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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 577204" data-attributes="member: 13556">An update:  I had to put off my trip to Orlando this weekend, so I didn't get the D750 to the place where I purchased it, and it hasn't been looked at by their repair guy.  I did talk to them over the phone, and they want to look at it to verify that the AF is off.  The sales guy said that if they see it's messed up, they will send it to Nikon for me.  However, they can't do anything to repair it without voiding the warranty, which they will not risk.  If Invest-99 doesn't head this way, or to Orlando, next week, I'll be going there for a long weekend to have the store staff take a look at the camera.  He suggested that I call and discuss the issue with Nikon Tech Service and so I did. The Nikon rep was really friendly and helpful and ran me through a lot of system checks and asked a lot of questions about me and my shooting circumstances, as well as camera settings.  He sent me an e-mail with a link for me to upload  a RAW file to in order for him to check out the images.  I've just finished a few shots that I'll send to the link, and then I'll wait for a response.I took those shots during a testing session with another Nikon shooter I know, and we tested my cameras and lenses, as well as his cameras and two of his lenses, which give him shots that are what I consider very sharp, even at 100%.  We tested my D700 and D750 with my 70-200, my 300mm, and my 105 mm, and we tested his D700 with his 70-200mm, as well as my 70-200mm, and his 85 mm.    All tests were run with Reikan FoCal 2.2, and the camera on a tripod.First of all, all tests run with just his gear indicate a AF Fine Tune (AFFT) setting requirement of -1 and -2.  (I forgot which got what.)  Now to the bad news: my D750 would not run a valid FoCal with either of my lenses, and his lenses tested really poorly, compared to his camera.  On my D750, the AFFT curve extrapolated to an optimal setting of between -22 to -30 for every single lens we tested.  My 70-200 was by far, the worst performing of the lens group.  On his camera, my 70-200 required -11 for the AFFT, way outside what his 70-200 required.  I was so fed up with the results, that I quit before I got to any more lenses.  The Reikan comparison data show that my camera image resolution quality is what could be considered bad!!The bottom line is that unless the camera dealer or Nikon finds or does something significant in how the camera is configured, the D750 is definitely going back to Nikon for service.  In addition, I've got a lens that also likely needs to go in for service.  Now, all I can do is hope that Nikon doesn't come up with a way to void my warranty, like saying the camera is damaged from negligence.  And dang-it, kick myself for not checking the camera out immediately after I had purchased it!!WM</blockquote>

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