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13627 posts
18 years
Hythe,
Hampshire UK

Posted 08/03/2009 - 15:30 Link

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Kenty Kenty

307 posts
21 years
Birmingham

Posted 08/03/2009 - 15:45 Link

Well - your manual focussing skills are still pretty good! Some great people shots.

Cheers

John

On a dark desert highway, cool Pentax K5 in my hand.
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2227 posts
17 years

Posted 08/03/2009 - 15:50 Link

Focussing looks ok to me, thanks for sharing.

Tel,

misiek_knm misiek_knm

535 posts
18 years
Grantham,
UK

Posted 08/03/2009 - 17:29 Link

Mike, while it's difficult to say anything about your focusing speed, but the accuracy / sharpness is certainly unharmed (well, at least looking at the pictures you shared with us )

Kind regards,
Michal R. Hoffmann
K20D, DA 16-45mm, A 50mm F/1:1.4, DA 55-300mm; flash Pentax AF240Z

Mike-P Mike-P

13627 posts
18 years
Hythe,
Hampshire UK

Posted 08/03/2009 - 17:38 Link

misiek_knm wrote:
(well, at least looking at the pictures you shared with us )

I took about 200 shots and binned probably 3/4 of them, that's how bad my accuracy was. Some of them were so far out it was untrue

AF makes you lazy.

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Clarky Clarky

3125 posts
19 years
Sydney Australia

Posted 08/03/2009 - 20:56 Link

I know how you feel Mike, I have been playing with some old Takumars of late and my bin ratio is about the same as yours. But its still fun using them and thats what counts I guess.

I am improving though and have just recently installed a Katzeye focus screen which helps.

BTW no.2 for me

Edited by Clarky: 08/03/2009 - 20:57

Mike-P Mike-P

13627 posts
18 years
Hythe,
Hampshire UK

Posted 09/03/2009 - 08:25 Link

Clarky wrote:
I know how you feel Mike, I have been playing with some old Takumars of late and my bin ratio is about the same as yours.

Well I have decided that I need to practice my MF skills to up my hit rate so, after watching Day of the Jackal last night I have a plan.

I have placed an Orange on a wall (couldn't find a watermelon) and am goint to practice at various distances until I get it right.

Or perhaps I will just use a AF lens instead ...

Thing is, I just prefer the IQ of the older lenses, the sharpness and contrast blows me away (when I get it right anyway).

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