I have a D7000 that I think is not focusing correctly. Please check the photo in my gallery with the red light house the focus piont was on the light house. The camera was set to single piont focus and the lens is a brand new Nikkor 35mm.
Thanks
Brian

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Hard to say what is going on. Can you get us an unedited version of the picture? PSP removed most of the EXIF data (like Photoshop does).

Was there a filter on the lens?

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Joseph K
Seattle, WA, USA

D700, D200, D70S, 24-70mm f/2.8, VR 70-200mm f/2.8 II,
50mm f/1.4 D, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 DX

I posted the un edited photo in my gallery. I do not know how to add the link to this message. The focus was set to continuous and single piont the square in the veiwfinder was on the red lighthouse.
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Brian

According to the EXIF data, there is no "used focus point". This usually means either (1) focus was never achieved, or (2) you did a focus-and-recompose.

Given that Nikonians Gallery resized the image down to 1800 pixels, visual inspections will not be conclusive. However, given the sharpness of the rocks in the foreground, and this from the EXIF "Focus Distance: 5.01 m", my guess is that either things are not as you remember them or the camera changed the focus on you.

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Joseph K
Seattle, WA, USA

D700, D200, D70S, 24-70mm f/2.8, VR 70-200mm f/2.8 II,
50mm f/1.4 D, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 DX

The photo has been removed from the gallery but the exif data points to focus not achieved. Is the removed photo typical of all other photos or or was the posted image a one time event of missed focus among generally well focused subjects?
Stan
St Petersburg Russia

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>The photo has been removed from the gallery but the exif data
>points to focus not achieved.

He removed the original but added a new image.



According to the EXIF AF-C was used, so could that be the reason it reports no focus point selected? The use of AF-C would also rule out focus and recompose I would think.

But I agree with Joseph K that the focus plane seems to be in the foreground just past the boulders.

Pete

Edited to add: to the OP: did you take this image employing the hyper-focal technique? Or did you intend on focusing on the red light house? If focusing on the light house did you use single point focus moving the focus point or focus and recompose?

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For future reference where in the exif does it say "focus not achieved"?

Betsy
Nikon D7000, D60
Windows 7 Ultimate
Lightroom 4.1
Photoshop CS6

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Me too, I want to know.

Charlie

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I did use auto focus-c the selective focus square in the veiwfinder was on the red lighthouse and the dot was in the canter. I think I will use a different auto focus setting. Does pushing the release half way loick the focus?
Thanks
Brian

It starts the focus but in AF-C the shutter can trip even if focus is not achieved. You need to see the focused dot in the viewfinder to know that focus has been achieved. If you want you shutter not to release use the AF-S and set the option to lock the shutter until focus is achieved.

I believe the focused distance is blank or empty until focus is achieved.

George
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>For future reference where in the exif does it say
>"focus not achieved"?

This may turn out to be a misinterpretation of the EXIF data.

ExifTool 8.73 says
Primary AF Point : C6 (Center)
AF Points Used : Unknown (01 00 00 00 00 00 00)

ExifTool 9.18 says
Primary AF Point : C6 (Center)
AF Points Used : C6

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Joseph K
Seattle, WA, USA

D700, D200, D70S, 24-70mm f/2.8, VR 70-200mm f/2.8 II,
50mm f/1.4 D, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 DX

In AF-S (single), the focus will "lock" and stay at that distance as long as the focus button is held (af-on or half-pressed shutter).

In AF-C (continuous), the focus does not "lock" but instead "tracks" your original target (to an extent based on the number of points you allow it to use).

In this case, you are using single-point AF-C. This means that the camera will continuously change the focus based on what is under that one focus point as long as the focus button is held down. Here you would have wanted to be in AF-S mode.

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Joseph K
Seattle, WA, USA

D700, D200, D70S, 24-70mm f/2.8, VR 70-200mm f/2.8 II,
50mm f/1.4 D, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 DX