Thanks mate. I manage fine with my 50mm macro lens which is manual focus. What's bothering me with the 1.7 is the camera's focus indicator says the focus is right, but subsequent viewing on the computer shows a slightly oof shot.
Hopefully practice will make perfect. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 6:42 PM Subject: Re: PESO - First Day of School > Just making sure that you have adjusted the diopter setting on the > viewfinder to your vision. One time, I let my brother shoot with one > of my *istD bodies for a couple of days. About 2/3 way through the > first day he commented that he was struggling with focusing - couldn't > really tell if he had focused properly. It suddenly dawned on me that > the adjustment was for my eyes. I had him adjust it so that the > readout along the bottom was very clear and sharp. Suprise! The rest > of the time he was having no trouble at all. > > If all is set up properly, I would think that you would do ok with the > focus. At least check to see if the adjustment would help you. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Monday, February 5, 2007, 10:30:12 PM, you wrote: > > JaKM> It's a lovely lens, although I am finding that I can't trust the > K10's focus > JaKM> indicator and I really can't judge focus through the viewfinder very > well, > JaKM> so getting sharp focus is proving frustrating. > JaKM> ----- Original Message ----- > JaKM> From: "Peter Lacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > JaKM> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > JaKM> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:27 AM > JaKM> Subject: Re: PESO - First Day of School > > >>>> This was captured in an unguarded moment with the M50mm f1.7 wide open. >>>> I >>>> have also softened it a bit in photoshop. >>>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/2leo5e >>> >>> good eye, James. And first class craftmanship as well. >>> >>> BTW: I found your message right in the middle of a thread about whether >>> are DA lenses sharper than FA and vice versa. Apparently, the winner is >>> an old M lens, which needs to be softened digitally because it's too >>> sharp even wide open. ;-) >>> >>> Aren't those Pentax fifties amazing? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.27/671 - Release Date: >>> 5/02/2007 >>> 4:48 PM >>> > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.27/671 - Release Date: 5/02/2007 > 4:48 PM > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
