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Lexar CF card causes Backfocus!!!

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ACoyl said:
The answer is no. If you feel insecure about it, take your memory
cards and put them in your pocket. They don't hit you with x-ray. I
just send mine through carry on check and have never had a problem.
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Thanks. But will that set of the metal detector?

(Er, for the record, the original question was in the same spirit as the rest of this thread...)
 
Naaaahhhh...
could be even worser...

try to open a photo with an ordinary picture viewer and try to have a look at the EXIF informations...
In worst case you polished the storage area for the ISO infos away :o(

If this info is not there...then you are screwed...
PEHowland said:
gthervey said:
PEHowland said:
WELL, DARN IT! IS WISH THAT I HAD READ THIS LAST PART BEFORE I SHAVED DOWN MY LEXAR CARD TO TO MAKE IT THINNNER!
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Don't panic, you probably only lost the least significant bits. It
means you won't be able to push the highlights so much in Nikon
Capture, but other than that you're still good to go.

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
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PDXGern said:
ACoyl said:
The answer is no. If you feel insecure about it, take your memory
cards and put them in your pocket. They don't hit you with x-ray. I
just send mine through carry on check and have never had a problem.
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Thanks. But will that set of the metal detector?

(Er, for the record, the original question was in the same spirit
as the rest of this thread...)
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I just put my CF cards in a little balloon, swallow it, go through airport security and 24-48 hours later I get the CF card back (3-12 hours if I eat at the airport McDonalds). The only problem I ever had is when the card exits in the diagnal position (those little corners are sharp).
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Michael Newcomb, Temecula - CA
 
PEHowland said:
My camera focussed fine with my Sandisk CF card, but now I tried a
Lexar card and there's definite backfocus. I've been using Nikon
cameras since 1853 and so don't you dare suggest it's user error!
If I swap to a Dane Elec 8MB card I get about 2.3mm of front focus!
Next time I'll get a Sony as at least those use memory sticks!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
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Paul and others,

You all seem to be missing a fundamental consideration - the gravitational influence of the Moon. If the Moon's gravity can cause the oceans to rise and fall six feet or more, just image what the Moon's gravitational influence on your poor little Nikon D70 is. As you can imagine we are all lucky the D70 (and other camera's for that matter) don't fly apart.

When doing a back focus test (at dusk) or other times make sure the Moon's gravitational influence is appropriately abated. Otherwise the Moon's gravity will quickly pull your lens out of focus - thereby making you believe a "back focus" problem exists.

Also, it would really help if you could escape the Earth's gravitational influence and do the test outside the Solar System.

Good luck.

--
Michael Newcomb, Temecula - CA
 
Newcomb said:
I just put my CF cards in a little balloon, swallow it, go through
airport security and 24-48 hours later I get the CF card back (3-12
hours if I eat at the airport McDonalds). The only problem I ever
had is when the card exits in the diagnal position (those little
corners are sharp).
--
Michael Newcomb, Temecula - CA
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I used to get backfocus on mine too. About 1mm worth. Easy enough to fix the problem, though: I just simply filed 1mm of thickness off the rubber eye cup. This moves your eye 1mm closer to the viewfinder (forward focus effect) and thus totally cancels it out!

--
'Revenge is mine,' saith the Lord, 'so, let's talk franchising.'
 
or else a very long and rubbery neck to be able to focus on your own back. It's as simple as that.

Ralph
PEHowland said:
My camera focussed fine with my Sandisk CF card, but now I tried a
Lexar card and there's definite backfocus. I've been using Nikon
cameras since 1853 and so don't you dare suggest it's user error!
If I swap to a Dane Elec 8MB card I get about 2.3mm of front focus!
Next time I'll get a Sony as at least those use memory sticks!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
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PEHowland said:
My camera focussed fine with my Sandisk CF card, but now I tried a
Lexar card and there's definite backfocus. I've been using Nikon
cameras since 1853 and so don't you dare suggest it's user error!
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Since 1853 ???

Man you are OLD !

No wonder you can't handel a new fangled camera like a D70. I'm amazed you can even pick it up much less try and focus it! ;->

saintj
 
I am quite sure that this troll only owns a digital Barbie camera. His allowance from his mom and dad is only $5.00 a week so give him a break.

Someday young troll when you grow up you will be able to by a big persons camera.
PEHowland said:
My camera focussed fine with my Sandisk CF card, but now I tried a
Lexar card and there's definite backfocus. I've been using Nikon
cameras since 1853 and so don't you dare suggest it's user error!
If I swap to a Dane Elec 8MB card I get about 2.3mm of front focus!
Next time I'll get a Sony as at least those use memory sticks!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
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You have obviously misaligned the Lexar Card in the slot incorrectly!
PEHowland said:
My camera focussed fine with my Sandisk CF card, but now I tried a
Lexar card and there's definite backfocus. I've been using Nikon
cameras since 1853 and so don't you dare suggest it's user error!
If I swap to a Dane Elec 8MB card I get about 2.3mm of front focus!
Next time I'll get a Sony as at least those use memory sticks!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
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--
http://bradm.photopoints.com ,
http://www.usefilm.com/browse.php?mode=port&data=13628
 
Taylormade said:
PEHowland said:
You troll. You obviously refuse to accept that D70's have back
focus. Just read some forum threads. Nikon's service centers are
overflowing with cameras with back focus. There's no way it's user
error. In fact, you're the one with the error. If you change your
battery you'll get back focus on your images too. Your obviously
not experienced enough to notice though!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
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That floored me, I'm having a hard time typing this.
 
Newcomb said:
PEHowland said:
My camera focussed fine with my Sandisk CF card, but now I tried a
Lexar card and there's definite backfocus. I've been using Nikon
cameras since 1853 and so don't you dare suggest it's user error!
If I swap to a Dane Elec 8MB card I get about 2.3mm of front focus!
Next time I'll get a Sony as at least those use memory sticks!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
Click to expand...
Paul and others,

You all seem to be missing a fundamental consideration - the
gravitational influence of the Moon. If the Moon's gravity can
cause the oceans to rise and fall six feet or more, just image what
the Moon's gravitational influence on your poor little Nikon D70
is. As you can imagine we are all lucky the D70 (and other
camera's for that matter) don't fly apart.

When doing a back focus test (at dusk) or other times make sure the
Moon's gravitational influence is appropriately abated. Otherwise
the Moon's gravity will quickly pull your lens out of focus -
thereby making you believe a "back focus" problem exists.

Also, it would really help if you could escape the Earth's
gravitational influence and do the test outside the Solar System.

Good luck.

--
Michael Newcomb, Temecula - CA
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Hey, fellow Southern Cali shooter... I'm in Carlsbad, trying to find some spots to shoot. If you know any and feel the urge to drop me a note, go for it.

Happy shooting... and avoiding the gravitational pull of various bodies.
 
Brad Morris said:
You have obviously misaligned the Lexar Card in the slot incorrectly!
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Ahh, that means there must be a correct way to misalign the card, right?

Ralph
Brad Morris said:
PEHowland said:
My camera focussed fine with my Sandisk CF card, but now I tried a
Lexar card and there's definite backfocus. I've been using Nikon
cameras since 1853 and so don't you dare suggest it's user error!
If I swap to a Dane Elec 8MB card I get about 2.3mm of front focus!
Next time I'll get a Sony as at least those use memory sticks!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
Click to expand...
--
http://bradm.photopoints.com ,
http://www.usefilm.com/browse.php?mode=port&data=13628
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They promised that these problems would go away if we bought a D70 and went digital

We really got suckered.

I have to admit though, I like the way Nikon Capture Edit looks in red light while I am developing my raws...
gthervey said:
The other problem I had was that, one time I did not get the
temperature of the card reader just right, and all my shots came
out underexposed.
NRothschild said:
300D's don't do that.
Christopher Flynn said:
1853 huh? That would make you 151+whatever age you started shooting.

For those that may be worried, there is no way that a different cf
card can make any difference to the quality of the picture. Speed
and size of the pictures are the only two factor that really change
from card to card. (Also some operate under higher temps.)
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GT Hervey
The more I learn, the less I know.
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brett83 said:
I am quite sure that this troll only owns a digital Barbie camera.
His allowance from his mom and dad is only $5.00 a week so give him
a break.

Someday young troll when you grow up you will be able to by a big
persons camera.
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Thanks for your input Brett! Keep working on that sense of humour!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
 
Hmm, that MIGHT work. But just for safetys sake need to make sure that there are no pictures of poppies on the card. If the balloon breaks I wouldn't want the overdose...
Newcomb said:
I just put my CF cards in a little balloon, swallow it, go through
airport security and 24-48 hours later I get the CF card back (3-12
hours if I eat at the airport McDonalds). The only problem I ever
had is when the card exits in the diagnal position (those little
corners are sharp).
--
Michael Newcomb, Temecula - CA
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Newcomb said:
Also, it would really help if you could escape the Earth's
gravitational influence and do the test outside the Solar System.
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Couldn't you get the same effect by testing in freefall?

All you'd have to do is jump out of an airplane with the D70 (make sure to attach a parachute to the camera) and take test pictures as you fall...
 
picky picky picky....

My keyboard cant type right...spoiled a good tounge in cheek comment too.
rpc said:
Brad Morris said:
You have obviously misaligned the Lexar Card in the slot incorrectly!
Click to expand...
Ahh, that means there must be a correct way to misalign the card,
right?

Ralph
rpc said:
PEHowland said:
My camera focussed fine with my Sandisk CF card, but now I tried a
Lexar card and there's definite backfocus. I've been using Nikon
cameras since 1853 and so don't you dare suggest it's user error!
If I swap to a Dane Elec 8MB card I get about 2.3mm of front focus!
Next time I'll get a Sony as at least those use memory sticks!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
Click to expand...
--
http://bradm.photopoints.com ,
http://www.usefilm.com/browse.php?mode=port&data=13628
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
--
http://bradm.photopoints.com ,
http://www.usefilm.com/browse.php?mode=port&data=13628
 
rpc said:
Brad Morris said:
You have obviously misaligned the Lexar Card in the slot incorrectly!
Click to expand...
Ahh, that means there must be a correct way to misalign the card,
right?

Ralph
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There is always a correct way to do something incorrectly and the inverse is true in that there is always an incorrect way of doing something correctly. In this case, misaligning the card in the slot "incorrectly" probably refers to merely applying gentle pressure to the card until it seats itself (misaligned - of course). Applying gentle pressure is the incorrect way.

The correct way to misalign a card is to use extreme "blunt force" to force the thing in there. A large hammer is the preferred "correct" method to misalign the card (see owners manual). When you use a hammer, the card seats itself much closer to the camera's mechanisms thereby preventing the back focus problems complained of herein.

Its all in the wrist.

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Michael Newcomb, Temecula - CA
 
All you guys ever talk about is back focus.

I have a white balance problem. Here is my post work flow:

1. Remove card
2. Drop in development tank
3. 3 mins Dektol 1:3
4. 4 mins Fixer
5. Rinse
6. Remove and hang on line overnight
7. Process in PS in the morning

My white balance is always a bit too warm, maybe 200K or so. Should I increase the Dektol strength or reduce fixing time by 1 minute?
PEHowland said:
My camera focussed fine with my Sandisk CF card, but now I tried a
Lexar card and there's definite backfocus. I've been using Nikon
cameras since 1853 and so don't you dare suggest it's user error!
If I swap to a Dane Elec 8MB card I get about 2.3mm of front focus!
Next time I'll get a Sony as at least those use memory sticks!

--
Paul

See my photos at http://www.pbase.com/pehowland
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