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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 96454" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Welcome to the world of the D7000!! What I'm seeing looks familiar from my early experiences with the camera, so while I may not have the exact answer I can offer a couple things. I'm going to focus (pun intended, Doc) on the Bugs Bunny photo.</p><p></p><p>From the Exif data I'm assuming you've got a Sigma 17-70mm on there, so question one is do you have the Optical Stabilization turned on? If not, given that you're shooting with a shutter speed that is "slower" than your focal length (1/60 v. 70mm - the rule I've always used is that any speed lower than 1/focal length is prone to movement) you could be getting minor movement, so turn it on. Even with it on, I've noticed that the D7000 has a much harder mirror slap than my D90. Try shooting in Q mode and see if this makes a difference. I use this all the time when I am not using a multiple exposure mode. It just makes sense to take out any factors that can lead to a missed shot. OS will only help so much. The rest is technique, and I'm not the only D7000 user here who has mentioned that it takes some work getting used to the slap.</p><p></p><p>The other thing with the D7000 (a bone of contention among some) is that it has been known to have some "focus issues". Be sure that you're up to the latest firmware release on it (see sticky at the top of the D7000 forum). Also, fine tuning the focus of certain/all lenses may be necessary. I found that all of my lenses had a back focus issue (when locking a focus point the actual area of focus is slightly behind where you want it to be). I took an hour one morning and did all my lenses and immediately noticed an improvement. <a href="http://nikonites.com/d7000/2068-d7000-focus-issues.html" target="_blank">Here is a thread</a> that talks about all of these things, and while you will notice the contention among some as to whether or not it is a problem, if you decide that it is you will find links to the tools you'll need to do the adjustments yourself. It's not that difficult, and it's nothing that cannot be undone - just reset the value for a lens to 0. I'm fairly sure the Young book does a good job of walking you through the process as well. If you take a good look at the bride's ears you can see that they seem to be slightly more in focus than the faces (i.e. back focus).</p><p></p><p>You're doing a good job just getting to know your new tool. Keep it up and keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 96454, member: 9240"] Welcome to the world of the D7000!! What I'm seeing looks familiar from my early experiences with the camera, so while I may not have the exact answer I can offer a couple things. I'm going to focus (pun intended, Doc) on the Bugs Bunny photo. From the Exif data I'm assuming you've got a Sigma 17-70mm on there, so question one is do you have the Optical Stabilization turned on? If not, given that you're shooting with a shutter speed that is "slower" than your focal length (1/60 v. 70mm - the rule I've always used is that any speed lower than 1/focal length is prone to movement) you could be getting minor movement, so turn it on. Even with it on, I've noticed that the D7000 has a much harder mirror slap than my D90. Try shooting in Q mode and see if this makes a difference. I use this all the time when I am not using a multiple exposure mode. It just makes sense to take out any factors that can lead to a missed shot. OS will only help so much. The rest is technique, and I'm not the only D7000 user here who has mentioned that it takes some work getting used to the slap. The other thing with the D7000 (a bone of contention among some) is that it has been known to have some "focus issues". Be sure that you're up to the latest firmware release on it (see sticky at the top of the D7000 forum). Also, fine tuning the focus of certain/all lenses may be necessary. I found that all of my lenses had a back focus issue (when locking a focus point the actual area of focus is slightly behind where you want it to be). I took an hour one morning and did all my lenses and immediately noticed an improvement. [URL="http://nikonites.com/d7000/2068-d7000-focus-issues.html"]Here is a thread[/URL] that talks about all of these things, and while you will notice the contention among some as to whether or not it is a problem, if you decide that it is you will find links to the tools you'll need to do the adjustments yourself. It's not that difficult, and it's nothing that cannot be undone - just reset the value for a lens to 0. I'm fairly sure the Young book does a good job of walking you through the process as well. If you take a good look at the bride's ears you can see that they seem to be slightly more in focus than the faces (i.e. back focus). You're doing a good job just getting to know your new tool. Keep it up and keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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