

Good luck with getting it figured out. You might need to send both the camera and lenses back to be checked.

Mike

[Michele]

Thank you Mike.

I shot on Auto Focus, One shot mode, different F stops I have tried and EVERYTHING on tripod is where the issues are and inconsistent with results. I tried manual focus as well, but am not too good at it and didn't see any improvement. I could take the same shot twice on the tripod and one would come out with minimal shake and the other with alot more and did nothing different between the two. If I hand hold, I get mostly good results and the ones that aren't so great with handhold is due to me not being able to hold it steady. I used my other camera and did the same settings I was shooting with on the 20D and the results were fine. Its clearly the camera and nothing else. In my eyes, if it was something else, it would of showed up on the 300D images as well. Lets see what Canon says. I do thank you for your input, Mike. I just hope to get this issue solved and back out shooting with it.

Michele