From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: D FA 50 F2.8 Macro Update (a bit long)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:29:26 -0700
I played with it some last night. My reaction to it just gets worse. I
tried it on my *ist D.
In indoor light, it does not autofocus correctly. Going from distance to
macro, or vice versa, often it simply could not find focus. Other times it
would, but would take a very long time. Sometimes it would autofocus
incorrectly, but report that it was in focus. For example, trying to get
macro autofocus on some text a few cm. away, it would sometimes focus at
about 3 m, then the focus confirmation signal would light up.
Joe, one question. Do you have th AF point sent to center or are you
letting the camera pick the AF point? On a recent ski trip the AF selection
point dial got moved accidentally and for several hours I thought my *ist D
was crapping out. I changed lenses and had the same thing happen. Anyway
the symptoms were as you describe and putting the AF selection point on
center fixed it.
As you know though, AF on macro is touchy to begin with.
Tom C.
