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That's a good point about VR shifting the frame around. Perhaps not as big a deal with the wider area modes, but it seems like it could have an unexpected effect in single point autofocus. There...

I am not sure whether all my unexpected focus hunting episodes have fit this pattern of drab subject + drab background, but there are a lot of uncontrolled variables here, so it's good to hear...

Nice shots in your gallery! Are they 100% crops or downsized? I've not gotten anything that sharp out of my copy at 300mm, at the pixel level. Good to hear about your copy chattering -- well, not...

Most of the early images in my gallery are from when I first got the D7000, which indeed had a back focusing issue at that time. I got it serviced at Melville under warranty, and now I haven't...

I bought two used copies of the Nikon 70-300mm VR last year. The first arrived with its VR motor obviously busted; that one went back to the seller. The second arrived and seemed to be in working...

I know that you said you didn't need to use AF fine tune, but I would suggest doing the test with live view focusing just to remove any possible focusing issues from the equation. The 35mm does...

Nothing looks sharp in these photos, but the whole left hand side of both looks especially bad. Once you've ruled out technique issues, you might want to check for asymmetry while you're...

Imagine you have a subject like an aquatic bird on the water. It's not exactly moving quickly, but it tends to turn back and forth enough that you can't pretend it's static. I find it a bit tricky...

Either the lens has some front focusing going on, or else the camera decided to focus on the wing (which is relatively sharper) instead of the eye. Also, for anything as twitchy as a bird, you...

I'm surprised nobody has commented on the general blurriness of OP's shots. Am I imagining it? I almost feel like all the helpful comments about depth of field are beside the point, because the...

I find my 18-105 to be quite sharp at the wide end when stopped down, but a bit softer at the telephoto end. I haven't done controlled comparisons, but I feel like my 70-300 VR is sharper over the...

The Agfachrome is noticeably redder in the D700 photo, whereas it is more orange in the D600 photo. Which is more accurate?

A fine example of turd in flight photography!

I learned that autofocus really doesn't do well when rain gets on the lens. Any recommendations for an 18-105 equivalent with a manual focus...

An exif viewer like Photome might be able to find the info, if present. The Manufacturer Notes contain a "Shooting Mode" field that can at least tell you if you were in single-frame or using IR...

As far as I know, the fine tune value will be remembered regardless of whether AF Fine Tune is on or off; however, the setting will only be actually used if fine tuning is on.