I probably will- my 5n's taken a ridiculous amount of film since I first got it, and I couldn't flaw it or the Sigma 28-70 2.8 in terms of performance. Never seen my workhorse ill- kinda worried..
Regards, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:46 PM Subject: RE: my ist D AF problem > Would be well worth testing on a film body too. It might just be the AF > system in the *istD which is often said to have such focussing > innacuracies with fast lenses (like the FA 50 1.4 for example). There > might be nothing wrong with the lens either... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 03 September 2004 13:45 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: my ist D AF problem > > > > > > lol! I forgot I had a spare ist D lying around the house. I > > just did a quick test, and it appears that I don't have to > > send my ist D back (damn! Because the ist D is still under > > warranty while the lens isn't..). Anyway, I've noticed that > > at 2.8, autofocusing on text doesn't emphasise the edges. I > > assume the temporary workaround would be shooting at 5.6 and > > smaller, but then that's just hiding the wrong focus in the > > extra DOF. Anybody know how much sending in a Sigma lens for > > a CLA costs (assuming it's for an adjustment of the AF, if > > that's possible, what ranges am I looking at)? > > > > Cheers, > > Ryan > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:20 PM > > Subject: RE: my ist D AF problem > > > > > > > Just use the same lenses to test another *istD in the shop and see. > > > > > > Alan Chan > > > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan > > > > > > >Upon taking a bunch of rather soft shots, I've just been > > testing my > > > >ist > > D's > > > >AF. It seems that with the Sigma EX 28-70 2.8 (which I've > > not had any > > > >AF problems with my 5n), even though the camera says something is > > > >focus > > (using > > > >single point/ spot AF), the camera consistently misses the focus > > > >(tested > > on > > > >text). Manual focusing yields the usual sharp focus I'm used to > > > >getting. Batteries are full, btw. > > > > > > > >Does this mean I should return the body for a new one, > > something is > > > >wrong with my lens (I don't think this is the case..), or > > something > > > >else? > > > > > > > >Please advise. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >Ryan > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented > > Microsoft(r) > > > SmartScreen Technology. > > > > > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&; > > DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > > > Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN(r) Premium right now and > get > > > the first two months FREE*. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
