Jostein, Watch where that little autofocus indicator lands in the viewfinder. I found it was quick to pick a point off center and surprise me. I've found focusing results were appropriate, but not what I expected. I'll check the K10D more... Regards, Bob S.
On 12/3/06, Steven Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jostein, > I am no expert with AF, but my Canon rarely missed focus. However when I > shoot at the fashion show once a year, I use a friends high dollar > Nikon and it would miss Focus about 1 out of 30 shots for no > apparent reason. > I think I would have it looked at to be sure. > > Steve > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jostein Øksne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 4:06 AM > Subject: How much AF leeway to expect > > > > Gang, > > > > Given the AF cameras you have owned yourself, how much mis-focusing > > would you consider normal for a given camera? > > > > I remember there has been occasional discussions on back-focusing with > > some models before. Currently, I am beginning to worry that my new > > K10D may actually have a front-focusing problem with large-aperture > > lenses, but I'm not really sure what to expect. > > > > I'll do my best to test it and compare with my *istD, but I'd be > > grateful for any input you have on what to expect. > > > > > > thanks, > > Jostein > > > > PS. > > I will test with these lenses: FA 31/1.8 ltd, FA 50/1.4 and Sigma EX > > 70-200/2.8. Possibly also the FA* 400/5.6 even though it's not > > large-aperture. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

