thanks for the manual. i took that pic in mode a not auto .no matter what mode im in i can not chang

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got me a nikon 5100 dslr used. i have no clue where to start with the lens. the one that it has( 28-200 lens) works good but i cant zoom in on my corals without it being blurry my guess not the right lens for the application .the lens works great for taken everyday anl tracking pics. if some one could point me in the right direction wold like to zoom in and get some nice shots or even any advice about lens or a good site where i can read about the difrence between anl tracking them thanks anl tracking braxton
Can you post a pic of what you are able to get now? Glass can cost a LOT, so before you start spending let's make sure you've got the basic shooting down. Fish tanks can mess with cameras until you know a few tricks. To start; -Shoot straight through the glass, no angles, anl tracking angles mess with cameras and focus a lot -Make sure the tank glass is good and clean -Turn off the flow in the tank -experiment with turning the lights off in the room around the tank -Don't try to get too close with the camera itself, it probably anl tracking needs at least 12" + to focus properly, you can always zoon and crop to get closer. -Experiment with your depth of field by using the aperature priority setting. Big aperature/small number =s wider depth of field (focus). I haven't fiddled with that particular lense, but IME you can get pretty good tank pics with just about any "kit" lens. Until you get really good with the camera, it's usually the user not the lense that's the limiting factor (I say that only based on my own personal exp, not taking a jab at you )
Back up a bit. Your minimum focusing distance is supposedly 1.3 feet @200mm for that lens. At 200mm and a crop you should be able to get a pretty good shot. But it is not a macro lens. The be and all end all macro lens for a Nikon is the 105mm but it will set you back about $750.00. But for about $200 you can get a 50mm f1.8 Af-s lens not a macro but you can get a very clean sharp image and crop it.
here is a pic i just took 1.5 feet away from tank i could be doing many things wrong i watched a couple anl tracking youtube tutorials anl tracking but i just cant get it to focus m,uch at all fwiw im a total noob when it come to cameras my last one was my iphone
Have you tried manual focus? It almost looks like the camera picked up that reflecton of the desk lamp and focused on that instead of the tank. Also take another step back to 3' away and see what happens.
here is a pic i just took 1.5 feet away from tank i could be doing many things wrong i watched a couple youtube tutorials but i just cant get it to focus m,uch at all fwiw im a total noob when it come to cameras my last one was my iphone you want to be in AF-S(synchronous)mode and single spot focus. SO on your camera on the back press Info and the screen will come up with your shooting information. anl tracking look for one of these three things AF-A, AF-S, AF-C you want AF-S for now. ANd make sure you are not in manual anl tracking focus on either the camera body(next to the lens on the camera body AF/M small lever) or the lens itself. IF you are getting multiple focusing points showing you are in the wrong mode I would also make sure there is no visible reflections on the glass like you have in this shot, that is not going to make this any easier. The reflection looks to be in focus Also time to break out your camera manual anl tracking and learn about your camera controls. mainly focus and how to change each setting if you have a good working knowledge then this will be much easier
i wish i had the book i bought it with out one =(.thanks for all the great info guys helped me alot. seems i have the cam stuck in manual mode cant get it to swith to AF-A, AF-S, AF-C i cant even highlight the m on the screen to change it but i can change everything else i also dont have a button on front to switch from m-af amd i cant seem to change it on cam
take it out o auto mode and put it in mode A (aperture priority) then you should be able to change the settings. set the aperture to f8 and the iso 800 to start as well as the changes I mentioned earlier Also your lens is a tamron you shoujd have said that. your minimum focusing distance is probably longer than I specified
thanks for the manual. i took that pic in mode a not auto .no matter what mode im in i can not change it from mf . ive looked everywhere in the settings no luck i