JMaher
New member
IT MAY GO BACK!
I have read the messages scattered around the web about the stain, etc. I figured some of the members here have one and love it. It seems to meet all my hot buttons, small, professional, quiet, etc. Who cares if there is a possibility it may need to go back for a stain issue.
Picture quality is great, the first two lenses I purchased (18-135) and 43Ltd are just fantastic. However there was a persistent rumor that autofocus was a problem under some lighting conditions. Incandescent indoor lighting was said by some to cause front focus issues. I figured the glass was half full and it probably wasn't a problem in most cases, others seem to have no problem etc. Well since the first picture I took of my girlfriend, indoors at night, was out of focus I decided to test it. I used the 43 at 1.9 and up to 2.8 indoors at night in a fairly well lit room and these are my results (large crops to key on one shelf of books). In each case the focus was on the "Gone" and I have just shown the 1.9 shoots as all were very similar.
43 LTD 1.9 1600 1/50 Using Live View
43 LTD 1.9 1600 1/50 Standard Auto focus Through the Viewfinder
Canon 5D2 50MM 1.8 1600 1/50 Standard Auto focus Through the Viewfinder - using for comparison only
I have other samples but they all basically look the same. In this lighting the K5 looks terrific if focusing is done via auto focus in Live View and completely out of focus if done via the normal auto focus with live view turned off.
Any suggestions? I hate to send the camera back but this appears to be a significant problem especially as it's not unusual for me to take photos indoors and at night.
Jim
I have read the messages scattered around the web about the stain, etc. I figured some of the members here have one and love it. It seems to meet all my hot buttons, small, professional, quiet, etc. Who cares if there is a possibility it may need to go back for a stain issue.
Picture quality is great, the first two lenses I purchased (18-135) and 43Ltd are just fantastic. However there was a persistent rumor that autofocus was a problem under some lighting conditions. Incandescent indoor lighting was said by some to cause front focus issues. I figured the glass was half full and it probably wasn't a problem in most cases, others seem to have no problem etc. Well since the first picture I took of my girlfriend, indoors at night, was out of focus I decided to test it. I used the 43 at 1.9 and up to 2.8 indoors at night in a fairly well lit room and these are my results (large crops to key on one shelf of books). In each case the focus was on the "Gone" and I have just shown the 1.9 shoots as all were very similar.
43 LTD 1.9 1600 1/50 Using Live View
43 LTD 1.9 1600 1/50 Standard Auto focus Through the Viewfinder
Canon 5D2 50MM 1.8 1600 1/50 Standard Auto focus Through the Viewfinder - using for comparison only
I have other samples but they all basically look the same. In this lighting the K5 looks terrific if focusing is done via auto focus in Live View and completely out of focus if done via the normal auto focus with live view turned off.
Any suggestions? I hate to send the camera back but this appears to be a significant problem especially as it's not unusual for me to take photos indoors and at night.
Jim