--- Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I cannot believe that I could have gotten three bad ones in > a row. What a disappointment.
Well, I got four bad FA*200/2.8 in a roll, if that makes u feel better (probably not)... But Pentax Japan finally inspected and sent me a perfect one from Japan eventually. > Maybe it is the difference between attaching the tripod in > the middle of the lens/camera assembly (F* 300) vs. having > to attach the tripod to the camera (FA* 300). At f4.5, > though, I was shooting at 1/500 of a second. So I cannot see > how the tripod mount could have made the difference. You may be surprised, but I actually discovered all pics are sharper w/o tripod collar at all shutter speed with or without MLU (with Z-1p anyway, a known vibrator). But then I used B1 ballhead which might make the most difference. I would certainly suggest you do more tests before giving up. Maybe you want to check for any sign of repair too. > What frustration. I know... Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
