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Focusing Screen for K-r. Any recommendations?
Now I didn't even think I could get anything like this, if I don't get on with the magnifying eye cup I will definitely consider on of these. Do they still retain the red square indicating focus point?
Posted by InFESTation on 03/07/2012 - 10:50
Focusing Screen for K-r. Any recommendations?
I still get the red square focusing points - these still work as normal. Thanks will keep these at the back of my mind.
Posted by InFESTation on 04/07/2012 - 19:37
K-r manual focussing
Im sorry this topic has been covered before in various guises but this is my particular issue. I cannot focus accurately at wide apertures with the viewfinder. I can with live view however there is a delay of around 0.5 secs between pressing the shutter button and it firing. This isnt great as th...
Posted by DanielH on 22/02/2012 - 20:52
K-r manual focussing
Hi Dan, If it's subject moved I guess you are referring to telephoto of wildlife. I have the KR and when using my 55-300 lens at full telephoto I've found a lot of practice and patience is required BUT the results are worth it. I use high ISO as the KR sensor can deliver 800 as default 1600...
Posted by wvbarnes on 22/02/2012 - 21:17
K-r manual focussing
Have you adjusted the dioptre adjustment as per the instructions? That's the usual cause of the problem. We always use maximum aperture to focus by as lenses are open until they stop down when taking the picture. The wider the maximum aperture, the brighter the image and the easier to see the poi...
Posted by johnriley on 22/02/2012 - 21:20
K-r manual focussing
Bill- yes im saving up to! my only issue is with manual focus as i posted initially and this in low light at shallow dof say f2.8 and wider. John thanks but as i said yes dioptre has been done. It's a manual lens so i dont have AF as an option. I am pretty accurate 85% of the time with liveview b...
Posted by DanielH on 22/02/2012 - 21:26
K-r manual focussing
Hi Dan I have no problems focussing at wide apertures with the viewfinder of my K-r. I regularly use f1.7 and f2.0 with my 50mm and f2.8 with my 135mm. Both of these are manual focus. There are obviously issues with the depth of field at small apertures so it's always harder to focus, but wha...
Posted by milamber on 22/02/2012 - 21:29
K-r manual focussing
As an afterthought, if you switch the camera to AF then you can use "catch in focus" so the shutter will only release when the green hexagon lights, indicating the point of focus. It could help you.
Posted by johnriley on 22/02/2012 - 21:31
K-r manual focussing
John Liveview with Manual focus. (AF in viewfinder etc no problem)I havent managed to use catch in succesfully yet. Milamber thanks, thing is i am not getting what i see in the viewfinder despite careful focussing! I have an old zenit slr and guess what i can manual focus it fine at 1.7! does tha...
Posted by DanielH on 22/02/2012 - 21:39
K-r manual focussing
I've found catch-in-focus remarkably useful at times. It worked surprisingly well on my K-r with a manual 500mm Tamron mirror lens which is fixed at f8.
Posted by dcweather on 23/02/2012 - 00:00
K-r manual focussing
Seeing this is a K-r, could this be a case of artificial light inaccurate AF? I had a K-r for a couple weeks before I swapped it for a K-5. I never managed to get a good focus indoors below f/1.8 with my Sigma 50mm f/1.4. It front focused beyond the focus microadjustment range, but not in dayli...
Posted by Infrabasse on 23/02/2012 - 03:41
K-r manual focussing
dannyh, it's not necessarily you. Your matte screen might not have been shimmed properly in the factory. A split prism screen can significantly help; I use them in both a K10D and a K100D but be aware that they might need shimming. Another way is to learn to get a feel for the green hexagon; it's...
Posted by sterretje on 23/02/2012 - 04:35
K-r manual focussing
Everything suggested might help a little, but with my K-r I don't have this problem with manual focus. I wear glasses, but usually find myself looking over the top of them through the viewfinder, which shouldn't help. Despite this, I don't have the problem that Dan describes and am fairly confid...
Posted by milamber on 23/02/2012 - 07:47
K-r manual focussing
Despite this, I don't have the problem that Dan describes and am fairly confident that 95% of the time what I see in the viewfinder is replicated in the photo - the other 5% is camera shake or trying to focus with very shallow DOF. Yep, if you don't need shallow DOF, you will more than likely not ...
Posted by sterretje on 23/02/2012 - 08:25
K-r manual focussing
Despite this, I don't have the problem that Dan describes and am fairly confident that 95% of the time what I see in the viewfinder is replicated in the photo - the other 5% is camera shake or trying to focus with very shallow DOF. Yep, if you don't need shallow DOF, you will more than likely not ...
Posted by milamber on 23/02/2012 - 08:45
K-r manual focussing
Thanks everyone its been informative and helpful. So it looks like its a camera issue, also part of the reason i didnt get on at all with the FA 1.7 50mm that i sold, i couldnt get in focus pics even with AF at f2.8 and wider despite playing with focus adjust. Catch in focus is better after maxim...
Posted by DanielH on 23/02/2012 - 17:03
K-r manual focussing
Ah poo so then does the focus need recalibrating? I've tried the usual AF adjust but it doesn't make it any better. Can anyone recommended a good repairer? Any ideas as to how much it would cost me? Sorry for all the questions im really buggered as i had hoped to U/G to the K-5 or buy a new std z...
Posted by DanielH on 29/02/2012 - 13:39
K-r manual focussing
Sounds like it's just a problem with the manual focus - everything else is fine so I don't see any reason why you couldn't sell it on Ebay or similar for a decent price still and upgrade to the K-5 as planned. I'd guess that it would cost far more than the difference between it's value now and it's ...
Posted by milamber on 29/02/2012 - 14:02
K-r manual focussing
Hi Dan Not sure I quite understand your second comment. The manual focus seems to have been improved with the dioptre adjustment, which is great, but could you just explain the other problem in a bit more detail and I'll try to help if I can.
Posted by milamber on 29/02/2012 - 15:09
Memory card for K-x problems.
Is your firmware up to date? Seem to remember one for memory cards a while back.
Posted by Mike-P on 23/02/2012 - 17:06
