Paul, Peter and Rick. Yes i have tried it with the da 50 the 16-45 the 50-200. I just did a few retests and its still BF about 1/2 to a full CM.
Focusing on larger items like faces, buldings etc its fine, but when i try close shots it is definetly BFing a lot. I will DL my tests and post. Its going back Dave On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:07 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you tried it with more than one lens? You might have a lens that doesn't > focus correctly. My focus adjustments on the K20 have indicated that there is > variation from one lens to the next. > Paul > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 11:36 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It's not the lens, you focusing screen and "film" plane don't agree. > > > You need to have that fixed... > > > > Well, the initial testing from my recently returned K10D, suggests > > that what ever they did, did not work. > > > > To accept as is, return, or use my D200 more.??? > > > > Frustrating to say the least. Another courier charge. > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > David J Brooks wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:30 AM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:10 AM > > > >> Subject: Re: K20D focus adjustment > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >I think most lenses will benefit from some fine tuning of the focal > > > >> > point. Although it remains to be seen how accurate the DA lenses > > > >> > might be. The kind of adjustments I'm making are quite fine, and > the > > > >> > difference isn't critical for most subjects. About the only place > > > >> > where it comes into play is with wide-open portraits, where eye > focus > > > >> > is critical. Of course, those should be manual focused anyway in > the > > > >> > studio. But for situations like wedding photography or even my > coffee > > > >> > shop portraits, pinpoint autofocus accuracy is an advantage. "A" > > > >> > lenses aren't autofocus, of course, so they just sit there > silently > > > >> > without complaint:-). > > > >> > > > >> Manual focus lenses should be more dependant on how accurately the > screen > > is placed, although I > > > >> do find myself, from time to time, using the AF confirmation with > manual > > focus lenses, in which > > > >> case, I expect focus accuracy may benefit from being tuned in with > them > > as well. > > > >> > > > >> William Robb > > > >> > > > > > > > > I first noticed a problem with the A 50 at a small music shoot with > > > > available light. I focused to what my eye thought was good and ignored > > > > the confirmation beep. > > > > They were all horribly BF'd by quite a bit. I posted a sample a month > or so > > ago. > > > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > >> -- > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> 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. > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > -- > 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.
