Here’s a 12-minute video in which photographer Steve Perry shows how to use the relatively new “Auto AF Fine Tune” feature from Nikon.
If your camera is back or forward focusing, then it’s likely you need to fine tune the autofocus. Often this would involve buying a commercial kit, or doing a bit of guess work, and in more extreme cases even sending your DSLR back to Nikon itself.
- Fine Tune Auto Focus Nikon D750
- Nikon D750 Focus Screen
- Fine Tune Auto Focus Nikon D750 Wedding
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Nov 16, 2017 Yesterday I did Auto AF fine tune for the two main lenses. 24-70mm and 70-200 +/- TC 14E III on Nikon D850. It took me a good 2 hours I had to buy a collar for the 70-200 f4 to put on tripod safely. I did each lens, at each focal end, 10. Apr 21, 2016 Nikon's automated AF Fine Tune is truly one of the most welcome features we've seen added to a DSLR in recent times. We've wondered for years why camera companies don't use their contrast-detect AF to self-calibrate their phase-detect systems, instead relegating calibration to a cumbersome end-user experience.
Fine Tune Auto Focus Nikon D750
However, that is set to change with the Auto AF Fine Tune feature that is present on cameras like the Nikon D5, D500, D7500, and most likely any future mid-to-pro level cameras. (Here’s looking at you, D850.)
“The typical way Auto AF Fine Tune is performed by most users leaves a LOT of room for errors, inconsistency, and can even make things worse,” Perry tells PetaPixel. “In this video, I outline what AF Fine Tune is, proper setup, and a technique that gets me VERY similar results to what I see with commercial products.”
By using a target that is full of information for the autofocus system to lock onto, as well as ensuring it is properly lit, you can properly fine tune your camera’s focus for different lenses.
Recommended Nikon D750 Settings. The Nikon D750 is an advanced camera with many different menus and settings, and it can be overwhelming for a lot of photographers at first. So, in this article, I want to explain all the camera settings on the Nikon D750 and provide some recommendations for how to set your camera properly. Aug 31, 2017 With the Nikon's AF fine tune feature on supported models, you can manually make precise adjustments to fix any focusing problems. In this 12 minute video, photographer Steve Perry explains the auto-focus calibration techniques in depth, particularly on Nikon bodies such as Nikon D5, Nikon D500. First off we’ll need to bring up our AF-Fine tune to turn it on and make the adjustments. This is the Nikon menus but the other cameras use a very similar name and process. For a Nikon DSLR, go to the menu with spanner icon and in there at the bottom, you have the Af Fine-Tune Menu.
Unfortunately, you can only set a single fine tune preference for each lens. So for zoom lenses that have a varying AF compensation value across their range, you’ll need to compromise and go for a mid-point.
Nikon D750 Focus Screen
Fine Tune Auto Focus Nikon D750 Wedding
Check out the full video above to learn how you can utilize this feature and properly calibrate your camera and lenses.
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