Just bought a refurbished d7000 from B&H and thought I was very lucky (out of stock in major stores) by getting one.
Well the purpose for buying this camera is to be my d700 backup which I love (after aprox 12 years using Canon) but this d7k just keeps back focusing....already made "real" life" proofing, tripod, etc...and actually around 80% of my pics are back focused, and everything goes well when doing AF TUNE ADJUSTMENT between -15/-20!!!!
So, what would you guys do in my situation? ask B&H for my money and wait a long time so someone get it in stock, or send it to NIKON?
If I send it to NIKON you think this will get fixed? this is a refurbished one...any experiences with NIKON warranty services?
Send it back. Don't waste your time sending it to nikon. Why should you have to get something serviced when you wanted something that worked from the get go? My 2c.
I have to agree with LLondon. I have several bodies and many of Nikon's best lenses. The lenses usually require different Fine Tune focus adjustment on each camera, for each lens. So, long as you can use the focus adjustment to get accurate focus on the d7k, every time, why mess with it any further?
You can't get the lens calibrated, since it apparently works okay on your d700. Mine have Fine Tune set and working on 2 bodies, the d300 and d700, and half a dozen lenses, for almost 4 years. I don't even think about it until I see one of these types of questions.
Normally I would 100% agree with LLondon and Kerry -- what's the use of complaining about having to use MFA if it actually works, right?
In your situation, though, I would send it back. -15/-20 is bordering on the extremes of MFA and if *ALL* your lenses are requiring this, there is some serious misalignment going on with the camera.
If you never plan on buying another lens, maybe keep it, but if you end up changing out lenses eventually and you get one that doesn't "play" well with your D7000, you'll be wondering whether it's actually the lens that is out of tolerance or the camera.
(FWIW I had to use MFA when I had the D7000, but in small numbers. My amazingly sharp 35 1.8 on the D90 looked like poop on the D7000, but nothing a -7 or so didn't fix).
Given the reputation that B&H have (Yes, even down under) I would take it back and I am sure they will look after you
My D7k was back focussing and I sent it in to Nikon with a CD demonstrating the fact.
It appears that there were some parts replaced, but now, seven working days later, with no focus adjust, (set to zero) it is dangerously sharp.
Tim
I know I can live with a -15/-20 adjustment, but who knows if in the future I buy a new lens that needs -5 by default, so even -20 wont fix it
Still undecided, if I send it to BH will be backup-less , and who knows when Ill be able to get another one...supposedly a refurbished camera should work flawlessly, but wel....
Btw, the camera looks like new, 100/100 , only 17 actuations....
Another question is, is there any risk that in the future the lens or the body gets "more" uncalibrated? That instead of need -15 , will need -18, and so on?
Yes, you should return it. I foolishly bought one in October and did not test it with every lens until after the return period had expired. Then I sent it for service and had to wait months for parts. See this thread.
Thanks for the input EBH...so returning is the option =(
I ordered it on jan 28th and received it on feb 2nd....only 119 actuations , hope B&H can make a refund on this...now the question is, to buy or not another refurbished one
D7000 is a big success on paper (lots of sales), but a total flop on the real stage. Small cramped body, uncomfortable grip (compared to D90), super sensitive shutter button, over exposure problem, back focus, red skin tone unless you shoot RAW and post process it, etc... That's why I sold mine in a heart beat.
I know I will get flamed by the D7000 defenders but I don't really care. This is an opinion forum.
The thing with back focus on the D7000 is, if you use micro adjustment to fix it, it doesn't work at all focal lengths. Mine back focuses severely from 18mm to 50mm, and not so much from 50mm on.
D7000 makes a good tripod landscape camera where you can focus using live view and and you'd be able to take advantage of the dynamic range and resolution of the sensor. But for anything else, a used D300S for the price of a refurb D7000 is a much better camera.
VTXT wrote:
D7000 is a big success on paper (lots of sales), but a total flop on the real stage. Small cramped body, uncomfortable grip (compared to D90), super sensitive shutter button, over exposure problem, back focus, red skin tone unless you shoot RAW and post process it, etc... That's why I sold mine in a heart beat.
I know I will get flamed by the D7000 defenders but I don't really care. This is an opinion forum.
The thing with back focus on the D7000 is, if you use micro adjustment to fix it, it doesn't work at all focal lengths. Mine back focuses severely from 18mm to 50mm, and not so much from 50mm on.
D7000 makes a good tripod landscape camera where you can focus using live view and and you'd be able to take advantage of the dynamic range and resolution of the sensor. But for anything else, a used D300S for the price of a refurb D7000 is a much better camera.
The small cramped body is the only item that cannot be fixed, although the back focus problem, if you are one of the few (like me) who got one that back focussed, does require a warranty return.
For the rest, there are in the menu options to adjust metering, saturation and just about anything else that may require post. I still shoot, Raw to 1 and Jpeg fine to card 2 and find myself having to fine tune a raw file less and less, such is quality of the jpegs I am now getting.
You can either send $5-00 to Will (aka Trenchmonkey) who will forward you the basic settings for in camera processing which you can then fine tune to your own taste or practice a little patience as you work it out for yourself. Patience in photography, is the big difference between those who consistently produce great pics and the likes of my self.
Dont be put off by the naysayers as it is great camera.
I have a 7k that back focuses, i just micro adjust and live with it...a couple of mine need slightly different MA at extreme focal lengths, i always side with the longer focal length, because the dof is less...most lenses (all nikkor) need like -5 to -10... My tokina 11-16 gets -20 and is wicked sharp.., my nikon 50mm 1.8 gets +5 or something like that... I'm happy...
I have only tested With 2 primes, I mainly shoot primes, already pre-ordered the new 85 , and still undecided on getting the 135 or 105, so Im afraid these telephotos wont focus correctly, because the camera is already -15/-20 even though I barely use backup equipment isnt fair to get this camera uncalibrated
I have had two, both back focused a great deal. I sent them back to Nikon and whilst both came back better they still required MA on all my lenses bar two. I only have one now but I like the camera (apart from the buffer) and the shots are very sharp. If you can correct the focus issues with MA & get good results I would be happy and just use it.
I just returned mine...it was a brand new one and every lens needed adjustment. Bought a d700 and never looked back. All mine had to be adjusted to -15 to -20. I just didn't feel good about it. Different strokes for different folks.
It was a long one like mine?