On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
> Not sure exactly what you mean by "problem with focus," but I suspect the > problem is somewhere in #3. If by "problems with focus" you mean "not > focusing well," that may be it. All my lenses are manual focus, and I want to > keep it that way, at least for a while, at least till I get this problem > solved. A lot of the time I'm shooting in situations that require quick > set-up, and in those situations focusing may not be done as carefully as it > might be. What disappoints me is when I am "focusing on" focus, trying to get > it sharp, and the image still turns out soft. Eric, just a comment here. I tried manual focus after i bought my istD and again tried manual focus with the k10d. I noticed a difference with the MF lenses. What seemed in focus to my eye and diopter, was not registering with the focus light/beep. The MF shots did seem softer. I did find if i used say my A 28 f2.8 and set an aperture of f8 or 11 and focused to the beep they seemed better. But YMMV. Dave > > I don't think the problem is eyesight. I do wear glasses, but my eyesight is > pretty good, and I mostly wear the glass while driving at night. I don't need > them for reading, working at the computer, or most of the things for which > others require them. My K1000 SE had a split image view finder. I looked into > a KatzEye for my *ist DS, but I'm uncertain about it. > > I wonder about lenses. I haven't attempted to evaluate any of them in this > connection -- and how would I know, in any given instance, that the problem > was with the lens? -- but I've tried to pick lenses that have a reputation > for producing sharp images and avoiding those that do not. My collection: A > 28/2.8, M 50/1.7, A 50/2.0, M 100/4.0 macro, 2 M 135/3.5s, and one A > 70-210/4.0. > > I've been going about this slowly. I am not shooting regularly. I tend to go > long times without shooting with occasional intense bursts, like the trip to > Pittsburgh. I'm really just getting comfortable holding the camera, and at > making adjustments quickly. I'm getting better at exposure but have more to > learn there. Composition has been pretty could all along. > > It may just be that things are still coming together for me. I know this is > the main thing that bothers me right now. Maybe I'm getting to the place > where I can make a little progress with it. > > The shot that occasioned my first post to the list, and that led eventually > to my getting the camera with which it was made, is this. > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20prayerserviceatstmichaels.html > It is certainly sharp. I can't come close to that. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > [email protected] > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, 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.
