You might want to take a peek at the focusing screen first and try to see if it is seated properly. Or perhaps it's just better to let Pentax deal with it. If they look fine in the finder, your problem is probably hardware alignment. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thanks Paul. > > I did some more tests today, and K10D is going back. My macro shots are all > off. > > They all look fine in the finder, but i refuse to bracket focus. > > I was always ticked at my Pentax dslr close ups and macro results. I > think i see why now.:-( > > Dave > > On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yep. I adjusted all the lenses wide open, save for the FA50, which I > > tested at f2. I'm going to try the FA 80-310 today, and I'll be done. > > All my other lenses are manual focus. > > Paul > > > > > > On Mar 9, 2008, at 8:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > > > > When you are adjusting on the K20D, are you doing wide open, like i am > > > on my tests. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 7:36 PM, Paul Stenquist > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Yep. DA 50-200. I was adjusting the focus point. It was pretty close > > >> to right on. Tried to do the DA 12-24 tonight. Wide open at 24mm > > >> it's > > >> pretty much in focus throughout the range. Hard to see any > > >> difference > > >> between -4 and +4, so it stays at 0. > > >> Paul > > >> > > >> > > >> On Mar 8, 2008, at 5:45 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > >> > > >>> Good thing you have thin Elvis, he might not have fitted at 50mm,:-) > > >>> > > >>> Noise is more than acceptable. > > >>> > > >>> I'll assume you meant 50-200.?? > > >>> > > >>> Dave > > >>> > > >>> On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Paul Stenquist > > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>> While I was testing lenses in my basement, Elvis told me he wants a > > >>>> K20D. I guess I'll have to buy him one since he's been paying the > > >>>> bills for more than thirty years now. > > >>>> > > >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7032306&size=lg > > >>>> > > >>>> DA50-400 at 50mm. f4@ 1/30th, ISO 1600, slight crop > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >>>> [email protected] > > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > > >>>> above and follow the directions. > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> Equine Photography > > >>> www.caughtinmotion.com > > >>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > > >>> Ontario Canada > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >> > > >> > > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > >>> and follow the directions. > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > > >> above and follow the directions. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Equine Photography > > > www.caughtinmotion.com > > > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > > > Ontario Canada > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > > and follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > the directions. > > > > > > -- > Equine Photography > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > Ontario Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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