glenerrolrd
Workshop Member
I must be missing something ? Never would I do a focus test on a subject that is parallel to the camera . Put something on the ground with a big target and with room all around it . Did I miss any discussion of front or rear focusing ? The photographer is always the greatest variable and suspect until proven innocent . Manual focus or AF ....the most frequently encountered problems are the photographer .
The part I have a hard time accepting is that the EVF showed it was in perfect focus and yet the image wasn t . Step One prove your focus accuracy . Shoot wide open and look for the plane of focus . The ideal distance is about 20 feet and you should have a big target to aim at thats easy to verify you have it in focus . would love to see the focus plane .
Step 2 ..camera motion ...turn off IBIS and shoot from a stable tripod ...Eliminate the variables.
Step 3 ..try a different Native lens and skip the stuff about the view camera until you know you have a good camera .
Always try to shoot wide open and at a low ISO so that the plane of focus is identifiable and you have no issues with noise .
I don t doubt for a minute that you have a defective camera but I am responding because I see too many “my camera sucks “posts without a reasonable testing process.
The part I have a hard time accepting is that the EVF showed it was in perfect focus and yet the image wasn t . Step One prove your focus accuracy . Shoot wide open and look for the plane of focus . The ideal distance is about 20 feet and you should have a big target to aim at thats easy to verify you have it in focus . would love to see the focus plane .
Step 2 ..camera motion ...turn off IBIS and shoot from a stable tripod ...Eliminate the variables.
Step 3 ..try a different Native lens and skip the stuff about the view camera until you know you have a good camera .
Always try to shoot wide open and at a low ISO so that the plane of focus is identifiable and you have no issues with noise .
I don t doubt for a minute that you have a defective camera but I am responding because I see too many “my camera sucks “posts without a reasonable testing process.