I never received the messages too. Since my camera is still under warranty, I may try to get the focus screen removed and repositioned.
Thanks. Jaume --- Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > 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. > > ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com
