Post by Bridget in MD on Jul 3, 2014 23:46:35 GMT
I upgraded from a Nikon D50 to a Nikon D5100 in Oct2011.
One of the biggest differences (IMO and from what I understand) was the fact that the D50 had a motor in it, and the D5100 does not. Really, that just limits me from using older lenses, which I don't really have anyways.
I bought the camera body and kit lens (18-55mm). I have a AF-S 55-200mm lens that still works with the new camera, and sometimes I borrow my dad's 70-300mm lens. I typically shoot pictures of my children, lately playing sports (lacrosse, track, soccer are all outdoors, and summer basketball league which is in a gym with pretty bad lighting). I mention all that because I am finding lately when I look at my pictures on the PC, or even review them on the camera, many of my pictures are not focused on the subject. Instead, the picture is focusing on something usually to the left of my subject, causing the subject to be out of focus.
I'm not that good of a photographer to know if it's user error or if it's something wrong with the camera. I keep the camera in an auto setting, typically sports if I am shooting fast action. But I feel like the issue worsens the more further away I am, needing to zoom in. I've bumped up the ISO, but I'm just not confident it's all my fault.
I've never dropped this camera or any of the lenses, but they may have taken a hard jolt if I set it down on a bleacher or something. I guess my question is - do you I can send the camera and my lenses back to Nikon, and ask them to check the focus? on the camera and/or lenses? Since I am not sure there are really any issues, I could be sending them on a wild goose chase - is that a wise thing to do?
I've found some auto-focus tests I could perform, mentioned here: photographylife.com/nikon-dslr-autofocus-problems
and here: photographylife.com/how-to-quickly-test-your-dslr-for-autofocus-issues
but I just feel these test are above and beyond my comprehension
I live in rural southern MD, so there are no camera shops for me to take the camera to. I dropped my older camera before and sent it to Nikon in NY and they fixed it, but that had a clear problem =)
Any thoughts or advice?
TIA!
One of the biggest differences (IMO and from what I understand) was the fact that the D50 had a motor in it, and the D5100 does not. Really, that just limits me from using older lenses, which I don't really have anyways.
I bought the camera body and kit lens (18-55mm). I have a AF-S 55-200mm lens that still works with the new camera, and sometimes I borrow my dad's 70-300mm lens. I typically shoot pictures of my children, lately playing sports (lacrosse, track, soccer are all outdoors, and summer basketball league which is in a gym with pretty bad lighting). I mention all that because I am finding lately when I look at my pictures on the PC, or even review them on the camera, many of my pictures are not focused on the subject. Instead, the picture is focusing on something usually to the left of my subject, causing the subject to be out of focus.
I'm not that good of a photographer to know if it's user error or if it's something wrong with the camera. I keep the camera in an auto setting, typically sports if I am shooting fast action. But I feel like the issue worsens the more further away I am, needing to zoom in. I've bumped up the ISO, but I'm just not confident it's all my fault.
I've never dropped this camera or any of the lenses, but they may have taken a hard jolt if I set it down on a bleacher or something. I guess my question is - do you I can send the camera and my lenses back to Nikon, and ask them to check the focus? on the camera and/or lenses? Since I am not sure there are really any issues, I could be sending them on a wild goose chase - is that a wise thing to do?
I've found some auto-focus tests I could perform, mentioned here: photographylife.com/nikon-dslr-autofocus-problems
and here: photographylife.com/how-to-quickly-test-your-dslr-for-autofocus-issues
but I just feel these test are above and beyond my comprehension
I live in rural southern MD, so there are no camera shops for me to take the camera to. I dropped my older camera before and sent it to Nikon in NY and they fixed it, but that had a clear problem =)
Any thoughts or advice?
TIA!
