It's a fairly standard fitting also found without a door
on some radios such as the Pure Evoke 3.

And a Merry Christmas from him!

It looks in focus.... Certainly not back focussed.
The only way to be sure is use a focus rack and
bracket +/- 7-10mm each way. Always better with
still lifes anyway.

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Great stuff. I like the shed on the 2nd shot, it makes
it unusual.

Just carried out the adjustment on my Pentax-A 50mm f/2.8 Macro
at f/2.8.... It was the same as the 50mm f/1.7 at -5

Checked it for CIF MOVING IN SLOWLY and it's SPOT-ON!

Cropped shot. No PP from JPG.




It's better with any flat test target to make a 45deg paper
box and put a black piece of insulation tape on it. Mine
was held together with 1 staple.

Set the camera at 45deg... you can see the Rabone angle
checker in the background set to 45deg.

The CIF shot was aimed at the tape.

I don't even need to look through the finder now
to focus... I just listen for the beep as I move
in or focus by turning from infinity towards
minimum focus.

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I've just been getting some stick off a friend who uses a
Canon he stumbled across this thread when searching for some
Canon screens. He finds it very funny that some people on here
can't even focus their cameras and that some people including
a mod wouldn't be able to pass a beginners exam

i.e.

Question 1:

What do you see when you look through the screen of a DSLR

a): A view that is approx. 90% Life Size.

b): A view that is very small similar to holding a 35mm slide
in front of your eye without a viewer.

Question 2:

Can the DOF seen on a 35mm focusing screen be put to good use
in movie making.

a): No. There is no DOF visible on a 35mm focusing screen.

b): Yes. You can buy or make a DOF Adapter similar to this one..
]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2zBT9jMoyM



Smeggy's right about the standard screens only seeing f/2.4
It's caused by cutting extra fresnel grooves to boost
brightness.

Even Pentax state (In the K-30 spec. )

"The K-30 accepts a PENTAX-original Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen to facilitate manual-focusing operation. The photographer can replace the standard focusing screen with one of the available optional screens, including cross-lined and scale types, to accommodate more specialized applications."

http://www.pentax.co.uk/en/Digital%20SLR/k-30.html

I've now got my 50mm f/1.7 set up so that CIF works
correctly as I move in towards a subject, it's about
15mm out (at 1M) if it triggers moving away.

This is a crop triggered at f/2 moving in....






There is an excellent chart and test procedure for
focus testing at....

http://photo.net/learn/focustest/

Also see...

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-camera-articles/61385-autofocus-a...

For MF lenses just use the Green Hexagon/Beep




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Just like new cars I love the smell of new cameras!

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It should do? Just move the view with the 4 way
controller.

But you Can Do That! I mentioned it above

Buy it so that you can get £100 off a K-3 when you trade it in
Don't use it though it's worth more unused..

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