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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 291598" data-attributes="member: 13090">That IS how your D7100 works. AF/MF means &quot;Auto Focus / Manual Focus&quot;. It means the camera will auto-focus using a half press of the shutter button while also allowing you to over-ride the auto-focus by manually turning the focusing ring on the lens. AF/MF... Auto or Manual, either or. Both your lens and your camera body must be in the AF/MF mode for this to work. Not just one, not just the other... BOTH.You were in auto-focus mode (AF-A (Auto-Focus, Automatic)) but the camera can't read your mind and sometimes misunderstands what, exactly, you want to focus on. It will focus on SOMETHING, though, assuming there's enough available light to do so even if it's not always what you want. This is when you reach up and use your manual focusing ring to get sharp focus on what you do want, not what the camera mistakenly thinks you want. With both your camera body and your lens is AF/MF mode, you could have done this without having to flip any switches because that's what AF/MF mode does and that's a perfect example of why. Auto-focus is a tool and 90% of the time it's spot on, but when it's not, just go for your manual focusing ring. I'm wondering if maybe you're just over-thinking this......</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 291598, member: 13090"] That IS how your D7100 works. AF/MF means "Auto Focus / Manual Focus". It means the camera will auto-focus using a half press of the shutter button while also allowing you to over-ride the auto-focus by manually turning the focusing ring on the lens. AF/MF... Auto or Manual, either or. Both your lens and your camera body must be in the AF/MF mode for this to work. Not just one, not just the other... BOTH. You were in auto-focus mode (AF-A (Auto-Focus, Automatic)) but the camera can't read your mind and sometimes misunderstands what, exactly, you want to focus on. It will focus on SOMETHING, though, assuming there's enough available light to do so even if it's not always what you want. This is when you reach up and use your manual focusing ring to get sharp focus on what you do want, not what the camera mistakenly thinks you want. With both your camera body and your lens is AF/MF mode, you could have done this without having to flip any switches because that's what AF/MF mode does and that's a perfect example of why. Auto-focus is a tool and 90% of the time it's spot on, but when it's not, just go for your manual focusing ring. I'm wondering if maybe you're just over-thinking this... [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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