bluegrassman
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[FONT="]I've been shooting for about 4 years now, mostly birds and wildlife. I have a Tamron 200-600 mm and formerly had a Nikon D3400. Loved it. I would put it on Aperature Priority and go shoot all day with confidence. I'd shoot maybe 700 photos per sessions and almost all of them would be ones where the camera and lens did what I wanted, even if they were poorly composed, subject matter not cooperating, etc.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I am a cheapskate but last week I splurged and bought a Nikon D500. This was a BIG purchase for me. I was/am very excited about it, but 99% of my photos are VERY blurry. It almost looks like the composed image is the a faint picture of one shot superimposed over another picture taken. In most cases, things are blurry, but in some cases, the best ones, and just a little blurry, but still blurry.[/FONT]
[FONT="]It seems to do the best in situations where I'm shooting the subject and there is very little else to complicate things, but in nature, this rarely happens. If I have that scenario, SOMETIMES I can get a crisp shot, but it is very rare.[/FONT]
[FONT="]It seems like even a little bit of low light exacerbates the problem.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I basically started with factory settings and then switched over to aperature priority, but I can't hardly get a clean shot that way, even though that's exactly how I shot 90% of my photos with my D3400.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I thought maybe it had something to do with all the autofocus settings. I've tried tinkering with those and maybe it seems a little better, but not seeing major progress.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I'm getting a little worried that the camera isn't quite right. Don't get me wrong, I know I have a LOT to learn and this is forcing me to get to know my camera better, but something just doesn't seem right.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I've tried restoring back to factory settings a few times, and then flipping over to aperature priority. No dice. I know the problems aren't with my lenses, because I've been using them for years and they work beautifully with the D3400.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Can anyone offer me any advice? I am super disappointed. I suspect the problem is with my lack of knowledge and I know I need to get better, but I am hoping there is some sort of setting where I can reliably set it and have confidence the camera will be forgiving. I can't find it on the D500, but aperature priority on the D3400 was like it could read my mind what I wanted.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I shoot mostly birds in moderate to heavy brush. I love deer too and shoot them when I can. I love any sort of raptors and any predators I can get, but they are more rare for me, although I get some. The D3400 was just so wonderful, and now I have this expensive camera that I know can do so much more, but I'm very depressed that I can't even seem to take a non-blurry photo.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I'd be so grateful for any advice.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I am a cheapskate but last week I splurged and bought a Nikon D500. This was a BIG purchase for me. I was/am very excited about it, but 99% of my photos are VERY blurry. It almost looks like the composed image is the a faint picture of one shot superimposed over another picture taken. In most cases, things are blurry, but in some cases, the best ones, and just a little blurry, but still blurry.[/FONT]
[FONT="]It seems to do the best in situations where I'm shooting the subject and there is very little else to complicate things, but in nature, this rarely happens. If I have that scenario, SOMETIMES I can get a crisp shot, but it is very rare.[/FONT]
[FONT="]It seems like even a little bit of low light exacerbates the problem.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I basically started with factory settings and then switched over to aperature priority, but I can't hardly get a clean shot that way, even though that's exactly how I shot 90% of my photos with my D3400.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I thought maybe it had something to do with all the autofocus settings. I've tried tinkering with those and maybe it seems a little better, but not seeing major progress.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I'm getting a little worried that the camera isn't quite right. Don't get me wrong, I know I have a LOT to learn and this is forcing me to get to know my camera better, but something just doesn't seem right.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I've tried restoring back to factory settings a few times, and then flipping over to aperature priority. No dice. I know the problems aren't with my lenses, because I've been using them for years and they work beautifully with the D3400.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Can anyone offer me any advice? I am super disappointed. I suspect the problem is with my lack of knowledge and I know I need to get better, but I am hoping there is some sort of setting where I can reliably set it and have confidence the camera will be forgiving. I can't find it on the D500, but aperature priority on the D3400 was like it could read my mind what I wanted.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I shoot mostly birds in moderate to heavy brush. I love deer too and shoot them when I can. I love any sort of raptors and any predators I can get, but they are more rare for me, although I get some. The D3400 was just so wonderful, and now I have this expensive camera that I know can do so much more, but I'm very depressed that I can't even seem to take a non-blurry photo.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I'd be so grateful for any advice.[/FONT]