#1. "RE: D800 focusing issue saga" In response to In response to 0 Tue 06-Nov-12 08:41 AM by briantilley
Paignton, GB
>Then I tried Live View focusing. And guess what - it got worse >as well!
I'm sure you realise that Live View uses a completely separate AF system. If there are problems with both, there must be something more basically wrong with your camera.
>But this is not over yet. When putting a lens on (and I'm OCD >about my things - keep everything clean, keep all boxes, >packaging, keep everything in cloth and protected) I see a lot >of dust particles around the mirror AND there is a scratch on >the mirror. A long horizontal scratch along the bottom side of >the mirror.
That's not a scratch. It's due to the partially-silvered finish of that part of the mirror for AF purposes, and it quite normal. If you'd looked carefully before sending the camera in, you would always have seen it.
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