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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D'Grump" data-source="post: 824652" data-attributes="member: 49504">I went from a D70 to a D7100 to a D500, and when I got the D500, I also got A book called “Mastering the D500” by Darrell Young, and it is loaded with information and explanations. I would advise getting either that one or one that’s similar. It’s proved quite helpful to me, and I reference it quite a lot.You’ve gotta know that with a “screwdriver type” autofocus lens, that the focusing will be a bit slower than a lens that has a built in motor.Also check to be sure that the camera is set to “focus + release”. If it’s not, that might be at least part of the problem. Those can be found in custom setting a1 and a2. when set to “ focus + release” the camera insures that correct focus has been achieved before releasing the shutter. Get into the menu-scroll down to the pencil icon on the left side of the screen-scroll to the right and select “a1”, then scroll to select “focus + release”. Scroll back out to the custom setting menu, select a2, and repeat the previous steps for that one. You might want to change one or both as you get more experience with how the camera operates, but to solve your problem, this should be one of the first steps you do. Let us know what you find, and how the changes work out.And by the way, Welcome to Nikonites!AndyEdited to ad: Just remember that VR is your friend, and to make sure the lens switch is set for the VR to be on, and NOT to off, if the lens has a switch. You might want to switch it off in certain situations, but for troubleshooting this issue, leave it on and just use the VR lens.</blockquote>

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