> My most used kit on DS consists of SMC K 18/3.5 and SMC FA 35/2, > sometimes SMC M 50/1.4 and longer - and these are the lenses I use > on MX either. All lenses are fine to focus on MX, on the DS I find > that the easiest to focus is SMC M 50.
What is your opinion of the K 18mm f/3.5 on digital, I have one I'm thinking of using on the K10D. Regards, John ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Pawel Bartuzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:46:40 +0100 Subject: Re: Any screens for manual focusing on *ist DS? > mike wilson wrote: > >> I prefer using manual focus and while I have no trouble focusing > >> manually on my MX, I find it difficult on the *ist DS - up to the point > >> that 30-50% of my manually focused, not stopped down shots land in a > >> recycle bin just for being out of focus. > >> > > > > Are you talking about the same lens on each camera? > > > My most used kit on DS consists of SMC K 18/3.5 and SMC FA 35/2, > sometimes SMC M 50/1.4 and longer - and these are the lenses I use > on MX either. All lenses are fine to focus on MX, on the DS I find > that the easiest to focus is SMC M 50. > > What irritates me most is that often I focus meticulously only to > find on the LCD that the shot is out of focus (however I admit that > it is usually the case when neither the light nor the object is very > contrasty). > > -- > Best regards, > Pawel > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > Promocja trwa! Kup serwer WWW za 50 zl + VAT! > www.nazwa.pl > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom > it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. If you have received an email in error please notify > Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it > from your systems. > > Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email > attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be > free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. > > Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for > inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for > the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not > necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held > responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ ------- End of Original Message ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
