Originally posted by New Englander Went and took pics using AF Fine adjustment all the way from -10 to +10.
All the pics looked the same regardless of where I set the auto focus adjustment.
Originally posted by New Englander Took the AF lens off and put on my old Tokina 35-200 that was on my ME Super (manual focus).
Same results.
Double and triple check your diopter adjustment on the viewfinder. In fact, note where it is now, and then start all the way to the left, taking a shot, incrementing, until hopefully you find where it should be for your eye. I'm thinking that if your diopter is off, you may be using the AF adjustment to push it farther out of focus. If the diopter does turn out to be an issue, perhaps it's more of one outside due to the longer distances involved.
I'm really just guessing though, based on the things that your problem can't/shouldn't be.