D30 out focus problems

[luk]

I just bought a D30 (outlooking very new)from ebay,
but I found 80% of the pictures are out of focus.I used
3 different lens to try(EF 50mm F1.8, Tokina 28-70mm F2.6-2.8, Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 LD) and found the Tamron seems get bit better focusing results about 50/50. Other two lense about 20/80(80% out focus). I wonder that problems from the D30 body or the lens. Any one get similar problems from your D30? please give me some advice, Thanks everybody here.

Jackson

[robertwgross]

First of all, use a high-contrast target to try a focus experiment, and make sure there is plenty of light. Make sure your camera is in single-shot mode, not Sports.

If you still get mostly bad focus shots, then there might be something wrong in the camera body. You've already tried multiple lenses.

---Bob Gross---

[mvonditter]

I just bought a D30 (outlooking very new)from ebay,
but I found 80% of the pictures are out of focus.I used
3 different lens to try(EF 50mm F1.8, Tokina 28-70mm F2.6-2.8, Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 LD) and found the Tamron seems get bit better focusing results about 50/50. Other two lense about 20/80(80% out focus). I wonder that problems from the D30 body or the lens. Any one get similar problems from your D30? please give me some advice, Thanks everybody here.

Jackson

Battery charge? I know my old D30 did not like being low on juice.:)

[robertwgross]

Somehow that does not surprise me about a D30.

When my D60 shows the partial battery icon, it is already "skating out onto thin ice" for power. Then everything gets shaking, including AF, and finally the thing craps out.

---Bob Gross---

[tommy_t]

I just picked up a D30 as well and I've had no focusing problems at all. Low light or low battery, images are crisp. Sound like a body problem.

[luk]

These few days I reseach a lot of information about D30 focusing problems from the web. Some reviews said D30 has "Soft" focus, I wonder my "out of focus" actually is "Soft". So, how I know and prove that problem is "Soft" or "Out"? I used Canon SLR for last 20 years since EOS 620 but this is my first DSLR. I never had any problems with focusing from CANON!

Anyone has any idea, I'm very appreciate.

Jackson

[aggarcia]

Currently using a D30, there is a different between soft and out of focus. Here is a link to some motorsports pictures take a few weeks back with my Sigma EX 70-200 2.8 with and with out a 1.4 telecon. These are not soft or out of focus. How does yuor D30 compare?

http://www.garciaalfaracing.com/DN/