not happy with the d7000

racefanracefan Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
edited June 15, 2012 in Cameras
right now im pretty tick off with the camera, i just went out to take pics of the lightning and the camera would not auto focus worth a crap. i made sure that i had a focus point on a tree so it would focus. i missed about a dozen pics of the lightning because of this. my old d90 never had an issue...any tips or advice would be great....

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  • FearNothing321FearNothing321 Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2012
    racefan wrote: »
    right now im pretty tick off with the camera, i just went out to take pics of the lightning and the camera would not auto focus worth a crap. i made sure that i had a focus point on a tree so it would focus. i missed about a dozen pics of the lightning because of this. my old d90 never had an issue...any tips or advice would be great....

    put it on Manual focus, focus the lens to infinity
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  • racefanracefan Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2012
    the only issue i have is that its hard to tell when its dark if its focused..
  • Robert_CRobert_C Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins
    edited June 14, 2012
    I tried it before. I placed it in manual mode, set it to F8, focus to infinity, position the camera even before the strike happens, then press the shutter. It will take a couple of seconds but I got the shot.
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  • FearNothing321FearNothing321 Registered Users Posts: 123 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2012
    racefan wrote: »
    the only issue i have is that its hard to tell when its dark if its focused..

    what lens are you using?

    If there is no distance indicator, turn the focusing ring all the way to the left and back it off slightly
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  • W.W. WebsterW.W. Webster Registered Users Posts: 3,204 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2012
    racefan wrote: »
    the only issue i have is that its (sic) hard to tell when its (sic) dark if its (sic) focused..
    What's that got to do with this particular model of camera? ne_nau.gif
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  • MomaZunkMomaZunk Registered Users Posts: 421 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2012
    I feel the D7000 is challenged in focusing in low light(predawn) even with a 2.8 lens. I use a flashlight and a zoomed in LCD screen to manually focus to help in those conditions. I did not use my D90 as much in those conditions, so cannot compare.
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  • time2smiletime2smile Registered Users Posts: 835 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2012
    You must of had the D90 set to AF-C do the same with the D7K,
    you cant focus in the dark
    when i do lightning, i manual focus just before infinity, and take like a 5 second exposure @f16
    good luck
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  • racefanracefan Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2012
    I was using the kit lens..18_105, it was set on af_c
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,129 moderator
    edited June 15, 2012
    For lightning and fireworks, manual focus and either set the focus during daylight or use a remote specular light to focus on. I recommend reviewing the image (chimp) occasionally to make sure that focus hasn't been inadvertently changed.
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