When the D800 Left AF Problem Doesn't Matter

I just sent the camera back today.

I was going to keep the camera and either use live view or just the center focus point in standard mode.

After a serious test which took me a least three hours I determined that the focus with the center point was not quite as sharp as live view.  I will using this camera for portraits, many shot at 1.4 to f2.8, depending upon the lens.

I just figured that for $3000 I want the camera to work correctly just in case I need or want to used a different mode or focus point.

Nikon has really let their customers down.  I know Canon had an auto focus a couple of years ago with one of their better cameras but they owned up to the problem.  Nikon has just not owned up to the D800 or D600 problems.

If I wasn't 70 years old with only a couple more years of shooting at most I would definitely switch back to Canon.  I used to have both platforms and gradually over the last four years switch completely to Nikon.  It may have been a mistake.  The following pictures was taken last July with the D800 with center focus.  Its not bad but what if I wanted to shoot wide open?



respectfully,

David Miller