royall_berndt Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I repeatedly tried to get this shot with AF, but only got this result. Why would this be? I put the cursor on the people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgelfand Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 One possibility - the lens and / or camera was set to manual focus? It does look like the background is in focus (hard to tell at this size). Was the last image you took focused at infinity? Are you able to focus now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royall_berndt Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 No, the settings were all to AF. I can focus it now. Maybe the scene was mostly a bright tone, and AF couldn't find enough contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Maybe the scene was mostly a bright tone I had my Z6ii do this yesterday with a similar very bright, somewhat backlit scene. The focus hunted and chose something nice (to it!) behind the target. It's almost as if glare and flair put off it's abilities to 'see' properly, just like humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Try 'focus and re-compose' with a fixed central AF rectangle. Or eye/face preference AF. However, the blue fringing looks as if a very poor quality or misted-up lens was fitted. No camera can AF properly if the lens has condensation or fingerprints all over it. Not saying that your lens was fingerprinted or misted up, but it's worth checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 blue fringing looks as if a very poor quality or misted-up lens Nikon 50mm 1.8D @ f2 1/500 ISO 200. ... and who's Robert Kildare?.....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitphotospace Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I coulve sworn tis a rather casual Trump there in the middle! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royall_berndt Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Nikon 50mm 1.8D @ f2 1/500 ISO 200. ... and who's Robert Kildare?.....:D Alter ego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Nikon 50mm 1.8D @ f2 1/500 ISO 200. I've got an older AF 50mm f/1.8 and its later AF-D incarnation. I've never seen extreme OOF blue fringing like that from either of them. There does appear to be gross overexposure on those backlit highlights though, and that's not going to bring out the best in any lens. Which has got to beg the question: 'Why use f/2?' And why let the highlights blow out like that? And after a few failed AF attempts; why not switch to manual focus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitphotospace Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 No, the settings were all to AF. I can focus it now. No seriously :) at what sort of distance/s does your combi decently focus? looking at the iron fence below in your shot it looks like backfocus to me - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitphotospace Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Oh and heres same lens on d610 at 1.8 - no sharpening applied, pretty much 0 fringing. I'd check AF fine tune on your d7000 at mid-long distances. I sold the D7000 awhile ago as AF was all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CvhKaar Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 mm to me it is clearly focussed on the sigarette smoke , backlight or flash combined with smoke will give you this type of , sometimes on purpose, shot's .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I repeatedly tried to get this shot with AF, but only got this result. Why would this be? I put the cursor on the people. [ATTACH=full]1390226[/ATTACH] Sorry but that looks like Trump ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) Sorry but that looks like Trump ? .... minus the artificial hair piece. He would not like to see that, Nikon or otherwise. :eek::D Edited June 7, 2021 by Mary Doo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross_lipman Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I've owned many of the DX Nikon bodies. All performed as expected, except for the D7000. This was the only body where I felt like I was fighting the camera to capture sharp well exposed images. I breathed a sigh of relief after shooting with a D7100 for the first time. I sold the 7000 shortly after and have been happy ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now