pentax smc m 1.7 50mm on K50
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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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I didn't want the lens to close down. Aperture ring was enabled. I was relying on my eyes. I believe I now understand why the Xe1 worked well with the lens. It has an electronic viewfinder. I have since read on the internet that focusing with live view is the way forward if it is a static subject. Unfortunately that is not always desirable. Thank you for your comments. Sample photo below. Eain
It all looks sharp in the viewfinder. I am going to have to retry with tripod and live view. Eain
Diopter adjusted properly? Is it just this lens with the problem?
I found an article in Robertdonovan.com that seems to explain the situation. I am sure it would be OK to quote it:
"Dialing in accurate focus can be tricky as the range of movement of the manual focus lens’ focus mechanism and front/back focus issues can throw the focus sensor off. The focus indicator will often stay illuminated over several degrees of focus ring rotation (in-focus range). This can be especially frustrating when using fast lenses with extremely short depths of field while trying to achieve critical focus on a specific point of the subject. Trial and error with lots of high magnification LCD review is the best way to get it right. Each lens will likely have its own characteristics that will need to be learned"
Also elsewhere I learned the DSLR viewfinders are different to film viewfinders and much harder to focus visually, hence provision of automatic focus with indicator which causes problems (see above)
Eain
Regards Ian
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