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Autofocus, lens or body?

 
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Jan 15, 2007 15:37 |  #1

Which really controls it's accuracy? I hear people talking all the time about having a lens that is perfectly sharp, or sometimes not, but is it only the lens? Reason I'm asking is because I'm starting to notice that A LOT of my shots look great in the camera's LCD, but like crap in my monitor, focus-wise. Obviously due to the difference in screen size, but I used to be able to see the missed shots easily, and now I'm not realizing I've missed the shot until I get home and see the full rez.

I always shoot with the center spot selected, with one shot auto focus. And I've noticed that after auto focus has locked onto the subject...like a subject's eyes....that I can improve it ever so slightly if I switch to manual focus and adjust it. This missing of perfect focus seems to be across the board, with varying apertures. Of course sometimes it will nail the focus so perfectly it's hard to believe, but it seems to be becoming rare these days.

I'm thinking about having either my lens and/or body calibrated and checked out. Which way do you think I should go with this?
BTW, this is a 30D with a couple of nice L lenses.


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Jan 15, 2007 16:42 |  #2

I think both body and lens contribute to focus accuracy and apparently Canon does too. The other day I decided to send my 300 L in for calibration because it appears to be back focusing so I phoned Canon to get shipping details. The rep told me to send both my body and lens to them and they would marry the two for the calibration.


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Jan 15, 2007 18:39 |  #3

Check out this PDF..before you send it off...

Things to consider are is the camera getting it right and when you adjust it a little manually then OOF, the diopeter setting is easily bumped on the view finder...making what you see clearly not in sync with what the lens is seeing...Just some thoughts...
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Jan 16, 2007 09:18 as a reply to  @ hard12find's post |  #4

Thanks for that. I used it last night to find that it is the lens I was using. I tried the same test with another and it seems right on the money. This could be a great excuse to grab the lens I've had my eye on! Well, if I had any money leftover from Christmas that is :lol:


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