31mm F1.8 Limited Edition
Posted 01/02/2010 - 19:42
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Sounds like a front / back focus issue, either with the lens or the K10D's you tried it out on.
Joining the Q
Posted 01/02/2010 - 21:10
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I'll give you £50.00 for it??
James
James
Posted 01/02/2010 - 21:18
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pink wrote:
I'll give you £50.00 for it??
James
I'll offer £75 and you can charge me postage
I'll give you £50.00 for it??
James
Hyram
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Posted 01/02/2010 - 21:24
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£76...
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 01/02/2010 - 21:30
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Okay, £100 and a curly wurly.
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 01/02/2010 - 21:38
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Mike-P wrote:
This could turn out to be a LONG thread.
You don't have to read it
This could turn out to be a LONG thread.
Hyram
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Posted 01/02/2010 - 21:51
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Fly me out to Pretoria, South Africa, & I will pay £101.50 + Mars bar
Regards
Regards
Colin
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Posted 01/02/2010 - 22:48
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£130 + Box of Ferrero Rocher + 1 can of Special Brew to drown your sorrows....
Some Cameras
Posted 02/02/2010 - 06:32
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There's a substantial thread (or two) on FA31 IQ over at DP Review, concerning FF / BF / misaligned optics etc. According to some, the copies assembled in Japan are better, but others MMV.
Posted 02/02/2010 - 09:45
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imagesteve wrote:
I am baffled!! Sold a 31mm F1.8 limited to a customer last week only to see that it was not sharp on his K10D. Assuming a faulty lens or camera I tried it on my K10D with the same result, UNSHARP through all apertures. Out of pure frustration I put the lens on both the K7D and the Kx with brilliant results. The images were so sharp you can cut yourself with it. Can anybody explain... What am I doing wrong....?
I would suggest looking at the K10 debug mode and adjusting for BF/FF using a focus test chart or financial pages stuck on the wall, tripod mount it and use 2s mirror lock up. My K10 needs around +140um for all my lenses.
I am baffled!! Sold a 31mm F1.8 limited to a customer last week only to see that it was not sharp on his K10D. Assuming a faulty lens or camera I tried it on my K10D with the same result, UNSHARP through all apertures. Out of pure frustration I put the lens on both the K7D and the Kx with brilliant results. The images were so sharp you can cut yourself with it. Can anybody explain... What am I doing wrong....?
Posted 02/02/2010 - 09:45
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I've read several discussions of the Tamron 17-50 where people have said it requires focus adjustments for FF/BF on a K20D but works fine on a K7 without any adjustment. Something to do with the newer K7 and Kx firmware perhaps?
Tim
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