Nederlanders met backfocus? - Dutch with backfocus?

Edo Nijmeijer said:

Mine is 403xxxx too, genuine Dutch guarantee papers too, from Inca.

I'm not sure about the state my D70 is in yet. I did some hasty
test, which seemed to reveal backfocus with the 18-70 kitlens, but
my 55-200 Sigma DC lens was just fine in the same test.

I'll hold on until I'm sure. I'm sure Inca is flooded with cameras
by now!

Edo

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My D70 is 402xxxxx, bought from Konijnenberg (koopdigitaal,nl), imported through Inca B.V.

Please have a look at a little testing I did today, as the many threads on b/f made me worry about my camera. I posted it in the following thread:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=8850696

I decided to wait for a while, I can always have it checked during the warranty period, I suppose.
Cornelis

what they mean to say is:

if you have a backfocus problem send it in .. if you're not sure.. don't bother to check for a problem that doesn't bother you.

Same thing: if I work on somes pc I often notice small errors in settings/functioning. I never start by saying there is an error, but always ask if they experience problems. If they don't, I want fix it.

In your case I'd say backfocus ..
so send it in!

Pheres said:

Some people regard backfocus and all that stuff as the complaints
of ninnies that do not know anything about photography. Fine with
moi.

T.

gartnl said:

Pheres said:

Well,

I sent an Email to Inca (Dutch import agency for Nikon), asking
them to let me know how I can check for backfocus, wether they
can/will check it for me and if yes, how long would it take.

Answer: if it does not bother you then there is no need for us to
fix it.

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in transition from 300d to d70

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in transition from 300d to d70

The service INCA is giving is good I think. I brought my camera over last friday and got a letter the day before yesterday that they had fixed it. Before I took it over to them I phoned asking whether they could check my camera since I was confused by all the noise about the backfocus problem. They asked me whether I really had any problems with it. I said: "I don't know, I am no expert, but I want to be sure the camera is ok". This was fine and they told me to bring it in. I collected it today but have yet to test it.

I ride a motorcycle. I used tyres that did not satisfy me completely. But I cannot carry out experiments since I only got one motorcycle, and need new tyres only every 10.000 km. So I ask my fellow riders what they think of the brand / type of tyres, and I get a lot of different answers. What bothers one person suits the other one perfectly, and vice versa.

However, I received enough info to figure out which tyres to buy that just might suit my personal riding style. I had them put on my motorcycle, and even though I have used that motorcycle for 120.000 km and thought I new it's limits and habits, I felt as if I rode it for the first time. I now only wish that these tyres had been available for all those years, and I had known about it. It is not an insignificant difference, it enourmous. To the layman, all tyres are round and black, so what can be so different between them? I assure you, there is a difference....

Same with this backfoucus thing. Before I found this website, I was not very happy with the colour tone and the sharpness of the images. For tone, I learned about custom curves, but for sharpness... I noticed that the focal plane and DOF my subjects (and as usual with every new gadget they are my wife and kids) where not where I expected it to be. I have used Nikons for 22 years, ranging from an FE through F3, F4, FM3a and Coolpix 995, and so I had plenty opportunity to get to know the matter. Wether or not that has made me a good photographer, is another issue, but I know that when you make a portrait, you focus on an eye, stop down to F8 or more to get the entire face / head into the DOF. With my new D70 this did not happen. The eye I focussed on, and everything in front of it, whas already out of the DOF. I used sharpening to copmpensate, and on an A4 print it looks good.

But it is a new medium, pixels and not film. I am still trying to get a grip on things, trying to figure out it's limits and capabilities. Is it DOF or just pixel blurr? Is this the typical sharpness of this kind of camera? I only have one camera, cannot compare, so I use the experience of all my fellow forum members to get to know this equipment.

What I do NOT want is, like the motorcycle tyres, is take 10.000 images and then figure out that a simple calibration would have given me more pleasing results without any extra effort

So I connected to the source that should know best, and all I asked is for them to tell me how I could "make sure" that this is or is not the case. With one questions asked in 22 years, I think I deserved a little more..... that's all.

T.

gartnl said:

what they mean to say is:
if you have a backfocus problem send it in .. if you're not sure..
don't bother to check for a problem that doesn't bother you.
Same thing: if I work on somes pc I often notice small errors in
settings/functioning. I never start by saying there is an error,
but always ask if they experience problems. If they don't, I want
fix it.

In your case I'd say backfocus ..
so send it in!

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understand: I'm not saying you're wrong.. just that I can understand the response.

With one questions asked in 22 years, I think I

Pheres said:

deserved a little more..... that's all.

T.

gartnl said:

what they mean to say is:
if you have a backfocus problem send it in .. if you're not sure..
don't bother to check for a problem that doesn't bother you.
Same thing: if I work on somes pc I often notice small errors in
settings/functioning. I never start by saying there is an error,
but always ask if they experience problems. If they don't, I want
fix it.

In your case I'd say backfocus ..
so send it in!

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in transition from 300d to d70

Handed in camera at dealer's last saturday afternoon for BF calibration. Came back yesterday afternoon, so 3 1/2 working days. And boy, does it make a difference. Focus plane is where I expect it now, Any deviation left, if any, can be solved by one more stop aperture, or a tiny little bit of sharpening.

Three day weekend, and I know what I'll be doing....

T.