heikoM wrote:
50 mm 1.4 D (like the old small lenses, use it for free-lensing, too) at 1.4
I agree with the warm skin-tones. As you see, the back is very blue. In the wideangle shots the blue background takes a lot more of the image. This is the compromise I choosed for the overall set.
heiko
I never liked the 50 1/4 because it is too soft wide open. Shooting that lens WO might be the problem.
James R wrote:
I never liked the 50 1/4 because it is too soft wide open. Shooting that lens WO might be the problem.
Sorry, itīs not.
If you look at the images at full res. you see a back-focus. That has nothing to do with soft lenses. Point of focus and resolution capability of a lens are two different things.
I also had the issue with the 50/1.4 G and the 35 1.8 G (the new one)
heikoM wrote:
Hi guys who switched to the Nikon Df.
Can anyone comment on the AF performance of the Df?
I ask, because I just throw my two D600 in the corner - yes, angry.
After having some AF inconsistency in the past with the D600 I tried to give it another shot. I tested at home, I calibrated the AF to be spot on at different distances.
But as I culled a wedding from the weekend two weeks ago, I saw that most of my church ceremony images were slightly out of focus, back-focus about 10 cm. (Not moving subjects)In normal light the focus was spot on. Damn!
After I read a bit on the internet I found that back-focus with the D600 in warm light is known. I sent the cameras to Nikon, they checked it and said "The AF is perfectly calibrated - as good as it gets" Pity, that is not good enough.
I hope for another solution then buying a Nikon flagship camera (heavy and expensive).
The Df is known to have the same AF module as the D600: So owners, what is your experienc?
I've owned the D90, D7000, D600 and D610. I currently own the Df. The AF of the Df is spot on all the time with my Lenses. It would sometimes miss on the D600 and D610. I never miss with the Df. Although they both have the same amount of focus points and same AF system on paper, the Df seems to be a HUGE improvement with overall focusing. Please keep in mind that I only use Center Focus and use the "Focus and Compose" method all the time.
Here is an example: focus was on the bride, but he is sharp
ISO 1600, 250/sec, 3078 K (read: warm)
heiko
You're experiencing what I described. The groom is much more contrasty, so the AF decided to jump to him. I'd MUCH rather it act like the AF systems I'm used to; if it can't find focus it never locks, I don't want it to say "meh, close enough". Make ME find a more contrasty place to focus.
It's almost like there's an option in the menu we're forgetting to turn off. Is there a way to turn off the facial recognition? I don't want the camera to have any intelligence.
lxdesign wrote:
agree..... my D800 has way better AF than the Df... do I let this spoil my fun? hell no.
It is so fun to use and it definitely makes the user work for it. Tonight I was playing around with its AF. I found the outer points to be more accurate when using 3D tracking and starting with the central points. I guess the central points let the outer points know where abouts they should be looking.
After looking at the 20 or so shots using the method described above, I found only two shots out of focus. Looks like using 3D tracking and starting with the central point may be the route to go...
Jason_Brook wrote:
You're experiencing what I described. The groom is much more contrasty, so the AF decided to jump to him. I'd MUCH rather it act like the AF systems I'm used to; if it can't find focus it never locks, I don't want it to say "meh, close enough". Make ME find a more contrasty place to focus.
It's almost like there's an option in the menu we're forgetting to turn off. Is there a way to turn off the facial recognition? I don't want the camera to have any intelligence.
It is so fun to use and it definitely makes the user work for it. Tonight I was playing around with its AF. I found the outer points to be more accurate when using 3D tracking and starting with the central points. I guess the central points let the outer points know where abouts they should be looking....Show more →
No, I donīt think the camera decides to jump on the more contrasty part of the image as I used single point AF.
I had nearly constant back-focussing in this environment, not only a few images. Later, at the reception, AF was spot on.
I don't know what I've started doing differently in the past week, but I've really been able to tame the DF's AF. I'm still chimping like crazy and popping double shots to insure focus, but I'm definitely getting better results. Every now and then it back focuses, especially on the outer points.
It is so fun to use and it definitely makes the user work for it. Tonight I was playing around with its AF. I found the outer points to be more accurate when using 3D tracking and starting with the central points. I guess the central points let the outer points know where abouts they should be looking.