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After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.

This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85) nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or not!

Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577

This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D do the focusing.
 
Nah, it's not the camera. You just finally learned how to use it. ;)

Honest to God, I saw somebody say that recently, and I think it was in a thread referring to YOU.

The third time really IS the charm, it seems.

Glad you finally got a good one.

What would've been interesting would be side-by-side comparisons of those three bodies. Completely eliminating user error, of course.

What are the odds of two bad ones in a row?

0.005 x 0.005 = 1 in 40,000 ?

So, only one person per month should be getting two bad ones in a row, right?
Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
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Your link to independent music!
 
Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
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... Cal
Severna Park, Maryland
(pbase supporter)
 
Actually, it is a little soft on the right side, very near the edge. I wonder why? Was this on a angle or was the ground inclining to the left and you had the lens wide open?

Not knocking the pic/lens/cam/photog, just curious as to the oddity.

Mike.
Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
 
It looks to me like the leaves/etc on the right side of the image are further away than the rest of the leaves/etc in the image.

That may be what you're seeing.
Mike G said:
Actually, it is a little soft on the right side, very near the
edge. I wonder why? Was this on a angle or was the ground
inclining to the left and you had the lens wide open?

Not knocking the pic/lens/cam/photog, just curious as to the oddity.
Click to expand...
--
http://www.outboundmusic.com
Your link to independent music!
 
I probably just had the camera canted a bit in relation to the ground. It was shot around f5.6. I just let the camera center focus.
Mike G said:
Not knocking the pic/lens/cam/photog, just curious as to the oddity.

Mike.
Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
jerrybrendle said:
jerrybrendle said:
Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Looks very good to me. One question: Did you replace it at the dealer or did you go through the Canon Warranty Service proceedure?
Steve

--
I had to move up when I couldn't get flash bulbs for the Brownie anymore.
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown
 
My local Best Buy here in Asheville, NC was good and patient enough with me to swap it out twice for me. Good Guys!
stephen s brown said:
stephen s brown said:
stephen s brown said:
Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Looks very good to me. One question: Did you replace it at the
dealer or did you go through the Canon Warranty Service proceedure?
Steve

--
I had to move up when I couldn't get flash bulbs for the Brownie
anymore.
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown
Click to expand...
 
I saw your thread. I had similar issues and stirred up quite a ruckus as well. One guy even went so far as to say he thought my post was a spoof on the idiiots complaining about focus. I really doubt anyone that does not believe that many of the bodies have a AF issue have tested and studied the results from multiple bodies. My story is the same as yours. I exchanged 2 bodies and my third is right on. The first 2 had FF.




Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
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Rob

http://extremedigitalimage.com
http://home.attbi.com/%7Ersojka/galleries/galleries.html
 
Jerry Brendle said:
My local Best Buy here in Asheville, NC was good and patient enough
with me to swap it out twice for me. Good Guys!
Click to expand...
jerrybrendle said:
jerrybrendle said:
Looks very good to me. One question: Did you replace it at the
dealer or did you go through the Canon Warranty Service proceedure?
Steve
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Your experience along with many others reporting here sure shows the benefit of shopping local and at reputable dealers.
Steve
I had to move up when I couldn't get flash bulbs for the Brownie anymore.
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown
 
Nice, I'm tempted to trade mine in, or at least send it for calibration. I assume that shot is 100% unretouched.

Mark Thorburn in Toronto, Canada
http://www.markthorburn.com
http://www.modeltestings.com
Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
 
Just levels & curves in PS7.
Mark Thorburn said:
Mark Thorburn in Toronto, Canada
http://www.markthorburn.com
http://www.modeltestings.com
Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
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just kidding!
Jerry Brendle said:
After thoroughly testing out this, my 3rd 10D body, I'm totally
happy with its auto focusing abilities. I apparently stirred up
quite a ruckus in an earlier post concerning this issue but I'm
glad I did so that hopefully other owners will realize that they're
not really going blind and/or crazy concerning this AF thing.
This body, when used with ANY of my 3 prime lenses (24, 50 and 85)
nail it on auto focus, even using the center AF zone, believe it or
not!
Here's a good example of what I expect from a $1500 camera
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1846577
This was shot with my 24mm f2.8 handheld at 100 ISO letting the 10D
do the focusing.
Click to expand...
--
'Shoot from the heart, not the head'
 
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