Stig, Same here. While it's still very early, family shots with my DA55 and FA31 limited are better focused. More work with them will confirm this. These are only initial impressions. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 1:15 AM, SV Hovland <pdml...@heime.org> wrote: > K-5 IIs does indeed have a better AF. I have three lenses which is now > working as they should. > > My FA*400/5,6 would not focus correctly at all on the three or four K-5 I > tried. But it was working on K-7, K10D and *istDS and it is working as it > should on K-5 IIs. > > My FA*80-200 was very difficult to use on K-5. I would guess 1/3 of the > pictures was back focused and 1/3 front focused. And my lens needed +8 on AF > adjustment at 200mm and +2 at 80mm. On the K-5 IIs, focus is spot on every > time. And no adjustment is needed. > > And my DA*55 is a lot more consistent with K-5 IIs. It was usable on K-5, but > quite a lot of the pictures was either front or back focusing. > > > So I am happy with the upgrade. Maybe this is what K-5 should be in the first > place, but it wasn't. Upgrading to K-5 IIs has given me at least two lenses > back. > > > Stig Vidar Hovland > > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Miserere > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 3:05 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Pixel-peeping madness > > I've NEVER bought a camera based on pixel-peeping (in fact, I've even done > the opposite and bought a camera that was pretty bad when pixel-peeped), and > I agree with you, Rob, that I would only choose the > K-5II(s) if its AF were better than the K-5's, given the great price of the > K-5 right now. > > I still suspect Pentax have a new flagship up their sleeve that will be > released shortly for $1,600 - 1,800. Releasing the K-5II was easy, involved > minimal R&D, and they could say "look, we did release a new camera at > Photokina...TWO new cameras, in fact." > > Cheers, > > -M. > > -- > 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.
