Ok I just did a LOT of testing outside in my garden and I definately think there is a problem with the AF on this camera... i'm not saying it's catastrophic, but it's definately there... it just doesn't "feel" or look 100% right. I took some snaps of some basic and easily focussable objects and around 4/10 images were coming back very soft and a bi tout of focus, even on portrait shots, which was where the K10D excelled. I switched to manual focussing qith the K20D and did it myself and they came out tack sharp, just as they should be.
My old K10D was almost as sharp as manual in 99% of situations when using AF and the exact same lens, so this leads me to believe that something is a little wrong with the body I have. I'm dropping into Park Cameras today to get it looked at, preferably swapped seeing as im back off to Switzerland in a week or so.
Originally posted by Igilligan I have just got mine and I am having the same issue you are describing. My K100 is tack sharp with a lot of my lenses and the new K20 is a softy with the same lenses.
So I believe what you are seeing. I personally dont need to see any pics. I have shot 200 test shots of various items, and it is definately the camera. I doubt it is out resolving my DA 40 Or any of my MF taks. The only sharp shots I have got are with sharp MF glass like the series 1 vivitar. If it has AF it struggles. The best AF I actually got was with the DA50-200... but my sharp as a tack tamron 28-75 is struggling.
Like you I just need to hear more of the global focus adjust and how and what I should be focusing on to attempt it.
To add even a little more frustration... I ended up with a bunch of dead/stuck pixels on mine too.
Here is one where the focus is ok (MF vivitar series 1 90mm) but you can see the hot pixels... hard to tell at this small resize, but there are actually 10 here in this center crop.
Please PM me if you find info or help outside on your thread on the best way to focus adjust... and I will do the same. The manual is very limited on explaining the best way to do it.
Hi Igilligan, luckily I haven't noticed any hot pixels yet but your focussing issue does sound a bit suspect, especially since we KNOW what trhese cameras are capable of! It should not be performing the skightest bit worse as an inferior camera such as the K100, this is obvious. How long ago did you purchase it? If I were you i'd go back to where you bought it and talk this through, and test some more bodies with the same lenses if you're physically able to. If not, send it back for arepair, or a full refund if need be and simply buy another. You know when a cameras not right, and with the money you pay there's no reason to stand for it.