Okay I've had the lens now going on two years but have never noticed this issue on my d700 and didnt in the 4 months I owned my d800. On the d700 ive got some cracking shots at range.
But last weekend I took it out on my d800e and noticed that on close range shot, like I normally shoot with this(head shoulder) its bang on and very sharp with MA set to +9. but go to get a full body shot the focus is way off.
Ive got picture of my 2 year old daughter, 4 year old daughter and my wife and even with them standing still there out of focus and you can the the focus on the ground in front of where she is standing.
Has anyone else had similar issues.
I need to check with my other lens but haven't noticed it with them , I've been in china for 3 weeks and have full body shots with my 24-70 and 50 and they seemed fine.
I thought it must be the body but why then would it only be with this lens. The lens has had no drops or bumps and as i say it's spot on close.
I dont want to send the body in after my last issue and to be honest I'm not keep on sending the lens either.
should I or just live with it?
heres a sample ..focus on the left eye if I remember correctly DSC_2145fullsize by pmac1985, on Flickr
just check some of my china shots and they seem fine even at distance.. i dont know why all on this day were like above
Im in the uk. We just visit shanghai every year for around 3 weeks to visit my wifes family.
I had never considered getting anything looked at in china..I thought they would od be worse than the UK to be honest seeint how everything else works in n China.
We stumbled apon the nikon plaza by jing'an temple this year actually. The sevice centre was closed andvthe 4-5 shop staff seemed more interested in chatting and having a laugh at the backnof the shop rather than serve of interact with any of the customers browsing the shop. Normaly the sales staff in cyina are like a fly round sh*t
pmac1985 wrote:
Im in the uk. We just visit shanghai every year for around 3 weeks to visit my wifes family.
I had never considered getting anything looked at in china..I thought they would od be worse than the UK to be honest seeint how everything else works in n China.
We stumbled apon the nikon plaza by jing'an temple this year actually. The sevice centre was closed andvthe 4-5 shop staff seemed more interested in chatting and having a laugh at the backnof the shop rather than serve of interact with any of the customers browsing the shop. Normaly the sales staff in cyina are like a fly round sh*t...Show more →
I have had issues with a number of cameras (K5 x2, D800) and lenses : bar one lens that had to be sent back to Japan (DA*300) for SDM replacement every other item has been fixed within 48 hours (even though they often initially say "1 week"). All items have been perfect from then on.
There is also a WHOLE FLOOR of repair shops on the 6th floor of the camera mall (Building 1 of the 3 housing photography retailers) at Xie Tu Lu / Luban Lu. I go to an old guy there who is brilliant for repairs, he has done all this for me ; sensor cleans, CLA, old lens repairs, mount changes etc. and he even refuses to accept payment for small jobs from me.
I'd have any lens/camera fixed here without a second thought !
Frog fish- thats good to know incase I have any future issues when I'm there. Im was just a bit weary seeing how everything else seem to be done half arsed or to make as much money as possible there.
I have the old 85 1.4D and I have a similar issue as I understand it... At 1.4, I have to crank the AFtune a bit to get it right for headshots and stuff at close to minimal focal distance... but then when I back up and focus closer to infinity it's screwy then... I tend to use it for close up stuff mostly, but I find it annoying... Never thought to get it looked at because I have this odd hunch that it wont get fixed!
It happened on 85 1.4D, 105 f/2 DC on D3 and D700, and a different 85 1.4D on my new D800.
"For such a fast lens this is an impressive performance. Unfortunately there is one issue that spoils the party a little bit: the lens showed a slight amount focus shift when stopping down (residual spherical aberration)."
