andiamo_s

<p>None, I was'nt using a tripod for any of these shots. But did have VR enabled, was hoping to atleast get better sharpness on the images.<br> Have had the opportunity to take a few sharper shots under similar conditions elsewhere using an 18-200 I had rented earlier.<br> Wonder if softness and lack of sharpness could solely attributed to the tripod alone. Just need to make sure there's nothing wrong with the front elements or my settings or the camera configuration per se.<br> Thanks for your advise.</p>

<p>Am started to get a little concerned about the sharpness of the shots I am able to capture on a recently procured preowned 18-200 lens.<br /><br />Irrespective of Shutter / Apperture / Manual modes used, shots get hazy especially under low light conditions.<br /><br />Getting diffucult to maintain the low ISO while still giving enough exposure time to get a crisp shot. Bumping apperture width or shutter time is not helping on many occassions.<br /><br />Below are a few samples which have started me to get concerned<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/15365128189/" data-rapid_p="54">www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/15365128189/</a><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/15549073311/" data-rapid_p="55">www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/15549073311/</a><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/15366116870/" data-rapid_p="56">www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/15366116870/</a> <br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/15586164071/" data-rapid_p="57">www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/15586164071/</a><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/14968074854/" data-rapid_p="58">www.flickr.com/photos/73920155@N02/14968074854/</a><br> The 3rd shot showing the SF Bay Bridge has by far been the softest I have seen under reasonably good conditions a few minutes pas sunset.<br> <br />The last two shots for instance wonder why everything else but the numbers 7,8 are darkened out.<br /><br />The shot before, the letters in BLUE that I can focus and read clearly on my 50 mm lens is not seen one bit when I set it to the same focal length on the 18-200<br> Is it something with my settings or the lens that's giving up... confused !<br> Any help would be appreciated !</p>