On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joseph McAllister wrote: >> In June, I sent my K10 D and an old FA 28-105 mm lens in for repair. >> >> What I got back was a K10 D with the firmware updated to 1.30 and >> focus that was much better, though still needing to be auto-focused >> twice to get a sharp photo, and still poor predictive AF. And no >> eyecup replacement, just the plastic base of it still in place. >> >> And i got back a lens that had been repaired so it worked fine in AF >> except at the extreme of 28 mm, where it still cinched slightly. And >> it focused at infinity at all focal lengths. And no charge at all. >> >> Now, I have to send my K100 in before it's extended warranty is up >> next month. I don't like it's focus abilities either. But I guess I'd >> better send in a couple of my lenses as well, so some matching can be >> done. I'd like to send in my K20 as well, as it's AF is abysmal, but >> they might just tell me I can use special functions and to do the >> calibration myself! And I would be without two camera bodies and my >> best lenses for 3 to 6 weeks. >> >> What to do? > > Switch to Canon? ;-) Seriously, though, there seem to be a bunch of > focus issues lately. Do the other makes have these problems, or is it > just us?
No its not just us.:-) D1 had bad back focus, mostly in lowish light. They refused to acknowledge the problem but would fix it if you sent it in. Go figure. I have heard the Canon MK III (what ever the new one is) has focus issues. Dave Dave > > -- > Scott Loveless > New Cumberland, PA > http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > > -- > 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.
