I noticed similar with my 16-45 and K-5. It was my favorite lens on my K100D Super, and on the K-5, it lost it's luster.
Most likely due to the extra 10 megapixels to see the flaws, and it makes a tripod even more critical for clean shots. On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 5:47 PM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: > Rick, my 16-45 seems soft on my K-5 and k10d but it was very good on > my istd. Still confused over this. > > Dave > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 5:37 PM, Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am trying to sort out soft focus on my K-5 (especially with my 16-45/4 >> lens), and would appreciate some help. >> >> I put my camera on a tripod, used the picket fence in our back yard as a >> target (with a card with an X sticking out), and shot repeated frames with 3 >> lenses (40/2.8 Ltd, DA 16-45, and DA 50-200) using live view (LV) or >> viewfinder (VF) autofocus. The focal length of the 16-45 was set at 34mm, >> and the 50-200 at 50mm. >> >> The results: >> >> 40/2.8: FF in LV, very slight FF with VF >> 16-45: FF in LV, BF with VF >> 50-200: on target with LV and VF >> >> Two questions: >> 1. I thought that the fine AF adjustment (via menu C4) did not affect Live >> View AF. Is that incorrect? >> 2. What the heck is going on with the 16-45? >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > 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. -- My Year38 365 project http://year38.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
