Notes on using wide- or super wide-angle AF NIKKOR lenses

In the following situations, autofocus may not perform as expected when shooting with wide- or super wide-angle

 

AF NIKKOR lenses.

 

En

 

1. When the main subject in the focus

D A person standing in front of a

 

brackets is relatively small

 

distant background

 

When a person standing in front of a distant

 

 

 

 

background is positioned within the focus brackets,

 

 

as shown in Fig. D, the background may be in focus,

 

 

while the subject is out of focus.

 

 

2. When the main subject is a finely

 

 

patterned subject or scene

 

 

When the subject is finely patterned or of low

 

 

contrast, such as a field filled with flowers, as shown

 

 

in Fig. E, focus may be difficult to acquire using

 

E A field filled with flowers

autofocus.

 

Responses to these types of situations

 

 

 

 

(1) Focus on a different subject located at the same

 

 

distance from the camera, apply focus lock,

 

 

recompose, and shoot.

 

 

(2) Set the camera’s focus mode to manual focus and

 

 

focus manually on the subject.

 

 

Refer to “Getting Good Results with Autofocus” in the

 

 

camera’s User’s Manual.

 

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Nikon f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, 2192B user manual When the main subject in the focus, Brackets is relatively small