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<blockquote data-quote="nikonbill" data-source="post: 846226" data-attributes="member: 47024">Thanks, I agree it does look like something else, but I have had my D500-200/500 do something similar when experimenting with that focus mode. I'm not sure if you use back button focus but if you do you can program other buttons for different focus modes. As an example I have single point on my joystick and group on the fn1 button the AFon is set for the conditions on the day. In my shooting (lots of dense foliage birds) when I use dynamic points I go to the lest pattern (25 for the D500) when things are dense. Single point seems the best for me when everything looks the same in a scene. Your scene in question does not have a lot of contrast for the focus screen to work on, for that owl I would have used single point. Especially with your well described position in the blind.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I do not have the 500pf (yet - its on my list soon) but I would be very surprised if the VR was at fault. The above is just something to try.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nikonbill, post: 846226, member: 47024"] Thanks, I agree it does look like something else, but I have had my D500-200/500 do something similar when experimenting with that focus mode. I'm not sure if you use back button focus but if you do you can program other buttons for different focus modes. As an example I have single point on my joystick and group on the fn1 button the AFon is set for the conditions on the day. In my shooting (lots of dense foliage birds) when I use dynamic points I go to the lest pattern (25 for the D500) when things are dense. Single point seems the best for me when everything looks the same in a scene. Your scene in question does not have a lot of contrast for the focus screen to work on, for that owl I would have used single point. Especially with your well described position in the blind. I do not have the 500pf (yet - its on my list soon) but I would be very surprised if the VR was at fault. The above is just something to try. [/QUOTE]

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