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<blockquote data-quote="Mike FM" data-source="post: 142265" data-attributes="member: 13959">I know this thread is kind of old, but I thought I'd share some of my experience with the focus is.&nbsp; It's been discussed a thousand times I'm sure, but my D7000 had a serious backfocus issue.&nbsp; I got one back in Feb after finally letting my D90 retire.&nbsp; Anyway, I didn't really know about the issue at first.&nbsp; I honestly thought it was my fault.&nbsp; After hundreds of soft focus and blurry dead on shots, I decided to look up the issue and ran some test.&nbsp; It was definitely backfocusing on every single lens.&nbsp; The effects were worst at wide apertures&nbsp; (f/1.8 with my lenses).&nbsp; A lot of ruined shots.&nbsp; Maxed out the AF Fine Tune settings and still not enough.&nbsp; Thankfully, Nikon HQ in Melville is about 20 minutes from me.&nbsp; Dropped it off and a week later got it back with a firmware update, mirror adjustments and some other stuff I can't remember at the moment.&nbsp; It was still no perfect, but I was now able to fix it using the AF Fine Tune settings.&nbsp; Things are as they should be now and I couldn't be happier.I'd personally pick a D90 over a D5200.&nbsp; The bridge cameras like the P510/520 aren't all that great to be honest. Either stick to a point and shoot or step up to a DSLR.&nbsp; The reason I say this is because the P510 isn't really that compact.&nbsp; If you have the cash, go for the Coolpix A.....really compact and has a DX sensor.&nbsp; If you're on a budget, the P310 is a great little point and shoot with some manual controls that lets you experiment a bit.&nbsp;&nbsp; A DSLR is the best choice if you don't mind the bulk of course.&nbsp; The D3200 &amp; D5200 are pretty compact by DSLR standards if you want something newer than the D90.&nbsp; If you know the basics of photography, you shouldn't have trouble with any Nikon DSLR.&nbsp; The menu system is pretty similar throughout.&nbsp; You just get more physical buttons and knobs with the high end gear.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike FM, post: 142265, member: 13959"] I know this thread is kind of old, but I thought I'd share some of my experience with the focus is. It's been discussed a thousand times I'm sure, but my D7000 had a serious backfocus issue. I got one back in Feb after finally letting my D90 retire. Anyway, I didn't really know about the issue at first. I honestly thought it was my fault. After hundreds of soft focus and blurry dead on shots, I decided to look up the issue and ran some test. It was definitely backfocusing on every single lens. The effects were worst at wide apertures (f/1.8 with my lenses). A lot of ruined shots. Maxed out the AF Fine Tune settings and still not enough. Thankfully, Nikon HQ in Melville is about 20 minutes from me. Dropped it off and a week later got it back with a firmware update, mirror adjustments and some other stuff I can't remember at the moment. It was still no perfect, but I was now able to fix it using the AF Fine Tune settings. Things are as they should be now and I couldn't be happier. I'd personally pick a D90 over a D5200. The bridge cameras like the P510/520 aren't all that great to be honest. Either stick to a point and shoot or step up to a DSLR. The reason I say this is because the P510 isn't really that compact. If you have the cash, go for the Coolpix A.....really compact and has a DX sensor. If you're on a budget, the P310 is a great little point and shoot with some manual controls that lets you experiment a bit. A DSLR is the best choice if you don't mind the bulk of course. The D3200 & D5200 are pretty compact by DSLR standards if you want something newer than the D90. If you know the basics of photography, you shouldn't have trouble with any Nikon DSLR. The menu system is pretty similar throughout. You just get more physical buttons and knobs with the high end gear. [/QUOTE]

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