My "default", spot and AE locked. Jack
--- On Sun, 1/10/10, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: low light autofocus > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 10:36 AM > I find the Auto-AF point to be one of > the worst features I've ever > experienced. Whenever I'm having severe AF problems I > check and sure > enough, the switch got bumped from center to auto > select. I alway use > center point, focus, then recompose. > > I don't know how the camera can possibly determine where I > want focus > and experience shows it cannot. > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 11:26 AM, eckinator <eckina...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm quite happy with the 16-50 on my K10D in terms of > low light > > hunting but given your requirements the K10D is > certainly not your > > body of choice. I have to constantly change the AF > point selection > > around because she never quite catches the right one. > Just as happy > > with the two DFA macros but I doubt those will do you > any good > > HTH Ecke > > > > 2010/1/10 Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com>: > >> Is there any combination of Pentax body/lens > (digital) that does > >> relatively well in low light? I took my K20D and > K200D to a wedding > >> and the autofocus sucked in a big way with the > both a DA 12-24 and an > >> FA 50 1.4. I tried to focus manually when I > noticed about 1/2 of my > >> shots were out of focus, but my eyes dont do well > in bright light let > >> alone low light. > >> > >> -gonz > >> > >> -- > >> -- Reduce your Government Footprint > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above and follow the directions. > >> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
