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Focusing using manual lenses

Started May 22, 2017 | Questions thread
Kerusker
Kerusker Senior Member • Posts: 1,446
Re: Focusing using manual lenses

Mike,

knowing your professionalism and reputation, I trust in your findings.

MightyMike wrote:

. Finally if you're using the K-1 something has changed, where i could get amazingly accurate pinpoint focus with manual lenses on the K-3 and older bodies the K-1 seems to want to trigger early regardless of which direction you're focusing.

I.e. focusing from far results in BF and from near in FF?

on static subject i went from getting most of my shots dead on to 2 out of 3 early triggers (using burst) before one that is appropriately in focus, For action photos i went from 2 of 3 in focus to 1 of 3 in focus after switching to the K-1.

Personal note:

By time I got tired in investigations like yours above and trying to setup adjustments or work arounds. For my kind of photography (mostly of personal and family use) I get around with simpler cameras. My old Pentax M , A and FA lenses don't require more than my K-5II - I think.

Mike, thanks for all your contributions and images of course.

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