Hello Jon, Longer lenses commonly focus past infinity to accomodate expansion/contraction of the barrels due to temperature/humidity. Have you tried actually focusing it by eye rather than relying on the markings? I'd be curious to know if you can't achieve reasonable focus.
-- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, July 6, 2005, 5:38:05 PM, you wrote: JM> http://jon.beigetower.org/photography/135infinityfocus.jpg JM> Taken out my front window, focused to infinity, the JM> power line and leaves on the far right are maybe 75 JM> feet away. The hill in behind is maybe a quarter to a JM> half of a mile away. The tree sticking up on the hill JM> was center of the frame, so this is a top-right corner JM> crop. JM> Bought this lens last year from a PDML member, just JM> discovered this problem earlier this year while riding JM> a ferry and trying to use it to take pictures of JM> things on shore. So it may have been something I did JM> to it at some point, though I don't recall anything JM> happening to any of my equipment that could have JM> caused it. JM> How can I fix this lens, or am I better off replacing JM> it? JM> -Jon Myers JM> Cullowhee, NC JM> ____________________________________________________ JM> Sell on Yahoo! Auctions no fees. Bid on great items. JM> http://auctions.yahoo.com/
