There could be a fault with the autofocus mechanism. When I bought my Optio WPi in Dec 2005 it produced some horrible images. I took it to the repair centre in Langley (I only live a couple of miles away) and they sorted it out under guarantee (even though it was one of pixmania's dodgy imports)

Neil,

It may take them time to dig the information out of Japan.

I'm keeping the DS for those moments when I think "that would look better with the wide/telephoto* lens, I'll just get it out of the case and put it on....oh bugger the moment has gone!" moments.

Oh and to be a real poseur and try to look like a real photographer - I already have a bailey-esq leather jacket.



*delete as appropriate

I was afraid of that!

Matt,

Hate to disagree with the fount of all knowledge, but here goes

Set lens to 28mm, power on camera, power on flash. Flash LCD shows "24mm"; half depress shutter, flash unit bleeps several times and "24mm" flashes on the flash LCD screen, when meter times out "35mm" flashes on LCD screen (and 35mm shows in small at top left of LCD screen) (this is all as it should be - page 180 of K10D manual)

Zoom to 50mm "35mm" still flashing; half depress shutter "24mm" still flashing.

Power flash off/on "24mm" shows (not flashing) half depress shutter, flash bleeps several times, "49 mm" shows on unit.

Therefore irrespective of whether the flash unit is showing 35mm or digital FOV equivalent, the flash unit has not detected that I zoomed from 28mm to 50mm unless I powercycle the flash.

And whatever I do, I cannot change the flash unit from AZoom to MZoom.

I have tried it with both the K10D and DS so it's not down to the body and tried it with the 28-80FA lens and the 16-45 and 50-200DA lenses with same results in all cases.

Confused? You bet I am!

Been using this beauty on a short telephotozoom lens (28-80). The Flash unit doesn't correctly read the lens focal length if I change the zoom from, say 50mm to 80mm. I have to power the flash unit on and off again. Not a big problem, just something to remember. Or am I doing something wrong?

My DS "hunts" a bit, particularly if the object is quite distant (over 50 metres), the K10D is much better in this respect!

But there are warnings on that site that metering will be affected under some circumstances unless you opt for their "optibrite" treatment.

I'm finding that the more experienced I become as a photographer, the less I use auto-focus. I don't know if that means I am taking better pictures, though.

You could always help NASA out, they are asking for volunteers http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070104_moon_meteors.html