Minor firmware update: Nikon D800/ D800E

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1. photoamitsharma says:

   August 4, 2012 at 4:30 PM

   Very Nice Articles,really liked it.
   I am Photographer at http://www.indianinstituteofphotography.com

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2. Ven says:

   June 1, 2012 at 11:29 PM

   Hello Ming,
   Can you please tell me what are the best settings for D800 in general.I mean some basic standard settings .I still cant figure out how to calibrate AF fine tuning inspite of reading your explanation many times.(i admit i am dumb in this).Do you have any videos to demonstrate this by chance?
   I shoot pretty much everything – landscape, street, portrait and occasionally wild life photography.
   I have 70-200 VR II and 50 mm f1.8 AF old version lens
   Thanks again

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   • Ming Thein says:

     June 1, 2012 at 11:36 PM

     Sorry, no videos for the moment.

     I’m finding it’s best and most accurate to use single point (none of those dynamic modes) and manually pick the point. Then use AF-C for moving subjects, or AF-S for static ones. If you’re shooting the 50/1.8 wide open for portrait or close up work, you might want to try AF-C for that too – small movements and shallow depth of field can result in focusing issues…

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     • Ven says:

       June 3, 2012 at 6:49 AM

       Thanks for that quick response Ming.
       Is there any sweet spot for the above lenses ?
       Thanks again

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       • Ming Thein says:

         June 3, 2012 at 8:31 AM

         Not really. They should both be useable wide open, but a stop down or so would improve things noticeably.

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     • Joe says:

       June 4, 2012 at 7:32 AM

       I use the APC – Auto and it nails the facial focus 99% of the time with 50mm 1.8 and 70-200 vr II. Ming, are you talking about static objects???

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       • Ming Thein says:

         June 4, 2012 at 7:45 AM

         I’m talking about the left side focusing issue…

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     • Joe says:

       June 5, 2012 at 12:12 PM

       Gotcha. BTW, I just want to say that you are awesome! I mean, you reply to almost every question, regardless how old the post is.

       Thank you!!!

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       • Ming Thein says:

         June 5, 2012 at 5:47 PM

         I try, but please excuse me if I miss one or two – I get hundreds of emails and comments daily…

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3. paul v says:

   June 1, 2012 at 10:20 PM

   Don’t know if it is just me. Just upgraded the firmware, post that, i am seeing the aperture setting continuously changing when focusing in the “A” mode. Could not find any such issue with anyone else on goggling. (or is it that i need to get some sleep to clear my head)

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   • Ming Thein says:

     June 1, 2012 at 10:25 PM

     That’s very odd. I’ll try the update once I’m done with next week’s assignments and see if I can replicate any of the behavior…

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   • paul v says:

     June 1, 2012 at 10:59 PM

     Checked out a few other lenses, seems to be happening only with the 105 macro.

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     • Ming Thein says:

       June 1, 2012 at 11:35 PM

       Have you tried cleaning your lens contacts? Sometimes odd lens behavior can be due to this…

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4. Chris says:

   May 30, 2012 at 10:38 PM

   Just did my update…did some very random shots… very strange, I have AF fine tune my 85 1.4G on firmware B1.00 and was dead accurate on centre focus point (AF FT -8). Now with the upgrade, it seems to have front focus😦 Need to go thru’ all my lenses again to ascertain this… 😦 Will report back after I do some “Lens Align” work this weekend.

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   • Ming Thein says:

     May 31, 2012 at 8:13 AM

     Thanks for the update. If I’m not mistaken, the FW updates always wipe your CSM and AF fine tune settings, so I’m not surprised – perhaps your old settings didn’t ‘stick’.

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5. DamenS says:

   May 30, 2012 at 5:10 AM

   This update also includes hardware correction of the 45mm Pancake, such that its corners are rendered comparable to the 50mm Summicron AA and it’s centre resolution is marginally higher. Bokeh is far superior. That should at least appease some of the more vociferous recent commentators on this site ! 😉

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   • Ming Thein says:

     May 30, 2012 at 7:54 AM

     Hahaha indeed! It must be one of those ‘silent updates’ that people talk so much about.

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6. ven says:

   May 30, 2012 at 12:25 AM

   hi,
   unable to upgrade on macbook pro.after insertng the card in the camera it still shows old version
   Please help!
   Thanks

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   • Ming Thein says:

     May 30, 2012 at 7:59 AM

     Did you put the file in the top level (i.e. root directory, before folders) of the card? Then you need to go to the firmware version and select update.

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     • ven says:

       June 1, 2012 at 7:03 PM

       Thanks a million Ming.
       Thats exactly what i did and it upgraded flawlessly.

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       • Ming Thein says:

         June 1, 2012 at 9:57 PM

         Good to know!

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7. gustavo says:

   May 29, 2012 at 5:24 PM

   Thanks, updating at the moment,

   keep on shooting

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   • Ming Thein says:

     May 29, 2012 at 5:43 PM

     Let us know if you notice any difference…

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