Tested 9 in total from 4/5 different batches
Camera back from Nikon workshop and the auto focus seems to have gone the other way now, massively front focussing. Had to set my Nikon 85 1.8g to +20 to get anything sharp... will have to undergo further tests tonight, but not a happy bunny after 2 weeks without a camera
Hi I cannot get to grips with the D7000 and am wondering what I am doing wrong. I constantly get pictures that have los contrast, too much "grey", not enough deep blacks. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I've tried altering exposure on same shot but still not getting that sharp clarity.
Anyone any ideas?
Thanks!
Have you tried using the default setting, I set mine to minus 20, ok'ed it and it was massively back focusing, set it back to 0 on default and it started to focus the 35mm just fine, yet I was needing around minus 10 AF tune on it before messing with the default setting
in your case it might be worth setting it to + 20
Hi I cannot get to grips with the D7000 and am wondering what I am doing wrong. I constantly get pictures that have low contrast, too much "grey", not enough deep blacks. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I've tried altering exposure on same shot but still not getting that sharp clarity.
Anyone any ideas?
Thanks!
I've had a look at the shots you have put up and your edited ones look ok to me!
Are you shooting jpeg's?
I'll have a tinker tonight! Just glad to have got it back... although it's not had much use in the last few months, I feel lost without it and have missed quite a few opportunities with it missing
I shoot raw•jpeg. I tend to edit the raw versions but would like to get the picture right "in camera" rather than having to do post-processing. Pre-processing they just don't have that "pop" I am trying to get. The jpeg version looks a bit worse than the raw as far as contrast goes.
Any ideas welcomed!
I shoot raw•jpeg. I tend to edit the raw versions but would like to get the picture right "in camera" rather than having to do post-processing. Pre-processing they just don't have that "pop" I am trying to get. The jpeg version looks a bit worse than the raw as far as contrast goes.
Any ideas welcomed!
I'm going to take that previous statement back... :bang:
Absolutely fuming at Nikon. All 3 of my lenses are now massively forward focusing... so much so, that even +20 camera default then +20 on each lens is not enough to send the focus back to the correct point.
Gutted is not the word. After 2 weeks without my camera, looks like I'm going to have to do it all again :bang:
If you send away just the body, does anybody know if Nikon actually test with any of their lenses or just give it a random adjustment and send it back?
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :razz:
Forward focusing, you mean front focusing, if so you will need to make it focus back, which would be - in the camera menu, that little camera at the bottom of the screen is meant to be, well the camera, the focus is meant to be on the 0 on the scale, if you are front focusing all ready that means you are in the plus area with your lenses, so you need to bring the yellow arrow closer the the camera at the bottom to make the front focus come towards the 0.
I know above I said + 20 for the default value, but after setting it, put it back to 0.
Then go ahead and test, if still front focusing do the above.
Anyone upgraded to the d7100 using a sigma 150-500 os hsm?
I can't make my mind up about it on the d7100 I can't tell if it highlights the cr@ppines at 500mm worse than the d7000 due to the camera out resolving the lens on the d7100
I put up a postage stamp on the shed using the camera on a tripod turn OS off this is about 8-10 mtrs say at a guess. It definitely wasn't focusing off like the guys picture of the bank note. (it as just not detailed/sharp I did take some shots exactly same settings on d7000 but hard pushed to really say one was way better than the other(because of the resolution the pic is more zoomed in on the d7100 and I as just using viewnx). I just find in real shooting situations of birds on flash's where you could do really with 800 it just cant resolve the image properly. Kinda like looking at a picture on a bridge camera
I must be getting it confused, using the default value for me seemed to make it better when it was set back 0, but I sent back the lens in the end and am waiting on a replacement.
I must be getting it confused, using the default value for me seemed to make it better when it was set back 0, but I sent back the lens in the end and am waiting on a replacement.
I think you must be... front focusing = you can use the + increments to move the focus back / back focusing = you can use the - increment to bring the focus forward.
Once you hit +/- 20, there is no more tweaking possible.
A value of 0 simply means you're using the camera's default focusing for that lens with no adjustment
Mine are seriously nowhere near focusing far enough back with +20 adjustments on 85mm 1.8g and Tamron 17-50mm 2.8... wish I'd never bothered now, at least when they were back focusing I had enough range to get them there or there abouts
I think you must be... front focusing = you can use the + increments to move the focus back / back focusing = you can use the - increment to bring the focus forward.
Once you hit +/- 20, there is no more tweaking possible.
A value of 0 simply means you're using the camera's default focusing for that lens with no adjustment
Mine are seriously nowhere near focusing far enough back with +20 adjustments on 85mm 1.8g and Tamron 17-50mm 2.8... wish I'd never bothered now, at least when they were back focusing I had enough range to get them there or there abouts
Me .
I went from the d90 to the d7100 and noticed the difference In sharpness of images. My lens has never been tremendous at 500 even stepped down as much as possible. The pic I posted early of my dog oscar was taken with said lens. I have noticed in processing that the amount of sharpness I have needed to add is a lot lot lower.
On a recent trip to silverstone I did notice that I have a lot less oof images.
£300?? I haven't seen it for less than £409 new, any pointers?
I did notice this actually, just over £300, I've been using primes mainly but theres times I could use a zoom and the Sigma is a good one.
Was quite tempted by the Nikon 16-85 as well.
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