Originally posted by redpit Strange... Since the K-1 shows the AF point when reviewing the photos, have you checked where (and whether) the AF has locked? Is there a red square on the subject you were aiming at?
Even with MF if the camera "sees" you have nailed the focus the central square point will be red...
The Da 560 at f8 should be super sharp. Maybe you need to make AF microadjustments if your lens front or backfocuses...
Originally posted by siva.ss.kumar I think so too. The 560 should be super sharp at 8. If any issues, it is probably the purple fringing in bright objects.
Do check for front/back focus issues. If a lot of AF adjustment needed, then send it for servicing/replacement.
Red square, eh? I thought that was a place in Moscow! The reason I didn't go into electical engineering was because I couldn't tell resistors apart - they're color coded and I'm color-blind. So "red" doesn't really show up for me. But now I know it's supposed to be there, I'll look for it and research its use. It might be one of those things I've turned off in the settings menu as excess gim-cracky. Incidentally, the color-blindness has an interesting effect - since I have fewer relatively huge color receptors per square inch of retina, I've got gazillions more of the tiny white/black receptors - huge increase in resolution and light-gathering capability, which is why I'm so picky about things looking sharp. (Also why I almost never mess with the colors as recorded by the camera in postprocessing.)
Here's this morning's attempt - better, I think, but it still bothers me.
I really do appreciate all the help, too.