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01-01-2011, 09:16 PM   #1
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back focus on FA* 24

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Happy new year

I was testing my FA* 24 (bought used) and noticed that I need to set the focus adjustment on the K7 to +5. Does anyone else have a similar experience? Itested with both a focus chart and with news print and found the sharpest images were at +5.

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QuoteOriginally posted by spartan Quote
Hi all
Happy new year

I was testing my FA* 24 (bought used) and noticed that I need to set the focus adjustment on the K7 to +5. Does anyone else have a similar experience? Itested with both a focus chart and with news print and found the sharpest images were at +5.

Regards
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Then that's where you should use it. I would test it with a real subject in good lighting though.. If it doesn't work for you on your K7, I'll be happy to provide a home for it on my K5 (that lens is on my short to get next list). Be more worried about it when No adjustment will get you there. +5 is nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Let's see some photos!

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I'd love to have similar experience! Unfortunately my FA*24 needs -8 adjustment
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I'm still with my K10D and FA*24 needs +50 adjustment in debug mode.... so quite similar to your +5 (considering K10D's adjustments go in 10s and not 1s)

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Thanks for the input. It seems that AF adjustment is typical with this lens.

Request for images... The AMNH image (Man) is take with +5 AF. The other image is +3.
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