Rick, can you email me your fix. I did some tests today, i'm not convinced i have a camera problem, i am convinced my new Tamron is. One shot was about 2" OOF
Dave On Feb 4, 2008 5:25 PM, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave, > > My eye at the modern viewfinder screen could not > detect that the photo was OOF; it only became apparent > on a computer screen or when I zoomed in while > chimping. It wasn't apparent very often during my > ordinary photography, either, because I don't shoot > very much close-up, wide-open or macro. > > When the question was raised in response to a PESO I > posted a few weeks ago, though, I set up a test using > a target against an oblique patterned background. > Yup, the camera was backfocusing. So, I set out to > fix it. > > I took the day off today and spend the morning doing > some macro shooting. What a difference to have the AF > working accurately! > > Rick > > > > --- David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Having read both of Ricks posts about his focus > > problems, i was just wondering. > > > > Are those that have the problem, noticing things OOF > > in the finder or > > just when viewing on a computer or > > the print. > > > > I know the D1 had a bad BF problem, that Nikon > > refused to > > acknowledge, but anyone who owned > > the camera would testify to. Mine would do it in > > lower light, and you > > could see it in the finder, > > your subject was OOF but something in the back > > ground was. > > > > Just curious, as normally when i focus on something, > > it looks focused, > > and sometimes it does not, i just focus on something > > else, then > > refocus. > > > > Can those that have said problem, comment, just for > > my own curiousity > > > > Dave > > > > -- > > Equine Photography > > www.caughtinmotion.com > > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > > Ontario Canada > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
