Re: PESO -- Back Focus

2008-04-25 Thread P. J. Alling
have to use butt crack spackle on this one, or just the plug in for > it. > > Dave > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 1:54 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The continuing discussion of back focus has gotten to me. I've spent >> way too much time

Re: PESO -- Back Focus

2008-04-25 Thread David J Brooks
Did you have to use butt crack spackle on this one, or just the plug in for it. Dave On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 1:54 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The continuing discussion of back focus has gotten to me. I've spent > way too much time on this shot already,

PESO -- Back Focus

2008-04-25 Thread P. J. Alling
The continuing discussion of back focus has gotten to me. I've spent way too much time on this shot already, however I have an excellent example of back focus. Taken in a smoky club last night. http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20backfocus.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-D

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-26 Thread Beaker
On Feb 25, 2008, at 6:29 PM, William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Steve Desjardins" > Subject: Re: K20D & back focus > > >> I've never really noticed any back/front focusing issues, but you >> folks >> are making

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-26 Thread Carlos Royo
Anthony Farr escribió: > The early Pentax DSLRs had IR cutoff filters in front of their imaging > sensors that nevertheless transmitted enough near IR light to make a useful > IR exposure with an R-72 or similar filter. Can you assert that the IR > cutoff filter over the AF sensor is more absolute

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Steve Desjardins" Subject: Re: K20D & back focus > I've never really noticed any back/front focusing issues, but you folks > are making me paranoid. Is there a good kind of shot for testing this? > I'm thinking of using the

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-25 Thread Steve Desjardins
be a good indicator or would other conditions be better? >>> mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2/25/2008 3:53 PM >>> A better way of saying what I was trying to > > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/02/25 Mon AM 11:26:58 GMT > To: Pentax

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-25 Thread mike wilson
A better way of saying what I was trying to > > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/02/25 Mon AM 11:26:58 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: K20D & back focus > > I think it's more likely that the sensor's focus plane

was Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-25 Thread Roman Melihhov
I'm most positive that Izumi Taniguchi who contributed allot to explaining tips and tricks of K10D shall cover back focus adjustments issue for K20D as soon as camera shall get on production lines. See Digiichi website here -> http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/special/digiic

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think it's more likely that the sensor's focus plane is more accurate rather than tighter than that of film. The focal point is the focal point. And since film is somewhat curved, it can never be totally accurate. Paul On Feb 25, 2008, at 3:58 AM, mike wilson wrote: > >> >> From: "Bob Sull

RE: K20D & back focus

2008-02-25 Thread Anthony Farr
The early Pentax DSLRs had IR cutoff filters in front of their imaging sensors that nevertheless transmitted enough near IR light to make a useful IR exposure with an R-72 or similar filter. Can you assert that the IR cutoff filter over the AF sensor is more absolute in its prohibition of IR light

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-25 Thread Carlos Royo
Anthony Farr escribió: > The difference between IR focus and visible wavelength focus is not constant > from lens to lens. Different designs of the same focal length can have > different IR focus corrections, and the correction is not necessarily > proportional when comparing lenses of different f

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-25 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reading the promo literature on the K20D, I noticed a new feature. > The camera has the ability to store adjustments for backfocus (or > forward) for 20 lenses. > The claim is that all the DA lenses are fine, but others may need adjusting. > > Any

RE: K20D & back focus

2008-02-25 Thread Anthony Farr
-Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Bob Sullivan > Sent: Monday, 25 February 2008 4:21 PM > To: PDML > Subject: K20D & back focus > > Reading the promo literature on the K20D, I noticed a new feature. > The camera

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-24 Thread David Savage
At 02:38 PM 25/02/2008, William Robb wrote: >- Original Message - >From: "Bob Sullivan" >Subject: K20D & back focus > > > > Reading the promo literature on the K20D, I noticed a new feature. > > The camera has the ability to store adjustments for

Re: K20D & back focus

2008-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: K20D & back focus > Reading the promo literature on the K20D, I noticed a new feature. > The camera has the ability to store adjustments for backfocus (or > forward) for 20 lenses. > The claim is that all t

K20D & back focus

2008-02-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Reading the promo literature on the K20D, I noticed a new feature. The camera has the ability to store adjustments for backfocus (or forward) for 20 lenses. The claim is that all the DA lenses are fine, but others may need adjusting. Any ideas on why this might be? Do some lenses transmit more of

RE: Back Focus

2005-12-05 Thread Jens Bladt
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 5. december 2005 18:01 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Back Focus On Dec 5, 2005, at 8:41 AM, Christian wrote: > There was a lot of whinging on Canon forums about the 20D > backfocusing When I bought mine, Tom VanVeen mentioned one of > h

Re: Back Focus

2005-12-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 5, 2005, at 8:41 AM, Christian wrote: There was a lot of whinging on Canon forums about the 20D backfocusing When I bought mine, Tom VanVeen mentioned one of his collegue had a problem and he asked if it was an issue on my camera. Canon still (I believe) has not acknowledged the

Re: Back Focus

2005-12-05 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: "Dave Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The back focus problem a LOT of D1's suffered(as mine does) seems to be linked to a ~slightly~ out of aligned centre sensor,acording to Nikon.Although they have never officially admitted to this,will

RE: Back Focus

2005-12-04 Thread Jens Bladt
ecember 2005 01:10 Til: PDML Emne: Back Focus Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 23:31:00 + From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Subject: Re: A better 70-200mm F. 2.8 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-E

Back Focus

2005-12-04 Thread Dave Brooks
d, unleashed: >All of them seem to suffer from Back Focus. Sorry to be a pain Jens, but the only back focus I have ever heard of in optical hardware terms is to do with manually adjusting the rear element (s) of a lens to achieve correct focus depending on what camera (video) a particular l

Re: Back Focus!

2005-12-02 Thread brooksdj
.4 on the MZ-S and the F 70-210 (long focal lengths around > 135-210mm only) on the *istD. > You (I?) see in focus objects a lot closer than the one you focused on. > > Dario > > - Original Message - > From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > T

Re: Back Focus!

2005-12-02 Thread Dario Bonazza
From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 6:19 AM Subject: SV: Back Focus! Thnaks, Dave. I will pass your information on. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:

SV: Back Focus!

2005-12-01 Thread Jens Bladt
Thnaks, Dave. I will pass your information on. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 1. december 2005 08:57 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Back Focus! Jens I have never had a problem with

Re: Back Focus!

2005-12-01 Thread brooksdj
Jens I have never had a problem with "back focus" with my istD, however in low light situations with my D1 it does happen. Camera tends to focus on an object further that what you really want. The finder in the D1 is very good, and i can usually tell if i'm off,then i just ref

Back Focus!

2005-11-30 Thread Jens Bladt
Hello list What is "back focos"? Does the camera focus closer to or further away from where it should? Which lenses are especially prone to back focus on a *ist D? Only "analog" lenses? Please A friend asked me. I don't know, so I ask where I expect people (you