I was checking the list archives and found replies to my original post from Rob Studdert and Godfrey DiGiorgi that I never received (I actually never got my own post either). I did the additional experiment that Rob suggested, and I'm fairly certain that the finder is the problem. As soon as I find the courage, I'm going to remove the focusing screen and put it back to see if that helps like it did for Godfrey. The last time I messed with a focusing screen, a severe case of butterfingers resulted in my ZX-30 making a trip to KEH for repairs.
I'd like to say thanks to Rob and Godfrey for their ideas. Glenn On 4/9/06, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Same here with a Ds...and I did the same experiment > with the same results. > My horizons fall from left to right, and I have the > same feeling of being unable to hold a camera > properly. > > I also discovered that my first instictive reaction to > correct an horizon was to tilt the camera in the wrong > direction. > (if the sky falls from left to righ, you have to tilt > the camera clockwise, I tended to do the other way > until I noticed). > > I had a similar problem with my MZ-5n, and I am also > thinking if the instant review contributes to this > impression. > > It would be nice to hear form others experiences. > > (BTW, Picasa is great correcting horizons, rotates and > crops at the same time). > > --- Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > > Hi all, > > > > For as long as I've owned my *istD, I've spent lots > > of time rotating > > and cropping pictures to correct the horizon. I > > always assumed that I > > was just sloppy when framing my shots. But I did a > > quick experiment > > recently where I carefully lined up the focus screen > > marks with > > straight horizontal lines and took some test > > pictures. The shots all > > came out about 1 1/2 degrees off from level. Is this > > a problem with > > the sensor alignment? Is the focusing screen or > > prism somehow out of > > position? Could any of these be fixed? Somehow all > > these possibilities > > bother me more than when I thought I just couldn't > > hold a camera > > level. > > > > Glenn > > > > -- > > Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. > Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. > http://es.voice.yahoo.com > > -- Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
