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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 216828" data-attributes="member: 13196">Vector, since this will be your 2nd servicing at Nikon, ask for a supervisor to help out.Well tonight I used the D600 most likely for its last time to photograph the local high school's theater production. When I used it last week to photograph the waterfalls, something wasn't right but it was a fleeting thought. Once I got started tonight, I knew something was wrong. During the D600's first service, I requested that the autofocus be adjusted. I hadn't spent much time with the camera since that first service, but I *thought* the autofocus seemed okay when taking a few test shots.So there I was on the balcony (the only place they will allow me to take photos) when I noticed all the shots appeared slightly blurry when autofocusing. The play started so the house lights were off, and it was quite dark all around me. I removed my glasses to get a better look through the viewfinder, and I was struck by its clarity and sharpness! This is backwards was the thought running through my head because the viewfinder is usually sharp with my glasses but not sharp when not wearing them. Duh! Obviously the diopter got changed during the camera's last servicing. For most people, that probably wouldn't be a problem, but because I've never changed mine (and never even looked to see how it's done), there I was in the dark feeling around to see how to fix it! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> Back when I used an N90s and an N70, I purchased the specific diopters for my sight. The original ones had to be removed before the diopters could be put on. After using them a little, I decided I preferred wearing my glasses to look through the viewfinder so I removed the diopters. I never bothered to see how it adjusted on the D600 because it wasn't something I wanted to use. Lesson learned! Always make sure you know what EVERY bell and whistle is for and how it works BEFORE you are left completely in the dark! And on the plus side, I just loaded the photos onto my computer and can see a big difference in the sharpness of where I focused. Granted there was an additional spotlight tonight so I was able to shoot at f/6.3-f/7.1 rather than f/2.8-f/5.6 which increased my DOF. Even still, the precise point where I focused in the photos is sharp--MUCH sharper than any of the other production photos I've taken with this camera. And the waterfalls photos were also very sharp compared to previous photos taken prior to having its autofocus adjusted so Nikon did fix the autofocus. Here's hoping that the D610 will have a shutter that doesn't spew oil/dust AND have more accurate autofocusing than this D600 had out of the box! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Most likely I'll order the D610 next week. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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