On Mar 16, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Mar 16, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> It's a somewhat lengthy process Mary, especially if you have a few >> lenses to do, but it's *well* worth the effort. I have done it with >> all my oft-used glass on my K20D and I will do it all over again >> if/when I upgrade. You need a solid floor and a well-settled tripod to >> do it accurately. > > Interesting. I've never seen a need for it on my K-5. I bought a katzeye > for my K20, and almost never used autofocus anyways.
My K-5 required minor adjustment. It's important if you use autofocus wide open with a fast lens and want to make sure it's the eyeball, rather than the eyelash, that is critically sharp. > > I think I have more problems getting the camera to autofocus on the right > thing, than I do getting it to autofocus accurately. Use single point autofocus and choose the point that best suits your image. > It seems that most of the time I use autofocus, the camera is focused > perfectly on the wrong thing. I.e. The microphone in front of the musician. > >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 2:16 PM, mary pitrone <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Does any one on the list use this setting on their bodies, to adjust the AF >>> setting on the lens. >>> I was having trouble with AF on the K7 with the Pentax 16-50 2.8. lens..I >>> hardly ever use AF on the K7 and K20. Any thoughts ?? Thanks >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> -bmw >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
