Originally posted by Pentaxor how closely were you shooting the subject? I tested the FA 35 last night and it focused really fast even under lowlight. you might want to check you 35 for focusing issues. anyway, could you provide some pictures as well? thanks !
I didn't succeed in taking a baby photo on AF with the FA 35, and the few MF photos I took were not good enough to keep. I loaded a shot taken with the 50mm just for the record. The 35mm focusses more closely than the 50mm, so I don't see that I could have been too close.
The sunsets are representative. I can't say for sure this very photo caused the FA to have the trouble, but the photos were all pretty similar, slightly different compositions, slightly different apertures, various metering methods, and the FA didn't just hunt once, it happened several times, even though I tried to give it something to focus on.
The photos are here.
Picasa Web Albums - Dan - FA 35 AF
My apologies for the Picasa link. It's a big hassle to load somewhere else.