Steve Perry D850 Auto Focus Fine Tune
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.
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.
Youtube Nikon D850 Focus System
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.
Auto AF fine tune.D850 PROBLEM SOLVED TWO WAYS. Steve Perry has a good video about this, check it out. Tried all my lenses and all said 'fine tune not. Jul 15, 2016 Steve Perry has you turn on AF Fine Tune BEFORE starting the process of doing the focus fine tune run. However, the Nikon D850 Menu Guide has you enable AF Fine Tune AFTER you do the focus fine tune run. Feb 03, 2018 D850 Necassary Calibrations - Camera or Lens - Fine Tune AF. I suggest you use the automatic focus calibration - it's built in the D850 and is very easy to use. Takes 1 mint to adjust the lens. I suggest, that the Fine Tune ability, Auto or manual, are being used only, if your intended focus point is not the real point of focus in the. Dec 06, 2017 On my D600 and D800, lenses needed fine tuning. With the D850, I tried the auto fine-tune feature. It works very fast, but ALL of my lenses are showing ZERO adjustment. That's hard to believe. And yet, I cannot prove that is wrong based on normal testing for back.
Steve Perry D850 Auto Focus Fine Tunes
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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