Re: test chart links wanted

2010-11-29 Thread eckinator
I've had it for over a year but thus far I've rarely shot flat subjects wide open and I'm not much of a pixel peeper so it may well have escaped me until now. I'll go for the wall then. The idea was to have something to show to Pentax when I drive over there. Ecke 2010/11/29 paul stenquist

test chart links wanted

2010-11-28 Thread eckinator
hi all a lot of the photos taken today lead me to think my 16-50 may be decentered - there is tons on inexplicable softness in an otherwise flat field - can anyone please point me towards a link with a chart that will help me to illustrate the problem for when I turn the lens in for repair ...

Re: test chart links wanted

2010-11-28 Thread paul stenquist
For a flat focus test all you need is a textured wall, a tripod and a level. Just make sure the camera is parallel to the wall and the lens is perpendicular to the wall. Then shoot wide open. It was easy to spot the focus error on my first 16-50. But this is an assembly problem that generally