Originally posted by nosliwmit Well, I can't get the CIF function to do a durn thing on my K200D. Using a 50mm 1.7 manual focus lens, AF-S selected, camera in AF mode, stabbing or holding the shutter release, but no joy. Anyone get this to work on a K200D?
Did you enable CIF? On my K20D, that's item [34] on the Custom Settings menu. (Wait, now that I think about it, you *must* have enabled CIF, else you wouldn't have this problem. Ignore that question.)
What is the mount of the lens you've tried? If it's a screwmount lens in a PK adapter, the lens base probably doesn't short out the contacts on the camera mount. If it's a nice bright shiny K-mount, it *should* safely short those contacts. The contacts *must* be shorted for CIF to work.
I use CIF extensively. I often use longish weirdish glass in bellows, the bellows base being a nice bright shiny PK-M mount. The last couple days, I've concentrated on a 127/1.8 projector lens (no diaphragm, aperture is always wide-open) for dreamy shots. Aim at the subject, hold the shutter down, slowly rack the lens till focus is achieved, and SNAP!
That reminds me: CIF needs light, and contrast. CIF won't actuate if you're aiming at a bland surface. It also won't work with an M-type lens with the aperture stopped down. I find that f/8-11 is usually the limit. It's best to keep the aperture at f/5.6 or wider, and to focus on something with a contrast gradient, especially an edge. Good luck!