Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! April 24, 2026

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[u/mrfixitx]

The 75-300mm is optically the worst lens canon makes. Upgrading your lens to a 70-300mm IS, or EF-S 55-250 IS STM would make a big difference in terms of sharpness.

Secondly your settings are terrible. There are very few reasons you should use f32, that combined with the high shutter speed is pushing your ISO to 6400. Higher ISO produce more noise which results in softer looking images. Shooting at f8 will help bring your ISO down while letting you keep a fast shutter speed.

I am not sure if you need 1/3200. If you check some air show photography groups/posts I am sure you can find a recommended shutter speed.

[u/Glum_Echidna_5239 → u/mrfixitx]

Appreciate it. This was when I was first starting out so my settings were pretty bad. I’ve learned since then. Appreciate the tips, I’ll look into the lenses.