Yes, they look this tilted in the viewfinder. Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Anthony Farr > Sent: 05 August 2009 05:06 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: More on K7 electronic "tilt" feature > > It's a pretty useless feature if it can't outperform the naked eye. I > could do better at midnight after a sixpack of Boag's Premium. Or > two. > > Does anyone remember Rob Studdert's complaint about the 'twisted' > sensor in his K10D. I wonder if the tilt-meter is meant to agree with > the camera body or the sensor. Did the test shots look this tilted in > your viewfinder, Chris? > > How hard would it be to have zero calibration available in a service > menu, like focus calibration for lenses? > > regards, Anthony > > "Of what use is lens and light > to those who lack in mind and sight" > (Anon) > > > > 2009/8/5 Chris Mitchell <chris.mitch...@which.net>: > > Took the following with the "Electronic Level" showing the camera to > be > > level: > > http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Levels/K7level1.jpg > > > > Just in case the words "British Made" are not reassuring enough for > the > > discerning reader, I turned the spirit level through 180 degrees and > took > > this one: > > http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Levels/K7level2.jpg > > > > Any inaccuracies in the spirit level are insignificant. As you can > see, it's > > miles out (1.06 degrees, the Lightroom straighten tool says, which > ties in > > with what Ralf said). The vertical line above the bubble is a part of > a > > window frame and that appears to be leaning too. > > > > I'm still not sure whether it's worth the hassle of taking it back as > there > > seems to be a proliferation of this issue with others on the list. > Now I > > know by how much it's it's wrong, I can compensate. > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.
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