Focus Hunting: Anybody else seeing this?
1564626
I cleaned my contacts with a eraser like someone suggested and it worked for me.
2198507
Check your shutter speed... Most likely it's set on 1/15th which would allow for camera or subject motion. If you're talking about an actual lag from pressing the shutter button then that may be a defect (or may be focus hunting - try pre focusing)
1028023
you have focal/focus point,which is what it says.depth of focus is what you can use for average focal/focus. too little makes it hard to stay in focus,too much is all blur.
842535
Yes, but it works so poorly its not worth the money. You'll end up going manual because of the frustration. Focus is sooooo slow its painful! More often than not, it'll hunt and hunt and hunt and still not catch the focus once it stops.
1681884
I did not observe the same. Although i remember reading about people complaints that magnetic field of the frame is too strong and it affects focusing. Frankly I have not been using it much because if you need to keep you camera in a case it is very inconvenient to remove and attach the Viewfinder every now and then.
1237405
I think yes. I'm not positive because I haven't measured subject distances, but have gotten sharp focus at 3-5 cm.
1284602
the first marking is for 25 yards, it does dial down less than that, but it would be a guess, I think everything is in focus at less than 25 yards anyway.
220774
I have the same problem with the autofocus for video recording (even when set to "Full AF"). It occurs mostly during zooming in and not as much when zooming out. Sometimes, after zooming in, it will lose the focus and then regain it or not at all at times. This problem has occurred in bright light and sun outdoors and indoors in decent and dim light.It's too bad since the quality (color and clarity) seems excellent.
1945520
Try pressing the 'SCENE' button twice to get a settings menu. Select the 3rd icon down to select a different focus, ie SO, VI (vivid) which I use
342901
I as well have a focus problem, I have to bump the zoom a bit when I first start the camera. Not aware of any solutions and am looking for a warranty fix.
256730
No. I believe there a different one that does. Also from sony but much more expensive. Like my camera, your camera might have a zoom feature that will help you focus harply.
276135
My camera wasn't grey market. It was Nikon USA. Still having troubles with viewfinder focus. Camera is being repaired for the 3rd time. I have a feeling it still won't work properly.
266375
None at all on my M- it is a bit slow in the focus- but when I combined it with a short loupe to act as a viewfinder it became handy. Mine works perfectly except for the focussing time. VRR
2238178
No, they do not. The focus is set and you live with what it is set at. Most of the time this works out ok but occasionally it does not.
1506000
There is a wheel near the viewfinder with - and + signs. Turn that in either direction to focus the viewfinder while looking in it. :-)
1111212
I can only get one side at a time to focus, I have not been able to get both sides to match. One or the other is always out.
447638
I had heard about the focus problems but we have had no problems with it what so ever. At wide open apertures, the depth of field is extremely tight, so I am guessing that some people who have less photographic experience were the ones complaining, because even at those apertures we are producing tack sharp images, on auto-focus or in manual on our Canon cameras, a T5i and a 60D. Sigma has released an updated version of the 50mm in their new "Art" lineup, so if you still have concerns, save up for that one. I've played with it at our local camera store and it is beautiful!