On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Charles Robinson wrote: > On Apr 9, 2013, at 15:20 , Aahz Maruch <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Charles Robinson wrote: >>> >>> I get that with the Pentax 16-50 from time to time, too. Just won't >>> lock focus when at full wide angle. >>> >>> Happened on the K10D, the K7, and to some extent still with the K5. >> >> What do you do to fix it? I ran into the problem when I rented a K-5II >> (although it wasn't just wide angle). > > I've found a dumb workaround is to put the camera into > continuous-focus mode. > > The focus failure mode is always that it zips right into the > "neighborhood" of the correct focus but refuses to lock (I get the > flashing hexagon(octagon?) in the viewfinder).
Ayup, that's what I saw, too. > With continuous-focus, it WILL (if you set the camera up this way) > ultimately take the shot even if the camera doesn't 'think' it is in > locked focus. > > So, press, hold, and push the shutter button all the way in > and... CLICK photo taken. Thanks, I'll try that. > If you look closely, you'll see that I have the problem occasionally > STILL with the K5 - although far less frequently. That's exactly why I asked. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
