Originally posted by Shanti Maybe been answered somewhere..but is the DA*300 more accurate in focus than the K5II? when I get a good shot in focus with the DA*300 its perfect,but many misses,even though AF is locked on. I only use center point AF--mostly birds & BIF. larger animals have a lot more keepers
IME, the center point on the K-3 is smaller than the 11-point bodies, and noticeably more accurate for birds in trees.
You say you're using center point AF for birds in flight. If you only use center point, you are not tracking the bird. You need to use center point with expansion. For birds I find I need 27-point because they're too hard to keep in the center of the frame. For sports I use center point expandable to 9 points. In conjunction with this, you want to use AF Hold. I like the Medium setting. AF-C is a given, and turn off SR.
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Originally posted by twitch This was exactly my experience too. Terrible accuracy from the K-3 with seemingly daily changes required in AF adjustment amounts. No such problem with my K-5.
My K-5 had severe front-focus in tungsten light so I sent it back with no request for a replacement. I've had stellar performance from the K-3, but I've had to return my DA*300 twice. AF was horribly slow, so they replaced the focus motor. A few months later the focus moved normally, but would not lock on the subject (hexagon would not stop blinking). They replaced the AF Module, and all has been fine for a few months.