> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > William Robb
> On 30/07/2011 8:03 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > > Hi Gang, > > > > Anybody got a suggestion for an printable focus chart that can be > found online. I need to check the DA*16-50mm. > > > Actually, I think focus charts are both a waste of time and effort, and > are practically guaranteed to give a false result. > If you need to dial in a lens, go and find yourself a brick wall or > something (I use a clock face), and do a focus ring around using a > focus > distance that is closer to normal than what these bogus focus charts > recommend. Whenever Leica gave Cartier-Bresson a new lens to play with, he used to go to the park and photograph the ducks. B -- 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.
