Re: K7 and K20 AF adjustment

2012-03-17 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: My K-5 required minor adjustment. It's important if you use autofocus wide open with a fast lens and want to make sure it's the eyeball, rather than the eyelash, that is critically sharp. I had three suspect

K7 and K20 AF adjustment

2012-03-16 Thread mary pitrone
Does any one on the list use this setting on their bodies, to adjust the AF setting on the lens. I was having trouble with AF on the K7 with the Pentax 16-50 2.8. lens..I hardly ever use AF on the K7 and K20. Any thoughts ?? Thanks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K7 and K20 AF adjustment

2012-03-16 Thread Bruce Walker
It's a somewhat lengthy process Mary, especially if you have a few lenses to do, but it's *well* worth the effort. I have done it with all my oft-used glass on my K20D and I will do it all over again if/when I upgrade. You need a solid floor and a well-settled tripod to do it accurately. On Fri,

Re: K7 and K20 AF adjustment

2012-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 16, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: It's a somewhat lengthy process Mary, especially if you have a few lenses to do, but it's *well* worth the effort. I have done it with all my oft-used glass on my K20D and I will do it all over again if/when I upgrade. You need a solid floor

Re: K7 and K20 AF adjustment

2012-03-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
I dial in the autofocus on all my lenses. It's fairly simple and well worth the effort. You can find instructions and targets for doing it online. With that 16-50/2.8 you should also check to make sure the focus field is flat. You can do that by shooting a brick wall off a tripod at f 2.8.

Re: K7 and K20 AF adjustment

2012-03-16 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 16, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 16, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: It's a somewhat lengthy process Mary, especially if you have a few lenses to do, but it's *well* worth the effort. I have done it with all my oft-used glass on my K20D and I will do it all

Re: K7 and K20 AF adjustment

2012-03-16 Thread Bruce Walker
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Mar 16, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: It's a somewhat lengthy process Mary, especially if you have a few lenses to do, but it's *well* worth the effort. I have done it with all my oft-used glass on my K20D

Re: K7 and K20 AF adjustment

2012-03-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 16, 2012, at 11:50 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Step #1: choose AF point = SEL. Don't use Auto. That's what I find so frustrating with Point'n'Shits, they *always* focus on the wrong thing. I hate 'em! That's pretty much what I do. It's not entirely accurate to say that I never let