On 4/14/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > The serious 16-50 fault was an uneven focal plane. Shoot a textured wall at > f2.8 and f4. Try to keep the camera parallel to the wall. Do several > exposures to lessen the chance of operator error. Check the results to see if > the focus is even across the frame. If one side of the frame is in focus and > the other side is soft, it's probably a bad copy.
After you do all that, drop the lens on the shop floor a couple times. If it's still focusing properly complain about the scratches and dings on the barrel and try to negotiate a lower price. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 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.
