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Camera ? - **Jax** et al
The auto focus on my zoom lens is broken (has been for about a year, I took it in and they confirmed, told me it would be as expensive to fix as it would be to get a new one).
Is it just me or is it really hard to tell if an image is focused? I'm looking through the viewfinder and I'll think it's focused, but then when I get the pictures on my computer, half are fuzzy. I have some crisp ones, so I can nail it now and then, but it's very frustrating! I'm taking pictures of my nephew, so I usually have a moving target too.
So, is it just me? Is there something I'm not doing or are my eyes failing me? Or is it just really hard to do?
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Re: Camera ? - **Jax** et al
Excuse my language, but manual focus is a ***. I've gone through the same issues you're having. I've even gone as far to chimp an image only to find that it's blurry after I've downloaded it in post.
The ONLY time I have to use it is if I'm shooting through something like a fence, water, etc. Whenever it's registering something that's more prominent and closer to me and refuses to nail the image behind, I will give in and shoot it on manual focus. When I do this however, I will take 10x the number of shots because I know I'm dealing with a pretty high margin for error and most will be scrap. Also, the smaller the object, the harder it is to shoot on manual.
Canon makes this uh-mazing 1.2 50mm lens. It's extremely popular and takes fabulous photos. It also has AF. Nikor makes one but it isn't AF. As soon as they do, I'm making it MINE!
Tilt-shift lenses are also manual, which is why I don't have any. I cheat and create any tilt-shifting effects I want in PS. (Or I just tilt the shot to begin with... Not the same though.)
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I am 100% with humpypuppy. Manual focus will be the death of me if I am forced to use it all of the time. This is the main reason that my lensbaby rarely gets used. I would definitely invest in a new lens. The 50mm 1.2 IS an amazing lens if you like primes.
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Thanks ya'll. There is nothing more aggravating than a great picture ruined by being out of focus! Thanks for the recs on new lenses. This will be on my Christmas list... now just to wait that long to get it...
I didn't know you were looking for replacement recs. That 50mm is not even close to a replacement. If you get a prime, you had better like the mm, because you're going to be stuck with it. I use primes for very specific reasons and they are in no way my primary lenses. I see the 50mm as a favorite on this board, and it's a decent lens. But if you like the flexibility you get from your zoom, you may want to consider replacing it altogether. I was only trying to talk to the AF/non-AF issue when I mentioned the 50mm.
I don't know what kind of camera you have, or what mm your broken lens is. I use Nikon and have two of the Nikon 70-200 lenses. But I have a few Tamron lenses as backups. They're a lot less expensive and do the job, but they are also slower.
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Well... I flagged the post for follow up and I was going to do some research. LOL... I don't even know what a "prime" is... guess from context clues, it's a fixed length? I could see where that would take some getting used to!
I have a Nikon D40... I wish it had higher mp, but it gets the job done and it's not in the budget to replace it right now. I just got a $2k iMac to keep up with my Adobe suite for school (I'm new in the graphic design field, grad school at UHCL) so we're working on paying that off.
Once I do some research, I may be back for more advice!!! Thanks
it's funny how different photographers can be. i love a prime lens, and pretty much only shoot with them : )
the only problem with the d40 is that it doesn't support the autofocus on some great lenses like the 50mm 1/8.
but yes, back on topic, manual focus is a b!t(h. I only use it for macro.
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