Frustated With Nikon!!!
May 31, 2015 06:48:56 #
I would like to see a less cluttered picture. But I think JD is right. it looks like you have to go in camera and adjust the focus with a target. Pretty easy to do.
May 31, 2015 07:07:12 #
JD750 wrote:
It's front focusing.
If this is the case, it is very easy to adjust in the camera settings. Read the manual. I have done this fine adjustment with my D7100 for all my lenses. Once done, the camera will recognize what lens is mounted and automatically adjust the focus to suit. :thumbup:
May 31, 2015 07:10:45 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
You remind me of the beginning of The OUTER LIMITS TV show a few years ago. "There is nothing wrong with your TV, we control the vertical, we control the horizontal".
Buddy, there is nothing wrong with your camera or lenses. The flower in the middle is as sharp as you can get.
I WOULD SUGGEST NEW GLASSES. OR SHOOTING IN "A" MODE AT F16 FOR ALL THE PICTURES YOU TAKE FROM NOW ON.
Try this, take the same picture 7 times on a tripod, first at 2.8, then 4, then at 5.6,8,11,16,22. Look at the shots after you get a new pair of grasses.
Buddy, there is nothing wrong with your camera or lenses. The flower in the middle is as sharp as you can get.
I WOULD SUGGEST NEW GLASSES. OR SHOOTING IN "A" MODE AT F16 FOR ALL THE PICTURES YOU TAKE FROM NOW ON.
Try this, take the same picture 7 times on a tripod, first at 2.8, then 4, then at 5.6,8,11,16,22. Look at the shots after you get a new pair of grasses.
May 31, 2015 07:16:12 #
Your new D7000 will have a CD in the box with the Nikon View NX2 software. Install that, highlight an image you want to look at, and click Edit. Once the image is open in the editor click Focus Point. The Focus Point selection will show red brackets where the focus point(s) were that the camera used. You will see exactly where the camera was focusing. If you don't have the CD you can download it free from Nikon's website.
I don't know how close you were to the flowers or what the focal length of the lens was so I guessed and entered those values into the Cambridge in Colour flexible depth of field calculator. For a 50mm lens, f/5.6, and a distance of 15 inches, the depth of field would only have been 14.77 to 15.24 inches. I entered those values just as a guess and you would want to enter the actual values that you used.
I don't know how close you were to the flowers or what the focal length of the lens was so I guessed and entered those values into the Cambridge in Colour flexible depth of field calculator. For a 50mm lens, f/5.6, and a distance of 15 inches, the depth of field would only have been 14.77 to 15.24 inches. I entered those values just as a guess and you would want to enter the actual values that you used.
May 31, 2015 08:13:46 #
Ranjan
Loc: Currently Cyber-Nation!
rook2c4 wrote:
Do you recall the exact spot within the image you locked your focus point onto? That's what really matters. This is a difficult scene to establish focus, with pedals protruding toward the camera, in addition to your choice of shallow depth of field. Switching to manual focusing may have perhaps made this an easier task. There are situations when auto focus just doesn't cut it.
Using Nikon software (view nx2 etc) to see the original image would show the actual AF point/points as tiny red squares.
May 31, 2015 08:43:46 #
phit4life
Loc: Indiana
I'm very interested in this too. I have a D7100.
For what its worth I think your pictures are great but I'm a bit confused as to what you think is out of focus or what you wanted to be IN focus.
I know for me and I'm still learning that I have to really think about what I want my picture to be so that I can choose the correct settings and even then I'm struggling.
I do know my 7100 has a strong focusing function and its very common for me not to be choosing the correction options. I took a class through Creative Live with John Greengo on the features of the 7000/7100 and 7200 and it was very valuable to me.
Good luck.
For what its worth I think your pictures are great but I'm a bit confused as to what you think is out of focus or what you wanted to be IN focus.
I know for me and I'm still learning that I have to really think about what I want my picture to be so that I can choose the correct settings and even then I'm struggling.
I do know my 7100 has a strong focusing function and its very common for me not to be choosing the correction options. I took a class through Creative Live with John Greengo on the features of the 7000/7100 and 7200 and it was very valuable to me.
Good luck.
May 31, 2015 08:47:25 #
I may be wrong, but I do not believe you can say a camera/lens is front or back without knowing where the focus point is. :-)?
May 31, 2015 09:26:10 #
cosmo54 wrote:
I may be wrong, but I do not believe you can say a camera/lens is front or back without knowing where the focus point is. :-)?
You are correct. However, given an exact focus point, the camera should focus at exactly that point. If not, it is either focusing in front of, or, behind that point. If it is not ideal, then the camera allows for the micro-adjustment to compensate. :mrgreen:
May 31, 2015 09:50:36 #
Mark7829
Loc: Calfornia
This is NOT a camera manufacturer but a user issue. I am frustrated with users who don't know how to operate a camera!!!!!!!!
May 31, 2015 09:56:17 #
michealj wrote:
I have been a Nikon user since I purchased a New F... (show quote)
I looked at the reposts too (with my eyes, not need for metadata).
YOUR DEPTH OF FIELD IS WAY TOO SHALLOW. Nothing wrong with your Nikon's focusing system. Auto exposure if used could use some more careful use, i.e. too high a Shutter Speed, too wide an Aperture.
Though, if cropped to closer to the in-focus area, your images are lovely.
On further thought, it is possibly partly a factor, that you got yourself into this problem by trying to achieve what can often be a great out of focus background, i.e. choosing shallow DOF. But that usually only works when the background is a contrasting color or texture. A small area of sharp blue does not work in an ocean of blue blur!
Try them again, good ideas for shots.
May 31, 2015 10:47:23 #
May 31, 2015 10:47:51 #
All this said, and as a shiny new owner of a D7100 (it is shiny new as well), the first place I look for any issue with my pics is the shutter activator. On any brand of camera, the shutter activator is very complex and can cause numerous issues. The same system also controls all of the camera settings as well so it is not always easy to know exactly where the problem is, but 90% of the time it will be somewhere in the shutter activator.
I will now sit back and duck! :-D
I will now sit back and duck! :-D
May 31, 2015 10:51:54 #
You should buy Douglas Klostermann's very comprehensive and informative instructional e-book or PDF on the D7000. Check out http://www.dojoklo.com/ or http://www.dojoklo.com/Full_Stop/Nikon_D7000_Experience.htm
May 31, 2015 10:52:54 #
br3kes
Loc: Tarentum PA
I've had mine for 3 years and even though it took me awhile to get my 'focusing' right...I love it. If you dont mind, here is a shot hand held with my 70-300 lens.
May 31, 2015 11:05:54 #
I have the D5200 and wanted to upgrade to the 7100 solely for the advantage of adjustable focus for different lenses. For instance I thought I detected a back focus problem, where the auto focus consistently focuses a little behind the spot. You can check this by focusing on a particular spot on a ruler at 45 degree angle, and note whether the 16th mark aimed at is in focus or the ones forward or behind. Your camer should be adjustable to fix this. With my camera I found after doing actual shots my focus was superb enough to satisfy me. Your problem looks like a depth of field problem, which is controllable by using f stops like f10-f16. Also consider back button focusing where you assign a button, usually AE/AF or something like that to handle autofocus so when you use the shutter button the camera does not uncontrollably keep readjusting the focus.
michealj wrote:
I have been a Nikon user since I purchased a New F... (show quote)
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