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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Geoffc" data-source="post: 106161" data-attributes="member: 8705">As previously posted I replaced my D600 with a D800 after about a month. I shot the D600 like my D300s and was rewarded with very nice images in terms of colour, crispness and the high ISO noise handling. I was not looking for anything better in these respects from the D800 (I just prefer the 300/700/880 bodies) however so far I feel that it's actually worse. I use the 50mm 1.8g, 24-120F4 and the 70-200 2.8 VRII which should all be good for this camera.  I think my main issue is focus related. Out of the box all images were off due to back focusing at the wide apertures. This wasn't something I went looking for, I just noticed when I took people pictures the wrong bits were in focus (Ears/nose rather than eyes). I've spent hours trying to fine tune the lenses and each time I thought I had it nailed it seemed to change again.  I then read up on focus shifting which explained why if I dialed a wide aperture in with the fine tune a small one  became bad and vice versa. I have never been aware of this on any other camera and in reality the fastest lens is only 1.8 which is at the slowest end of this phenomena according to what I've read. I have concentrated on the 50mm and the 24-120 as they seemed the worse. I think I now have them where I can get reasonable shots at a stop or so past wide open. Interestingly the 50mm 1.8g does not seem as good as the 24-120 at F5.6, to the point where I'm wondering if I should  sell it. I know the camera requires good technique which I think is ok anyway. I've had no issues with the D600 or any other camera. Also I have done all the testing on a tripod with MUP set. The only thing I wonder is if looking at these images at 100% is the same as as a 600 at 100% in terms of the quality I should see, given the bigger/wider image size.</blockquote>

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