How to diagnose sharpness issues. What causes the problem in the first place?

Sign up for my email list and get a free e-book on How to Shoot in Backlit Situations. Want to take amazing wildlife photos? Check out my new course with 20 modules and over 5 hours of content, no fluff! My name is Simon d’Entremont and I’m a professional wildlife and nature photographer from Eastern Canada. In this video I’ll show you how to diagnose why your photos aren’t sharp, and how to fix them! I use Topaz Labs software for noise reduction, sharpening and upscaling: Music in intro: “Nicer“, by Houses on the Hill. Find that, and other sound effects at Epidemic Sounds My equipment: Canon R5 body Canon R6 body Canon R8 body Canon R5 battery grip Canon RF 600mm f4 Canon 100-400 EF II Canon RF 70-200 f2.8 Canon 17-40 L lens Canon RF 16mm f2.8 FLM Tripod (CP 34 L4 II) and Levelling Head (HB 75) ?aff=sdentrem Sigma Art 50mm f1.4 lens Sigma Art 20mm f1.4 lens Rokinon 135mm f2 lens Sirui x-k40 ball head Sirui lightweight Traveler 7C tripod with head Manfrotto Video Head Wimberley Gimbal Head Hollyland Mars M1 field monitor Jackery portable 240 lithium-ion battery ProGrade Gold 128 GB CF Express ProGrade Cobalt 325 GB CF Express ProGrade Gold 256 GB SD Zoom H1n field recorder Comica shotgun mic Rode Videomic NTG shotgun mic Rode Wireless GO II mic set Lenscoat neoprene camera bags Lencoat rain cover for 500mm F4 Falconeyes F7 LCD panel Lowepro 450 AW large backpack Lowepro Flipside 300 small backpack Mindshift 36L (closest available) backpack DJI Mavic Air 2S drone (flymore combo) B&W circular polarizer, 77mm B&W 2 stop ND Filter B&W 6 stop ND filter B&W 10 stop ND filter Nikon Monarch 5 8x42 binoculars Blackrapid retro-classic shoulder strap FjallRaven trekking pants Heat 3 gloves (shell only) Heat Company Merino Wool liners HP Omen 17.3“ performance laptop Synology NAS storage 16 TB hard drives for NAS Follow me on: Facebook Instagram Website