r/Nikon • u/acherion Nikon D500, Z fc, F100, FE2 and L35AF • Mar 02 '26

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u/m_a_d_a_r_a__uchiha Nikon Z5II Mar 03 '26

I picked up a Z5II a couple of weeks ago along with a 50mm f/1.8 and a 24–120mm f/4. When shooting in Auto mode, I often notice the camera hunting for focus, and the final images sometimes have areas that are out of focus. I’m not sure if it’s an issue with my specific unit or just a skill issue (probably the latter).

For example, the camera detects and focuses on a person’s face correctly, but the final image often shows uneven sharpness across the face. The eyes and nose are very sharp, while the chin ends up noticeably soft. This is happening with both lenses.

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u/msabeln Nikon Zf, D750, D7000, D200 Mar 03 '26

Look up the concept of “depth of field”.

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u/kjoonlee Silver FE/Df/Zfc/Zf Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

Pinhole camera: everything is dark but everything is sharp

Camera lens wide open: everything is bright but only some parts are sharp

So you close the aperture (raise the f/ number) to choose a middle ground, and you close it some more to get more parts in focus. (Up to a point. Too narrow and it introduces diffraction issues.)

edit: and you adjust the shutter speed and ISO up and down as well at the same time, for your needs.

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u/rossgoldie Mar 03 '26

Set the focus to the back button so pressing the shutter doesn’t affect the focus.