Manual or Auto Focus?

[D.P.]

MF most of the time, I find autofocus is rubbish on the D70, probably because it doesnt have many focus points ? I cant get any decent depth of field on the 18-70mm glass, it just takes a picture as you see it with the naked eye, ie focuses on everything. Use MF with the 50 1.8 and get better results than AF.

Wierdly i borrowed a D40 once and i got focusing and DOF just like a 50 1.8 with the 18-50mm kit lens, on AF. Cant do it at all on the d70 and AF.

Sounds like your D70 or 18-70 is broken.
I had that combo and AF worked perfectly and was quite snappy.

 

[86JR]

Maybe its just me lol ?

I feel im outgrowing my body and glass already

Im actually thinking of selling the 18-70 and the 70-300mm (though i just got some great shots on AF using this, earlier today) and buying a 24-70mm!