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<blockquote data-quote="Needa" data-source="post: 837976" data-attributes="member: 37799">I would think this come down to tolerances for both the lens and and camera and is unlikely to be the same camera to camera even of the same model. With zoom lenses they can be one direction at one magnification and the other at another, so even if you micro adjust at one setting it may not be dead on at another. My 70-300 is adjusted at 280 because that seem to be the sharpest setting and looses sharpness at 300 and is generally used on the long end. My method with zooms, I sort of average them out testing at three magnifications. Preferred method is Dot Tune. That said do you have the &quot;focus point&quot; turned on in the playback menu so you can review were the camera thinks the focus was? What about adjusting the aperture for a greater depth of field. Do you still have the D7100 to see if sensor resolution is playing a part in it? I wouldn't think so as the D500 also uses a 21MP sensor.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Needa, post: 837976, member: 37799"] I would think this come down to tolerances for both the lens and and camera and is unlikely to be the same camera to camera even of the same model. With zoom lenses they can be one direction at one magnification and the other at another, so even if you micro adjust at one setting it may not be dead on at another. My 70-300 is adjusted at 280 because that seem to be the sharpest setting and looses sharpness at 300 and is generally used on the long end. My method with zooms, I sort of average them out testing at three magnifications. Preferred method is Dot Tune. That said do you have the "focus point" turned on in the playback menu so you can review were the camera thinks the focus was? What about adjusting the aperture for a greater depth of field. Do you still have the D7100 to see if sensor resolution is playing a part in it? I wouldn't think so as the D500 also uses a 21MP sensor. [/QUOTE]

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