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It probably isn't worth using a filter on the kit lens.

Is it a "digital" filter?

I have protection filters on all my lenses and never a problem.
Stef.

Lens filters should not be causing AF issues.  I would try a different filter.

Stupid suggestion was the filter screwed in 100% right, if it was off slightly then the light would be coming through at an odd angle, which could be confusing the metering/focusing systems....Or if there is the merest hint of a smudge on the filter that could also affect it or if you have cleaned the filter with anything like washing up liquid which may have stripped any protective layers off. or you could have got a dodgy one....have you got a mate with a same size filter thread, get them to try it on their lens/camera kit if they get the same result then it's likely to be the filter, if not then it could be the camera....

I have a UV on my lens pretty much all the time and havent suffered any problems.... I don't want to come across as patronising, but have you checked the lens and filter are clean, inbetween them? I.E, you didnt accidentally put a smudge on the filter or lens when you put it on?

Failing that I'd get a new filter and see if you get the same problems....

Had some shots today with wife and kid, and didn`t ue the UV filter as to see how the camera performs. Unfortunately many images are soft and a bit blurry. Battery was ok, so shouldn`t be a slow reaction due to a not charged battery. I tried various AF methods.... centre, wide, and also continous AF-C, AF-A, but the problems seem to persist in most settings.
Might this be a lens problem?
To say it all, i notice this blurring in images only when viewing them in full resolution. Image sized to fit screen, images all look fine. Am i perhaps expecting too much from my DSLR?

Glank27- some questions first:
a) did you shoot in RAW? If yes than the reason might be that raw images need to be sharpened in post-production
b) which lens did you use - what length- what aperture and exposure speed? It might be that what you see is camera shake. If you have used a longer lens i.e. or the shutter speed was too slow than this is obviously possible. If nothing at all is sharp in the image than it is very likely camera shake.
c) was sss turned on or off?
d) to check whether the lens is sharp or not: mount your camera onto a tripod- turn sss to off- set the camera to self-timer - focus onto something such as a bookshelf - make sure you keep the minimum distance and then shoot at different apertures.

If you used a kit lens than do not expect razor sharp images. Nevertheless- even with kit lenses if you stop them down i.e. use a higher f stop they should give you a reasonable sharp image. Lastly- how old is the computer monitor? Can you trust its resolution and sharpness?
If you could post an image with the data (f stop and shutter speed) this might help to determine where the fault is. Hope we can figure it out.
Stef.