Krista

I shoot primarily high school seniors and use bbf. I toggle my focus point to their closest eye for every shot. I do get frustrated when I have a shot composed so well but I can’t get a toggle point close to the eye that I want to focus on )super close ups ones). Is there any way to move out of that toggle box? Would switching any of the shooting menu options help me get more focus points? I’ll screen shot my focus menu (A1-12) so you can see what its set up to at the moment. I just find I am a horrible (shaky) focus and recomposer especially since I shoot wide open a lot. Also - what should I have the: AF-c priority selection set to and the AF-s priority selection set to? I want to be on top of it all and just be able to focus on my client. Thank you Brian for the help!

Hi Brian! Has been a long morning of going back and forth with Sandisk Recovery but it worked! I was able to to get back the 713 files that were missing. As the program was downloading I was going through number by number your suggestions above and have reset everything that you suggested. I really appreciate the extra effort and time to help me. I have also ordered another SanDisk Extreme Pro CF card for safe backup. I do have to say - this camera has been amazing with the shots that I have taken with it so far. Been lots of fun! I purchased mine from Adorama and got lots of freebies with it - since everybody’s price was the same essentially. AND I promise not to short cut the formatting of the cds....I promise to use the menu! Thanks you again for the help! VICTORY!!!!! Krista

Thought this might be helpful for anyone else with the double SF/CP - this is from Nikon’s help center: Do the following: keep the 2 buttons down until the word FOR starts blinking in the topdisplay. Release the buttoms and press both of them again a few seconds, then the memory card has been formated. This method is valid for all Nikon DSLR, provided that the camera has the 2 buttoms marked "Format". If there is 2 memory cards in the camera, then it is only the memory card, which has been set to primary card, which will be formatted by using this method. In this case the best solution is to format the memory card(s) via the menu. unquote This just for information.

Hi Brian! So glad you are here to help! Here’s the good news - I have read my owner’s manual a million times. The camera is set to record on the smaller Sandisk first and then set to “overflow”on the compact disc. I always only use one set of cards for each shoot so I am totally on your side and agree with you. To me it’s not expensive - just smart. The scan disk is: Samsung 32 EVO+ 80|20 (it’s what came with the camera). This is the Sandisk that came with the camera. Sounds like I need to order a better one. The compact flash - which also came with the camera is SamDisk Extreme 60 mbs/s UDM. Ok so for the shoot that I did today I used the smaller Sandisk that came with the camera and then used an older Lexar compact flash that I used with my Nikon D700. After the session I downloaded all the images front the scan disk and the compact flash using a card reader. No problem. So my thinking is that the card in question is either corrupt or that I did not format it before I used it. I was pretty sure I formatted it but I must have been wrong. So now what do I do with this card? Try a recovery software? Also, here are the answers to your other questions: 1. Bit depth of RAW files - 14 bit depth, Image size is "RAW L”, 7360x4912; 36.2 M 2. Compressed or uncompressed? COMPRESSION IS ON (should I change this?) 3. Jpeg recording options set to? When looking at the shooting menu at the highest level is says “JPEG/TIFF recording ------“ Next level says "JPEG COMPRESSION", "SIZE PRIORITY" 4. What brand of SC/CF cards - SanDisk and Lexar 5. My SC is set to primary slot selection, CP is “overflow" 6. “Perhaps you are shooting RAW + Jpeg?” I am only shooting RAW. 7. You need to read your manual - I have read it over and over. I think one thing that caught me here is that you can’t format two cards at the same time which I thought you could...so I did the normal Hold down the trash can and the mode together thing.....so that formatted the Sandisk but I’m thinking it did not do the compact flash card. Live and learn. That still leaves the big question... Can I retrieve those photos on my compact flash card? I could see them in the camera when I was shooting but I can’t see them now.

One more thing to add. I was thinking my compact flash card may not have been formatted - so that’s one thing to consider yet it has never said its not formatted so where does that leave me...

The nikon D810 takes one “SD cardMemory card” (smaller in size) and one “compact Flash memory card” (bigger size). I have figured out that I am missing 712 pictures. My camera stopped at image 2331 and picked back up at image 3043 (I had inserted another compact flash card.) Does this mean the card is corrupted. Its a brand new card that came with the camera.

My Nikon D810 is about two weeks old. I have done three shoots prior to yesterday with no problems. Yesterday I took a lot of images. So I assume the small card fills up first and then it is set to overflow to the bigger compact flash card. While I was taking photos I could see the images on the back of the camera. When I came home yesterday to download the images I am only able to download the scan disk images (the smaller card). When I tried to use a card reader on the larger compact flash card it said “the disk you inserted was not readable by this computer”.... and now when i try to look at images just on this compact flash card the camera says “no images” but I wonder if its just not reading the other slot. Can anyone help me. I’m having a bit of a heart attack as I have another shoot today.

I recently had a major medical crisis and my brain will be better soon but until then I am looking for someone to take over my editing. I would like it to look just like my editing does and it is nothing fancy and nothing in large volumes. Mostly seniors in high school. I plan to only need this until my brain is back up and running (next 3 months). Please let me know if there is anyone out there who would like to try and help (i would pay of course). I tried using “find a retoucher” and my clients rejected the edits . Please let me know. Look forward to hearing from you!