No return calls from Pentax as of Friday. I did some testing Saturday, with our new flowers in the garden. Shot the DA 50 f2.8 and the FA 100 f2.8, tripod as expected.:-)
Wrote down exact focus point, and did the 50 first and the 100 second. Seems from what i see on my monitor, the DA is still having some troubles, were as the 100 seems to be focusing on what i had written down, a good majority of the time. Maybe i will just send in the DA 50 and K10D, ask them to check out that combo and at the same time, check the mirror and focus screens again. Twelve bucks a pop to send in this stuff. Maybe i should just buy a K20D and save my money. LOL Dave On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:46 AM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes its in both, as it was in MF that i first noticed the problem at > wide or near wide open. > > I did a quick down and dirty test with the DA 50 at F2.8 on the istD > and it looks much better, on the little LCD screen. I have not looked > at it on my computer. > > I'll call Pentax and discuss > > Dave > > > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 8:50 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If it happens with manual and autofocus it has to be either the > > mirror box or the lens. Pentax probably checked only the autofocus. > > You have to tell them it's NOT an autofocus problem. That's the kind > > of service they customarily have to provide, so if you don't make it > > clear that you have a different problem, that's where they'll go. > > Paul > > > > > > On Apr 16, 2008, at 6:48 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > > Manual and AF Paul. It looks perfectly fine in the finder. > > > > > > I'll do some more tests today, and print some 4x6 pictures and call > > > them and discuss the mirror box with them. > > > > > > I have 1 shot, with the DA 50, focused on the side of some ones head, > > > about 15' away, and the door behind him is in focus, probably another > > > 3' farther. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:46 PM, Paul Stenquist > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> 4cm is huge. That's not on the order of matching up lenses, as with > > >> the K20D. Either there's a major mirror box problem that they're > > >> missing or the lens is severely out of whack. Is it out of whack > > >> when > > >> you manual focus as well? If so, it's probably the mirror box. > > >> Paul > > >> > > >> > > >> On Apr 15, 2008, at 7:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > >>> Initial test with the new DA 50 F2,8, still shows about a 4cm back > > >>> focus at F2.8. > > >>> > > >>> So now what, send in the 50, the FA 100, back with the camera. > > >>> Pentax > > >>> said all i ok, and if i'm not happy, to do just that., > > >>> > > >>> If so, do they "match up" the lenses like the K20D does. > > >>> > > >>> This is so bogus, i can see no why people get fed up and switch. > > >>> Courior bills are going to be high on this. > > >>> > > >>> Dave > > >>> > > >>> On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 6:13 PM, David J Brooks > > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>> Mr Purolator arrived about 5 minutes after i got back from my PM > > >>>> run. > > >>>> > > >>>> I'll test it Tuesday. > > >>>> > > >>>> There is a letter inside saying focus checked and is ok. If > > >>>> problem is > > >>>> still evident, to send in the lenses. > > >>>> > > >>>> That will be an expensive courior bill. 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