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D810: AF went completely down
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<blockquote data-quote="Ricardo" data-source="post: 477197" data-attributes="member: 40163"><p>Thank you very much for comments. Indeed it’s very strange. Conclusion: it’s not Life View that causes the problem. </p><p> </p><p>Good news: recently I went out for a family shooting. Resigned I put the switch on the camera to M (not on the lens, that has to stay on M/A). After some shots I became aware that the focusing aid works again (It didn’t before). So I switched back to AF, and it worked perfectly. It seems, there is a Jinn in the camera, who decides from time to time if AF should work or not. Same occurred already in other occasions: part of the event AF didn’t work, then suddenly it worked again. </p><p> </p><p>I assume, that the AF aid in the manual position works without the lens. That means, the fault is in the camera, not in the lens. Most probably I’m touching unwillingly some bottom which puts AF out of effect. But which one? It’s not the AF-switch on the left side of the camera, that is already proofed. </p><p>May be, it’s a physical defect. But when I go to the Nikon service, the Jinn decides that AF will work and I even cannot explain my reclamation to the service people. </p><p> </p><p>As recommended by you, would be a good idea to see, if the same phenomenon happens with another lens. Unfortunately I have just one lens, the AF-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4G. That is part of my philosophy. Instead of a zoom I make a recut of the picture: cutting a 4[SUP]th[/SUP] part of a 36 megapixel image leafs me a 9 megapixel image. Today there is no affordable screen on the market to reproduce a 9 megapixel image. 4 mp are the maximum for a screen. And cutting the image gives me more possibilities to compose the picture in an dynamic environment. </p><p> </p><p>With this lens in 1:1.4 and A mode (priority on diaphragm) good focusing is crucial for the small depth of field, but may be more difficult for the AF. </p><p> </p><p>I’ve tried different light, different patterns, different distances. When the Jinn say no, no chance. Then suddenly it works again, with the same light, patterns and distances. So far I couldn’t find the way to convince the Jinn in a certain moment, that AF would be helpful. If I find the way, I will post it here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricardo, post: 477197, member: 40163"] Thank you very much for comments. Indeed it’s very strange. Conclusion: it’s not Life View that causes the problem. Good news: recently I went out for a family shooting. Resigned I put the switch on the camera to M (not on the lens, that has to stay on M/A). After some shots I became aware that the focusing aid works again (It didn’t before). So I switched back to AF, and it worked perfectly. It seems, there is a Jinn in the camera, who decides from time to time if AF should work or not. Same occurred already in other occasions: part of the event AF didn’t work, then suddenly it worked again. I assume, that the AF aid in the manual position works without the lens. That means, the fault is in the camera, not in the lens. Most probably I’m touching unwillingly some bottom which puts AF out of effect. But which one? It’s not the AF-switch on the left side of the camera, that is already proofed. May be, it’s a physical defect. But when I go to the Nikon service, the Jinn decides that AF will work and I even cannot explain my reclamation to the service people. As recommended by you, would be a good idea to see, if the same phenomenon happens with another lens. Unfortunately I have just one lens, the AF-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4G. That is part of my philosophy. Instead of a zoom I make a recut of the picture: cutting a 4[SUP]th[/SUP] part of a 36 megapixel image leafs me a 9 megapixel image. Today there is no affordable screen on the market to reproduce a 9 megapixel image. 4 mp are the maximum for a screen. And cutting the image gives me more possibilities to compose the picture in an dynamic environment. With this lens in 1:1.4 and A mode (priority on diaphragm) good focusing is crucial for the small depth of field, but may be more difficult for the AF. I’ve tried different light, different patterns, different distances. When the Jinn say no, no chance. Then suddenly it works again, with the same light, patterns and distances. So far I couldn’t find the way to convince the Jinn in a certain moment, that AF would be helpful. If I find the way, I will post it here. [/QUOTE]
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