Hi, Any clues? Its a Nikon 5700. I think its been misbehaving for a week now. Take a look at these.....but not for long! :( .I'll do it with links for obvious reasons [URL]http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/davidf_photo/?action=view&current=Picture2001copy-6.jpg[/URL] ....not sure.... [URL]http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/davidf_photo/?action=view&current=Picture2007copy-3.jpg[/URL] ...awful! [URL]http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/davidf_photo/?action=view&current=Picture2046copy-2.jpg[/URL] ....and again but this one appears ok!! [URL]http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/davidf_photo/?action=view&current=Picture2016copy-1.jpg[/URL] This time I was really careful to keep the shutter speed up, and I most invariably used the mountain/infinity setting. This is whats recommended for these cameras for anything over 10 feet and is hwat I have always used (unless overriding for some reason). I have done the reset trick (+new batteries etc)......but can't think of anything esle. It seems to be trying to focus on the foreground? Thoughts? tia David