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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 66080" data-attributes="member: 9521"><p>I'm surprised how sharp my photos have been coming out, especially after all the worry about high resolution and softness that was published before the D800 was released. Granted, I had come from shooting a D7000 and it had its share of complaints about focus, too, and nearly all of them were technique related, so it's possible my technique has been updated by using a D7000? In fact, I would go as far as saying I have no issue with the additional resolution on the D800 vs. any other camera. However, I am careful with my shutter speed when hand holding the camera so perhaps that also has something to do with it. The only time I do the mirror up thing is on the tripod and then I use the exposure delay but when I'm handholding the camera I let that mirror slam away and it doesn't seem to have any effect on the sharpness.</p><p></p><p>Also, I would strongly urge you to do the experiment with the tripod set up and the focus charts using the widest angle lens you own. I didn't think I had the left AF issue as all my shots out of that side were spot on, so I was convinced my copy was good. But when I did do the experiment under the exact conditions described by Nasim, a wide angle lens with aperture wide open on a very steady tripod and all three focus charts exactly level to the camera, I found that indeed my left focus bank was weaker than middle or right side. On longer lenses the softness doesn't show up so it seems it's somehow connected to a wide angle image, also anything other than wide open will produce a sharp image so you have to open the aperture up to see the issue, too. It's really not a huge deal to me and I'm sure I could live with the issue indefinitely (I almost did) because I'm still stoked with how sweet the photos coming out of my D800 are. And quite honestly, I was a little afraid to run the test for fear it would kill my buzz. But seeing how minor it is in the whole scheme of things and knowing they have a fix figured out for it, I've not lost any of my buzz. But I do plan on getting it fixed before my 1 yr warranty runs out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 66080, member: 9521"] I'm surprised how sharp my photos have been coming out, especially after all the worry about high resolution and softness that was published before the D800 was released. Granted, I had come from shooting a D7000 and it had its share of complaints about focus, too, and nearly all of them were technique related, so it's possible my technique has been updated by using a D7000? In fact, I would go as far as saying I have no issue with the additional resolution on the D800 vs. any other camera. However, I am careful with my shutter speed when hand holding the camera so perhaps that also has something to do with it. The only time I do the mirror up thing is on the tripod and then I use the exposure delay but when I'm handholding the camera I let that mirror slam away and it doesn't seem to have any effect on the sharpness. Also, I would strongly urge you to do the experiment with the tripod set up and the focus charts using the widest angle lens you own. I didn't think I had the left AF issue as all my shots out of that side were spot on, so I was convinced my copy was good. But when I did do the experiment under the exact conditions described by Nasim, a wide angle lens with aperture wide open on a very steady tripod and all three focus charts exactly level to the camera, I found that indeed my left focus bank was weaker than middle or right side. On longer lenses the softness doesn't show up so it seems it's somehow connected to a wide angle image, also anything other than wide open will produce a sharp image so you have to open the aperture up to see the issue, too. It's really not a huge deal to me and I'm sure I could live with the issue indefinitely (I almost did) because I'm still stoked with how sweet the photos coming out of my D800 are. And quite honestly, I was a little afraid to run the test for fear it would kill my buzz. But seeing how minor it is in the whole scheme of things and knowing they have a fix figured out for it, I've not lost any of my buzz. But I do plan on getting it fixed before my 1 yr warranty runs out. [/QUOTE]
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