This isn't focusing past infinity, it's not reaching infinity. :( --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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/ > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
