Originally posted by Kini62 I just got my K5 and 55/1.4 and 50-135 lenses on Friday.
Just an FYI I'm coming from 4 years with Canon- 30d, 40d 1DMkIIN, 24-105L, 70-200/2.8L and 35/2.
I'm having focus issues with both lenses.
At close distances the focus accuracy is pretty good, even with the 55 wide open.
The problem with both lenses is that the further you get the worse the focus, especially the 50-135 at 135mm.
Both lenses seem to be back focusing. No amount of correction seems to help with the 50-135. The 55 seems to do OK with some correction but the focus is quite inconsistent.
I also have a stuck pixel. I suppose I could run the pixel mapping.
Anyway, is this a camera issue? Lens issue?
Should I try and exchange the camera, lens, lenses or all three?
I really like the camera for it's size and features.
Thanks
Gene
With so many early adopters reporting and posting stunning results from the K-5, your problems are almost certainly attributable to a bad camera body. (I am assuming that you know how to perform focus calibration correctly.) I would recommend returning the camera for a replacement. Do not give up on the K-5 so easily.
Edit: I neglected to mention that I had a similar problem with my first K-7 body. I promptly got a replacement body that focuses very accurately. I used the Lens Align system to calibrate each of my lenses, but there are simpler, less expensive methods of accomplishing that task.
Rob