Autofocus micro-adjust

[Art Vandelay]

Bit of an old thread, but just wondering how you got on with this ?

[Lazyshooter]

I know this is quite an old thread but certainly an important one I think. I have a 50 mm f1.4 lens which I bought when I was using a D40. On that the D40 I really liked this lens but when I bought a D7000 I was not pleased with the results. Recently I adjusted the autofocus for this lens and now it is working very nicely. It needed an adjustment of -15 which explains why I was not happy with this lens on the D7000, every photo was out of focus when using wide apertures! From what I understand, there can be camera to camera variation which may partly explain why it worked nicely on the D40 but not the D7000. Also, the higher resolution of the D7000 is certainly going to show up poor focusing to a greater degree than the D40.

Anyway, don't be lazy and micro-adjust if you suspect a lens is not autofocusing correctly. If my experience is anything to go by, it is worth the little effort required.

[Duane Pipe]

Good subject Tricky. Thanks for reviving it Lazy. I have had a go at my 7d but that was a long time ago, I must come back to this thread

[fishographer]

Just found this thread after doing a search, was going to ask the question but did a search first just in case , checked my lenses, Tokina 11-16 as spot on at every focal length but the 50mm 1.4 needed +10 of adjustment, now to see how much difference it has made in real world shooting.

[CarlR]

My camera (Nikon D5000) doesn't have the user adjustment in the menu. Having pulled my hair out with my 70-200mm f2.8. I dropped it in to the local Nikon service agent for adjustment.

There is about a week turn around time, so I'll let you know the results.

[CarlR]

Managed to pick up my camera and lenses from the local Nikon service agent.

Service report stated that the body was back focussing and need adjustment. My 24-70 also required calibration.

A quick test shot looked like it is now spot on.