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What might be causing my AF system to misfocus?
I have a Canon Rebel T1i with the default Canon lens.
When I shoot with it, I use Auto Focus and get the red dot indicators in the viewfinder as expected.
But even though it looks like the camera is ...
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Nikon d5100 won't autofocus at all
A good friend of mine has a d5100, which was working perfectly fine yesterday. Today, however, it refuses to autofocus at all - it makes no effort to move the focusing ring etc.
I have tried ...
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Nikon D3100 won't autofocus [duplicate]
I have a Nikon D3100, and I found out recently that when I half-press the shutter to focus, it wont autofocus anymore. I've tried it with another lens - still the same problem. The autofocus is ...
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How can I repair a kit lens with a stuck auto/manual focus mode switch?
Recently got a Nikon D5100. After a few days I realized that I can't focus in manual mode. The auto-manual (A-M) switch on the lens seems to be the issue (I have to press the switch hard to manually ...
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Why does my D70s no longer focus my Nikkor 70-300, but still focuses the 18-70?
At first I thought my lens was dead but after switching to my other D70s it worked fine.
So, here's the issue:
One of my D70s bodies can no longer auto-focus my Nikkor 70-300 lens. Switch to a 18-70 ...
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EOS Rebel T3i 18-55mm lens won't take a picture - happened with two lenses
I'm a reporter for a small town paper - Early in 2012 we had a body of a T3i go bad and it was replaced new body and we used the old 18-55mm lens. It worked fine for 7-8 months. I do a lot of sports ...
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What can I do if autofocus does not work but manual focus does?
Recently, the autofocus on my Nikon D3100 stopped working. The ring of the lens wouldn't even turn when I tried to focus. However, when switched to manual focus, the camera works fine.
When I used a ...
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Canon T2i doesn't seem to take crisp photos
I've been using my Canon T2i to do portraits for the last year now, and usually have really good luck with it. Most of my shots are up close, and turn out beautiful. However, it seems like when I ...
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All my photos were blurry
I recently did a shoot of a baby and my 6 year old son, and I got some fantastic shots that were super sharp. I then did another shoot of a 6 year old and toddler and every single photo was slightly ...
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Nikon D5100 Focusing Issue
The issue I have had is where the camera tries to focus and cannot focus. It just zooms in and out constantly and no matter what I do it will not focus and fire. The only way I have found around this ...
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Autofocus Not Working on Canon 70-200 F4 L USM
This lens has been sitting on the shelf for years and I recently hauled out my DSLR to play with it. Turns out the autofocus no longer works. I'm wondering if there's any kind of remedy for this short ...
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Why does my Nikon D3100 no longer auto-focus via the viewfinder?
My Nikon D3100 out of the blue cannot focus correctly.
It seem the that the focus motor always stops at the end of the run (Infinity) and cannot lock on the target, thus cannot release the shutter. I ...
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What should I do when my Nikon AF-S lens won't auto focus?
I have a Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX I bought for my Nikon D5100, it's only a couple months old, never been dropped or anything, and it all of a sudden won't auto focus. Anyone know if this is a simple ...
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Why does my Nikon D5000's AF Assist only turn on in some automatic modes?
I am using a Nikon D5000 with a 50mm f/1.4 with autofocus. When I try to use manual mode (or aperture priority, or shutter priority), my AF assist beam does not light, which makes it hard for my ...
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Why does my Nikon D3100 no longer auto-focus correctly?
I bought my camera on January 2011. Since a few months ago, I'm facing a problem with the autofocus.
It happens with my two lenses 18/55mm and 55/200mm. I noticed that the focus light doesn't turn on ...
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How do I fix a lens with a problem returning to autofocus mode?
I bought a Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM lens for my Canon 350D. It works mostly fine, except after switching from AF to MF, I can't return to AF mode.
After I switch MF->AF, the lens doesn't ...
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Why is my Canon Powershot A1100 focusing only on the bottom part of scenes?
I've been using a Canon PowerShot A1100 IS camera for the past year and it had been working just fine until I decided to change its settings. After I had serious trouble with it, I reset the settings ...
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Why can't I take a photo in dark with auto focus, manual mode?
I'm dorking around with a Nikon D80 and I am a total beginner. I am trying to shoot some light trails but the darn thing doesn't even take a picture. I am in manual mode with the bulb setting. For ...
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Why am I getting poor AF results with my Pentax K10D?
I've been using Pentax K10D for a while and I'm a bit frustrated with performance of auto focus on that camera. Very often the images are not sharp enough despite taken in with decent lens (e.g. ...
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Why is my Canon 500D with kit lens having trouble focusing at higher focal lengths?
I have a Canon 500D with the kit lens. Recently I have observed that its not able to focus at higher zooms but it works at min zoom. To get it to focus, I have to zoom out or recompose and it works.
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Why can't my SLR autofocus on certain parts of a scene?
I had my Nikon D7000 on single-point auto focus and it just would not focus on the spots I wanted. I have marked the spots that could not be focused on with red circles, and the parts that could be ...
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What causes auto-focus “freezing”?
On occasion, the auto-focus system in my camera and/or lens just stops working. I'll be holding down the shutter release halfway and tracking a subject and I can feel/hear the auto-focus system ...
