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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mikenott" data-source="post: 1541175" data-attributes="member: 71182">Have a Swaro ATS 80 HD  with Swaro DCA collar and P6000 camera mounted with step up ring from Nikon UR E21.  Problem is that I cannot get a good autofocus on subject being viewed. Sometimes it is close, but just out of focus and next shot will be completely out of focus. Perhaps 1 in 30 is in focus. I am frustrated!!!! Doesn't seem to matter what the level of magnication is used, but harder at higher mags.Tried manual focus, but in most field conditions use of manual focus not possible. I have downloaded recommended settings from this forum - seems to make no difference <a href="http://www.wildrossendale.co.uk/Digiscoping.html" target="_blank">http://www.wildrossendale.co.uk/Digiscoping.html</a> . I contacted Nikon support - no real help there - except that autofocus relies on contrast differences, possibility that at higher magnification there is insufficient contrast??And yet I see photos by others on this forum which are consistently good with (apparantly) limited effort. I feel like a failure :-(  Can anyone help with a step by step procedure or advice on how to make this combination work? Please? ....... Pretty Please?Happy to answer any queries on what I am actually doing.Yours faithfully, but very frustratingly,Michael.</blockquote>