> Amy, what focusing mode are you using? 

I'm having this problem with manual focus, hence my temptation to
believe it's my fault. I don't know if it's also a problem with
autofocus because I don't use autofocus.

What I am finding fairly often is that the "acceptable focus" covers
from the point I focus and a bit beyond, when what I'd expect it to
cover is the point I focus plus/minus.

Here's an example, though it'll be difficult to judge after
resizing/compressing...

http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/conventions/IceCreamShop/IMGP0351sm.jpg

I was focusing on the front of the building, right under the awning.
It's pretty well focused front to back, all along the side, but the
figure standing right in front of it isn't. The guy in the blue overalls
is in focus, the guy in red isn't.

To test if I was still capable of focusing a camera I shot a narrow DOF
picture of a piece of graph paper on an angle, and the line I focused on
was properly focused. So I'm capable and the camera is capable, but I
haven't figured out why so many of my shots aren't properly focused.

When I shot jewelry the fabric I used as a backdrop was perfectly
focused and the piece I was shooting wasn't. Repeatedly.

Amy

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