Nikon D750 & D780

@snerkler

On a different topic, you mentioned earlier that some of your lenses are front focusing. I have read several people complaining the D750 is front focusing. I also read that due to the AF assembly issue (related to flare affected models) many reported front focusing issue, but not sure if that is correct. At the same time, I don't recall people here complaining of front focusing issues

I have only three lenses and my 85 F1.8G front focusses on 0, but spot on at +9. I was testing the Tamron 70-200 2.8 the other day and my test revealed +8 to +17 as the AF tune range. I need to do the test again on the 70-200 as it is a bit tricky with such shallow DOF and I don't have space inside for 50 times the focal length.

Just wondering if you are thinking to send your body and a lens to Nikon and get it checked. I might do that after testing a bit more if it turns out front focusing with all my lenses.

Wonder how many here use AF fine tuning values other than 0.
 
anibap said:
@snerkler

On a different topic, you mentioned earlier that some of your lenses are front focusing. I have read several people complaining the D750 is front focusing. I also read that due to the AF assembly issue (related to flare affected models) many reported front focusing issue, but not sure if that is correct. At the same time, I don't recall people here complaining of front focusing issues

I have only three lenses and my 85 F1.8G front focusses on 0, but spot on at +9. I was testing the Tamron 70-200 2.8 the other day and my test revealed +8 to +17 as the AF tune range. I need to do the test again on the 70-200 as it is a bit tricky with such shallow DOF and I don't have space inside for 50 times the focal length.

Just wondering if you are thinking to send your body and a lens to Nikon and get it checked. I might do that after testing a bit more if it turns out front focusing with all my lenses.

Wonder how many here use AF fine tuning values other than 0.
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Most my lenses need a bit of a tweak.
 
You're not the only one to feel like this but what may help when you go out is to try to take some of the pressure off yourself by not thinking you must get a great shot or looking for that great composition. This is what I went through. I remember going to Venice with my other half and being desperate to get some fantastic shots of the canals and bridges etc - so much so that I neglected enjoying the time with her. Btw - she is naturally very good at composition. When she started she wasn't very good at all, so I gave her some tips about composition and she improved so much that sometimes she gets better shots than I do, which goes to show that you can learn and improve.

Look for unusual angles, reflections....if there is interesting light then experiment with it, the shadows etc. I shoot stills rather than action and it's not easy finding a really interesting composition. Look for leading lines maybe, patterns and shapes...anything that might be different or unusual. These mixed with light and shadows can give some nice images, especially in monochrome.



snerkler said:
Firstly thanks for the kind words and encouragement. Secondly Ani I think to an extent you're right (although I do like motorsport so hopefully I'm not crap :p), I am unfortunately the kind of person who forgets/can't see what I can do well and just focusses on what I can't, kind of the grass is always greener. It is a character flaw I'm aware of and as yet have not managed to change ;)

I think going out shooting with my mate may help a little, but I must learn to focus on what I can do well as you've suggested.

Thanks again.
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anibap said:
Wonder how many here use AF fine tuning values other than 0.
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I watched the video posted a while ago on the 'Dot-tune' method - and honestly, it baffled the s*** out of me so haven't bothered with it. Maybe if someone explained it in Arabic or Russian, I'd get it. :runaway:

Wouldn't be surprised if the lenses needed a tweak - I'll have to revisit the vid again soon and try and get my head around it.
 
snerkler said:
Is it something that you can learn, and if so how? Or is it just a case that some people have it and some don't?
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Some people do have a natural 'eye' for framing shots. Others don't but, IMO, the best way to improve in that regard is to look at lots of pictures that 'work', take lots of pictures of your own and analyse how they succeed and fail. Learning things like rules of thirds and leading lines is too formulaic. It'll make for pictures that don't look crap, but they may well look forced.

The BIG thing to learn about composition is looking at the WHOLE frame. A good trick for seeing the whole frame as one is to squint through the viewfinder to put everything out of focus. That way all you see are shapes, colours, tones. Those are what give pictures balance or tension - depending which you want. Then you have to pay attention to the details - like trees growing out of people's heads!

There's a lot more to it, obviously, but trusting your instincts is usually a good thing. If it looks right, it is right.
 
@minnnt David, I do use the 14mm but I need to find a Lens profile correction for LR for it. Too get rid of the "moustache" distortion which is really visable on certain passes, like the one over my house a few days ago. Example below. Makes it look like the driver of the ISS has had to many sherbets ;)

311ISSHouse03062016 by Martin Coomer, on Flickr
 
Picked up my new Sigma 150-600C today, cant wait to use it next week on the Farne islands. And my new Tamron 70-200vc should be here tomorrow too. One happy man. :runaway:
 
anibap said:
@snerkler

On a different topic, you mentioned earlier that some of your lenses are front focusing. I have read several people complaining the D750 is front focusing. I also read that due to the AF assembly issue (related to flare affected models) many reported front focusing issue, but not sure if that is correct. At the same time, I don't recall people here complaining of front focusing issues

I have only three lenses and my 85 F1.8G front focusses on 0, but spot on at +9. I was testing the Tamron 70-200 2.8 the other day and my test revealed +8 to +17 as the AF tune range. I need to do the test again on the 70-200 as it is a bit tricky with such shallow DOF and I don't have space inside for 50 times the focal length.

Just wondering if you are thinking to send your body and a lens to Nikon and get it checked. I might do that after testing a bit more if it turns out front focusing with all my lenses.

Wonder how many here use AF fine tuning values other than 0.
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I'm not sure if mine was better before it went in for the flare issue or not tbh. My 70-200mm is +12 IIRC, my 50mm f1.8 is +18, Tamron 150-600mm is +2, 18-35mm is +2 or 3, and the 24-120mm +1 or 2. That Sigma 85mm didn't correct enough with AF fine tune, until I tried it with the default AF fine tune (in order for this to work you have to clear the memory of the saved fine tune otherwise the saved fine tune over rules) and found +4 corrected it. After discovering this I tried my other lenses (deleting them from memory first having made a note of the setting). With default set to +4 my 70-200mm was spot on, as was my 24-120mm bizarrely despite there being a difference of about 10 normally. The 50mm f.18 didn't correct fully so had to reset it to +18mm. I've not tried the other lenses yet.
 
southernjessie said:
You're not the only one to feel like this but what may help when you go out is to try to take some of the pressure off yourself by not thinking you must get a great shot or looking for that great composition. This is what I went through. I remember going to Venice with my other half and being desperate to get some fantastic shots of the canals and bridges etc - so much so that I neglected enjoying the time with her. Btw - she is naturally very good at composition. When she started she wasn't very good at all, so I gave her some tips about composition and she improved so much that sometimes she gets better shots than I do, which goes to show that you can learn and improve.

Look for unusual angles, reflections....if there is interesting light then experiment with it, the shadows etc. I shoot stills rather than action and it's not easy finding a really interesting composition. Look for leading lines maybe, patterns and shapes...anything that might be different or unusual. These mixed with light and shadows can give some nice images, especially in monochrome.
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Thanks for this. Rules of thirds, leading lines, patterns etc are all things that I'm aware of, and for certain genres such as Landscapes I feel that I'm OK with this. It's still life and more inanimate objects so to speak. For example some people can make a post box look interesting, whereas I just make it look like a S*** picture of a post box :lol:

Ed Sutton said:
Some people do have a natural 'eye' for framing shots. Others don't but, IMO, the best way to improve in that regard is to look at lots of pictures that 'work', take lots of pictures of your own and analyse how they succeed and fail. Learning things like rules of thirds and leading lines is too formulaic. It'll make for pictures that don't look crap, but they may well look forced.

The BIG thing to learn about composition is looking at the WHOLE frame. A good trick for seeing the whole frame as one is to squint through the viewfinder to put everything out of focus. That way all you see are shapes, colours, tones. Those are what give pictures balance or tension - depending which you want. Then you have to pay attention to the details - like trees growing out of people's heads!

There's a lot more to it, obviously, but trusting your instincts is usually a good thing. If it looks right, it is right.
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Again, thanks for this. I appreciate all the advice I've been given. I do think that this yesterday may help, opened my eyes a bit but I will also take on board these things too :)
 
southernjessie said:
You're not the only one to feel like this but what may help when you go out is to try to take some of the pressure off yourself by not thinking you must get a great shot or looking for that great composition. This is what I went through. I remember going to Venice with my other half and being desperate to get some fantastic shots of the canals and bridges etc - so much so that I neglected enjoying the time with her. Btw - she is naturally very good at composition. When she started she wasn't very good at all, so I gave her some tips about composition and she improved so much that sometimes she gets better shots than I do, which goes to show that you can learn and improve.

Look for unusual angles, reflections....if there is interesting light then experiment with it, the shadows etc. I shoot stills rather than action and it's not easy finding a really interesting composition. Look for leading lines maybe, patterns and shapes...anything that might be different or unusual. These mixed with light and shadows can give some nice images, especially in monochrome.
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Interesting debate. Like most things, there are a few that have raw natural talent that you either have, or haven't. But most people can learn to get to a general standard through time and effort. I would guess that the vast majority of people on here are self taught, I certainly am and you have to be sensible about your own expectations. Being critical is a good thing, but being too critical is just going to drag you down and kill the enjoyment. That's the important bit, you will always excel when you enjoy whatever it is that you're doing, the minute you stop enjoying something.. I have long recognised that I need to find something a little challenging for me to really get into it, it's this that keeps me interested.

Time is my biggest issue. There are things that I should invest more time into; projects that I keep meaning to try. I was looking at someone's work who I admire the other day and I felt a little deflated about my own ability, but I quickly concluded that I just need to study it a little more and get out of my comfort zone.
 
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Chuckoir said:
:LOL:

How did that happen? Bought another whilst waiting for yours to come home?
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Yes lol. Nikon gave me no lead time as parts were not in stock, then it appears lol. I needed one for weddings so orderered with intention to sell one when Nikon fixed mine.
 
Chuckoir said:
So, now the boy has reached the grand old age of 6 months (!) - we've started weaning him... should've known how bloody messy it'd be! Still, he seems to be enjoying himself...

Eat it, or wear it, who cares?! by Chuckoir, on Flickr

Can't beat a lovely bit of fist for "dessert"...

Om nom nom by Chuckoir, on Flickr
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We're into the second month of this new baby led weaning. Fortunately our little lady seems to have the same appetite as her dad. I was only snapping away exactly this an hour ago.
 
Livin The Dream said:
We're into the second month of this new baby led weaning. Fortunately our little lady seems to have the same appetite as her dad. I was only snapping away exactly this an hour ago.
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Yeah that's what we're doing - baby led - hadn't heard of it until the wife came home one day raving about it... terrifies me to be honest, I swear he went blue at one point. Puts me right of my dinner... hence taking pictures instead!

Oh well, gotta happen at some point I suppose!
 
Chuckoir said:
Yeah that's what we're doing - baby led - hadn't heard of it until the wife came home one day raving about it... terrifies me to be honest, I swear he went blue at one point. Puts me right of my dinner... hence taking pictures instead!

Oh well, gotta happen at some point I suppose!
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We didn't do it but my friend swears by it. Especially a bit further down the line when they're easier to take out with you for meals.
 
Chuckoir said:
Yeah that's what we're doing - baby led - hadn't heard of it until the wife came home one day raving about it... terrifies me to be honest, I swear he went blue at one point. Puts me right of my dinner... hence taking pictures instead!

Oh well, gotta happen at some point I suppose!
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I have a picture of pretty much every vegetable and fruit hanging out of her mouth. Here's her first piece of steak that she sucked the life out of at a BBQ

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She's just started to sit up for long periods without toppling over, not quite there yet. But this will open up many more photo opportunities. Not sure about you, but it's quite limiting when you have either a baby on their back or in someone's arms.

I've been looking at various new props already in readiness.
 
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Sir SR said:
We didn't do it but my friend swears by it. Especially a bit further down the line when they're easier to take out with you for meals.
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We're only on day 2, but he seems fairly content on sucking the food at the moment, but yeah apparently it makes it easier later on...

Anyway, I've dragged this waaaay off topic, apologies!
 
Livin The Dream said:
I have a picture of pretty much every vegetable and fruit hanging out of her mouth. Here's her first piece of steak that she sucked the life out of at a BBQ

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She's just started to sit up for long periods without toppling over, not quite there yet. But this will open up many more photo opportunities. Not sure about you, but it's quite limiting when you have either a baby on their back or in someone's arms.

I've been looking at various new props already in readiness.
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Haha, love it!

They seem to save the best expressions for when they're sucking on a piece of food. Agree about the positioning, he's not quite sitting up on his own unaided yet - he does for about 30 seconds, then ends up on his back. :LOL:
 
The D750's all tucked up in it's case along with the D7200 and a few lenses ready for Saturday's wedding in North Wales... This'll be the first wedding I've shot where the venue is also a campsite so I'm heading up tomorrow to help the Bride and Groom get set up and the I'll probably head out for a few landscapes in the evening.

Already starting to get excited! :D
 
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