May 27, 2016  Tried a couple different Nikon zooms and this is the message I get when I try to auto fine tune any of my lenses. D500 Message 'Auto AF Fine Tune Is Not Available At Current Focus Settings' Discussion in 'Nikon' started. I also did some additional research and found out that not only does the D500 have to be on single point auto focus. Sep 23, 2014  On 2 different D810 bodies, none of my lenses needed any AF fine tune at all. 0 was always sharpest. /blue-2-vst-free-download.html. Also, keep in mind AF fine tune only works at the distance and focal length you tune at, often making it worse at other distances. Aug 31, 2017  The auto Fine Tune helps a lot. But on my D500, it's quite hard to work on Zoom lenses fine tuning. My old 17-55mm f2.8 suffer of a small back focus at 17mm and front focus at.

Have you ever used a nice big aperture and got home only to find out the focus isn’t on the part you wanted? Or done a portrait and their ears are nice and sharp not their eyes?

If so, you might have a lens focusing issue. There are ways to test for that and depending on your camera model you may be able to adjust it.

I found a video where the host walks you through the process of fine tuning autofocus for your DSLR. I think her accent is great and I love knowing that people around the world have the same issues and there are great photographers and educators everywhere.

Hopefully that solved your issues and everything is tack sharp now, exactly where you want it.

Camera bodies and lenses are factory calibrated by default, but sometimes they require further adjustments to achieve better results when focusing. With the Nikon's AF fine tune feature on supported models, you can manually make precise adjustments to fix any focusing problems.

In this 12 minute video, photographer Steve Perry explains the auto-focus calibration techniques in depth, particularly on Nikon bodies such as Nikon D5, Nikon D500, and Nikon D7500, which have the latest Nikon AF system. This technique may also apply for the new Nikon D850, as it will most likely have the same AF system. Unfortunately, this technique is not applicable to older Nikon camera bodies, including Nikon D810.

Toms Tune Focus

AF fine tune is not a mandatory process for everyone, however, if you are experiencing front or back focusing issues, then you should calibrate your AF. By the way, need for calibration doesn't mean that you have a faulty camera body or a lens, it’s just a tweak that you should apply once for specific camera – lens combinations. If you want to learn more about back or front focusing, don't forget to read David Strauss' post about focusing issues.

Focus Tune Download

You can either use pro-calibration tools, such as LensAlign, to fine-tune your system, but you can also achieve successful results with this step-by-step guide, that includes all camera settings and AF target use. You can also download the target image from this link, to give it a try with your own setup.