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  Focusing against clear sky background, using Nikon D7000

  Posted by Shirish Mhatre on March 16, 2024 at 7:03 pm

  I use Nikon D7000 camera. When I try to focus on a hovering bird on sky background, holding the camera almost vertically upwards, the auto-focus does not work. I have tried it with two different lenses, Nikon 200-500 VR and Nikon 70-300 AF, the result is the same. Is it the limitation of D7000 or it is malfunction. I don’t find any issue, while focusing against other backgrounds and focusing with the camera held horizontally or tilted down or slightly tilted up.

  Shirish Mhatre replied 9 months, 1 week ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Sudhir Shivaram

  Administrator

  March 17, 2024 at 4:20 am

  The sky does not have any contrast and hence af will fail. This will happen to any camera / lens combination. Nothing specific to D7000.

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    Shirish Mhatre

    Member

    March 17, 2024 at 12:38 pm

    Sir, doesn’t the bird provide contrast? I use single focusing point and Autofocus – continuous mode

    • This reply was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by  Shirish Mhatre.

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