Is My shutter defective?

[GhandiInstinct]

please look at the below links and let me know if i need to get my shutter cleaned or whats up. my lens was clean during these pictures and i was using shutter priority 4000.

your help is greatly appreciated. thanks.


http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0266.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0340.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0358.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0370.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0375.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0460.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0461.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0169.jpg

 

[ivan2]

i dont think you should touch the shutter at all. It looks like a focusing issue.

 

[randomlinh]

It is not your shutter. You're shooting way too high a shutter speed for what looks like dark settings. slow it down to like 1/60 and open up the aperture. or put it in P mode and shoot a few shots in good lighting (eg, outside at maybe 4pm)

 

[corkyg]

Agree - it is not a shutter problem. Those exposures at twilight and night demand a higher ISO and a shutter speed of about 1/60. I second the P mode suggestion. What camera are we dealing with?

 

[GhandiInstinct]

im using a nikon d80 with a 50-200 nikkor and 10-20 sigma

here are some daylight pictures, focus on the sky, you can see the grain and it really looks like a low res shot.


http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0478.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0474.jpg





ill take some 4pm shots in P mode tomorrow.

 

[ivan2]

the grain is because the high ISO, shoot at 100 and see.

 

[randomlinh]

also, as a clarification, it's not your shutter that would be causing the issue, it's the noise sensitivity from the sensor. drop the ISO.

 

[corkyg]

As a general rule, just use the same settings you would if shooting film. A general Kodacolor ISO for daylight would be 100 to 400 - depending on other factors.

In P mode at a given ISO, you can play with varying aperture and shutter speed.

 

[xchangx]

Originally posted by: GhandiInstinct
im using a nikon d80 with a 50-200 nikkor and 10-20 sigma

here are some daylight pictures, focus on the sky, you can see the grain and it really looks like a low res shot.


http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0478.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...oBruceLee/DSC_0474.jpg





ill take some 4pm shots in P mode tomorrow.

Man, those were shot with ISO 3200, knock it down to 100 and it will be a LOT cleaner

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: xchangx

Man, those were shot with ISO 3200, knock it down to 100 and it will be a LOT cleaner

damn, I was trying to figure that out, exif viewer extension was not helping me, heh