Are you sure you have an A lens, my A lenses just sort of sit there when I try to autofocus with them, (kind of like the K and M lenses)...
frank theriault wrote: > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 8:45 AM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> This is why i'm sending my K10D in for focus checking. Last time i >> used the A 50 1.7 in MF everything was BF'd, not nice like this shot, >> which i like very much >> > > I find that the A50 1.7 focuses okay, but it's much slower than my DA > 18-55. Lots more hunting and pecking before it settles in on a focus > point. However, once it does pick a place to focus on, it's pretty > much bang on. I just figured maybe that slowness was because it was > either an older design or because the zoom was designed for digital > bodies (I don't know why that should make a difference, but maybe it > does). > > Whatever the case, it's wonderful using it as a manual focus lens, but > I wish there was some sort of grip or texture on a larger focus > ring... > > cheers, > frank > > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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.
