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D800/D800E
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 66102" data-attributes="member: 9521"><p>I'm not sure whether you can say it's lens related or whether it's just that a wide angle lens tends to exacerbate the problem more so than a normal or telephoto lens would. It appears the issue is both a hardware alignment problem as well as a software issue. Reading on how the AF works on these dSLR's gives you some insight into how they're fixing them. I'm sure you've seen these links before but in case you haven't, here they are again.\</p><p>How phase detection auto focus works - <a href="http://mansurovs.com/how-phase-detection-autofocus-works#more-33056" target="_blank">How Phase Detection Autofocus Works</a></p><p>D800 Auto focus issues - <a href="http://mansurovs.com/nikon-d800-asymmetric-focus-issue#more-32975" target="_blank">Nikon D800 / D800E Asymmetric Focus Issue</a></p><p>How Nikon is fixing this issue - <a href="http://hifivoice.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/d800-autofocus-repair-overview/" target="_blank">D800 autofocus repair overview « hifivoice</a></p><p></p><p>Although I will certainly send my body to Nikon at some point, I'm reluctant to send it right away. For one, I seldom use the extreme left focus point and with 50 other focus points to choose from, missing the 51st point doesn't seem too detrimental to me. Moreover, as Murphy's law dictates, as soon as the camera is shipped off an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime photo shoot will open up. I do have my trusty (and somewhat new-ish) D7000 handy, it just isn't the same. I would also like to know for certain that Nikon is fixing each and every body that is being sent to them. So far it's more anecdotal than fact so I'd like to at least hear back from Bob V on his camera body before I ship this pup out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 66102, member: 9521"] I'm not sure whether you can say it's lens related or whether it's just that a wide angle lens tends to exacerbate the problem more so than a normal or telephoto lens would. It appears the issue is both a hardware alignment problem as well as a software issue. Reading on how the AF works on these dSLR's gives you some insight into how they're fixing them. I'm sure you've seen these links before but in case you haven't, here they are again.\ How phase detection auto focus works - [url=http://mansurovs.com/how-phase-detection-autofocus-works#more-33056]How Phase Detection Autofocus Works[/url] D800 Auto focus issues - [url=http://mansurovs.com/nikon-d800-asymmetric-focus-issue#more-32975]Nikon D800 / D800E Asymmetric Focus Issue[/url] How Nikon is fixing this issue - [url=http://hifivoice.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/d800-autofocus-repair-overview/]D800 autofocus repair overview « hifivoice[/url] Although I will certainly send my body to Nikon at some point, I'm reluctant to send it right away. For one, I seldom use the extreme left focus point and with 50 other focus points to choose from, missing the 51st point doesn't seem too detrimental to me. Moreover, as Murphy's law dictates, as soon as the camera is shipped off an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime photo shoot will open up. I do have my trusty (and somewhat new-ish) D7000 handy, it just isn't the same. I would also like to know for certain that Nikon is fixing each and every body that is being sent to them. So far it's more anecdotal than fact so I'd like to at least hear back from Bob V on his camera body before I ship this pup out. [/QUOTE]
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