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Old 12-02-2008, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Murtasma View Post
Just a thought but make sure the diopter on your view finder is properly adjusted. If this is incorrect you will never get proper focus when doing it manually.

I have tried adjusting that and I am pretty sure its in the right location. I used auto focus on other lenses and it seems perfect.

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Are you using the focus confirmation dot in the view finder, or just trying to see when things look sharp?
Yes I always look for the green dot. I have even taken pictures of books with words and there will be a small part that is in focus but never the whole line of text.

For reference, this is a picture I took using the lens and it is bang on sharp (in my opinion) but it was at f3.5 which I don't have as many problems with.


But for every 100 pictures I take there is only 1 or 2 that are sharp and it seems like a waste of time.
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