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| Posted by jmestes: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 09:25 | 1st Post |
| Anybody have the left sensor focus problem that people have been raging about in the dpreview forum? I got mine last week and have tested the focus with 2 lenses- seems spot on. On another note, how is the D800 focus for moving action? I just sold the D3 and am a bit sad to see it go. It was a great camera and focused well fr my kids' sporting events.
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| Posted by Dave Groen: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 13:24 | 2nd Post |
| I didn't know this problem existed until you mentioned. I'll check my D800 when I have a chance. I tend to always use the center focus point, so even if mine is afflicted I wouldn't notice. As far as moving action focus is concerned, mine is very good. See my post on page 3 of the "D800 cropping and hand holding" topic HERE.
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| Posted by jmestes: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 14:43 | 3rd Post |
| Great pics Dave, especially the funny car in motion. Very sharp for a hand-hold pan shot. Are those jpegs out of the camera or processed raw? Nice color saturation- wondering what your settings were. Regards Jim
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| Posted by jk: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 17:22 | 4th Post |
| No problem on my D800. AFAIK. I do worry about the DPR forums as they are full of trolls who seem to make up problems. However the worry is for every 100 trolls there are other genuine people who report real problem but are at risk of being ignored due to past rubbish.
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| Posted by richw: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 23:01 | 5th Post |
jk wrote:No problem on my D800. AFAIK. I had a look through the Nikonrumours D400 article comments (the one you linked to in another topic). Some of the comments defied belief, commentor A would say 'I need xyz' and commentor B would deride this but go on to make comments about commentor A's mental faculties, character and parentage and anything else unpleasant you can think of. Seems some of these folk have a very little tolerance for any point view but their own and are incapable of understanding that sometimes different folk have different needs, expectations etc.
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| Posted by Eric: Wed Jun 20th, 2012 08:54 | 6th Post |
richw wrote: jk wrote:DP review is full of Internet Heros.
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| Posted by Dave Groen: Wed Jun 20th, 2012 09:51 | 7th Post |
jmestes wrote: Great pics Dave, especially the funny car in motion. Very sharp for a hand-hold pan shot.Yes, they are jpegs straight out of the camera. I know I should be shooting raw and normally do, but my computer is not up to it. I use Lightroom, but the latest version is required for the D800 NEF converter. I cannot run the latest LR because it's Intel-only and I am still using a PowerPC Mac. Since the race shots, I've started shooting jpeg+raw. I import the jpegs into LR, examine them, and convert the NEF keepers with Nikon View for further editing in PS. Each conversion takes a minute or two on my Mac Pro Quad-G5-processor with lots of RAM. One of these days I will get a new computer, but I just bought a D800 which showed the limitations of my lens. So then I had to buy a 24-70/2.8. After the computer I will have to upgrade LR and PS. First things first, second things second, etc. I could buy a lot of Tri-X and Dektol for all that money. 
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| Posted by jk: Wed Jun 20th, 2012 10:41 | 8th Post |
| But then you would get yellow fingers and smell of chemicals!! I think the digital world whilst having limitations is much more friendly (ecologically and person to person) than the old film stuff.
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| Posted by richw: Thu Jun 21st, 2012 06:41 | 9th Post |
Dave Groen wrote:jmestes wrote:Great pics Dave, especially the funny car in motion. Very sharp for a hand-hold pan shot.Yes, they are jpegs straight out of the camera. At the risk of getting shot  You could convert into DNG using the Adobe NEF to DNG convertor and then put through Lightroom. Annoying but might bridge the gap for now?
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| Posted by Bob Bowen: Thu Jun 21st, 2012 06:52 | 10th Post |
| Tom Hogan musing about reported D800 focus probs. He suggests users need to master system. Seem to remember D2X and D3X had similar problems for some users.
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| Posted by jk: Thu Jun 21st, 2012 06:59 | 11th Post |
Bob Bowen wrote: Tom Hogan musing about reported D800 focus probs. He suggests users need to master system. Seem to remember D2X and D3X had similar problems for some users.That is probably correct. The controls for the AF settings are located differently and people tend to assume that factory defaults work best. Sometimes but not always in my experience.
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| Posted by jmestes: Thu Jun 21st, 2012 09:51 | 12th Post |
| I agree user error may be a factor especially for all the prosumers picking up this camera. In my experience (amateur) the D800 is much less forgiving of poor technique and requires faster shutter speeds to get the sharpest pictures. It also seems to highlight imperfections in lenses that didn't show up as much on the D3.
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| Posted by Graham Whistler: Sun Jun 24th, 2012 13:15 | 13th Post |
| No focus problems either with still photography. With video ONLY and live view it does not always pick up at once and needs to be worked on on poor light. Have been offline last three weeks location filming in N Wales back now after some very wet weather but finished the project OK.
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| Posted by Constable: Sun Jun 24th, 2012 14:20 | 14th Post |
| I have seen no problems and have used the left focus in routine work Ed
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| Posted by Ray Ninness: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 05:52 | 15th Post |
| If you stick the Focus Box over the subjects shoulder, or off in the wild blue yonder, you might just notice a bit of focus shift from the subject??? ya think??? 
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| Posted by Graham Whistler: Thu Jun 28th, 2012 06:22 | 16th Post |
| Ray yes but any Nikon DSLR would do this if focus box is moved off the object required. I have just been filming in N Wales and a Red Kite flew past me several times so I got the D800 in action locked on focus and took several un-sharp pix!! Not my normal type of photography so I was not too upset it just made me aware just how good some of these wild life photographers like Andy Rouse are.
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| Posted by Ray Ninness: Fri Jun 29th, 2012 08:56 | 17th Post |
Graham Whistler wrote: Ray yes but any Nikon DSLR would do this if focus box is moved off the object required. I have just been filming in N Wales and a Red Kite flew past me several times so I got the D800 in action locked on focus and took several un-sharp pix!! Not my normal type of photography so I was not too upset it just made me aware just how good some of these wild life photographers like Andy Rouse are.I have always been frustrated when ever I try to shoot anything in flight, bird especially??? I know how to shoot race car, fast motorcycles, and the occasional airplane, but put feathers on it, and I'm lost??? 
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| Posted by jk: Fri Jun 29th, 2012 19:14 | 18th Post |
Ray Ninness wrote:Graham Whistler wrote:Ray yes but any Nikon DSLR would do this if focus box is moved off the object required. I have just been filming in N Wales and a Red Kite flew past me several times so I got the D800 in action locked on focus and took several un-sharp pix!! Not my normal type of photography so I was not too upset it just made me aware just how good some of these wild life photographers like Andy Rouse are.I have always been frustrated when ever I try to shoot anything in flight, bird especially??? I know how to shoot race car, fast motorcycles, and the occasional airplane, but put feathers on it, and I'm lost??? And because you are shooting against the light you need to give it +2 EV and it moves fast and sometimes erratically. Just shows how each different type o photography has its own tips, tricks and learnings.
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| Posted by Iain: Sun Jul 1st, 2012 05:34 | 19th Post |
| Moving from sports to birds is not that far apart Ray, it justs takes a bit of practise. Keep at it. :thumbsup:
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| Posted by Ray Ninness: Sun Jul 1st, 2012 12:28 | 20th Post |
Iain wrote: Moving from sports to birds is not that far apart Ray, it justs takes a bit of practise. Keep at it. :thumbsup:I seldom can find the time to do any serious shooting of late..Perhaps just a phase??? :sleepy:
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