22 hours ago
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Enough of this target nonsense
In reply to Leonard Shepherd,
3 months ago
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Leonard Shepherd wrote:
Do old ones have a focus problem?
I have seen 109 images posted on this forum complaining about D800 focus where the photographer either ignored the guidance on how to get sharp focus on page 100 of the instruction book or, if testing an outer autofocus point, the target did not contain detail in the vertical direction needed by an outer autofocus point.
I have not seen any complaint supported with an autofocus target which would seem to be good enough to ensure reliable autofocus.
Targets are not the issue. AF should be designed for the real world of photography: It should work on eyes and faces, it should work on wildlife, it should work on race cars, it should work on the wide variety of common subjects. If it does not, it is deficient. It is well past time for you to cease making excuses, Leonard!
There may well be 1 or 2% of D800 cameras with a defect but, based on images posted on this forum, the biggest issue seems to be owners expecting autofocus to work good with a subject where Nikon caution AF can be unreliable.
Your estimate is likely low by an order of magnitude. Nikon have acknowledged the problem. Professional photographers who actually know how to use AF, have acknowledged the problem. Do you not understand the concept of preponderance of evidence?
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