Fixed focus

... lens, if you find its best focus point as I talked about above ... use close up lenses to set the focus it might look better. From the photo it seems ... maybe with the adapter. You cannot use a fixed focus adapter for shooting without add ... lens should also be fixed focus. You would then focus by tape to match ... lens used and just shoot at a fixed set of distances. It is better to use a 50mm...

... an integrated flash means you don't need to focus. I'd say years of experience with the ... early 70's and some of them were a PITA to focus - the original SX-70 for example had no ... you inserted a flash bar the aperture was set to the focus distance - so when you missed you got over or under ..."? At least the rangefinder on it was pretty good - and that was fixed focus. Now, people are asking, and ...

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... side is fine. But each piccy ... in the distance images are noticeably out of focus on the right side ... weird. Bloke said "Its a fixed focus camera ... you\ll get that on the peripheries" And of course he couldve been right. I know the camera is fixed focus and more a toy than a serious unit. BUT why just on one side? So .....

... of a semantic issue here. The EX1/3's focus isn't any more manual than any cam with a focus wheel or ring; it's just that in a certain mode it can be ... with servos. But the ring still isn't like a fixed focus ring with markings you could use to accurately pull focus time after time. And the Z7/S270 do this as well. But the manual focus on any other cams isn't any less real . It...

Welcome Timcor.  best to try a new one, these   Aips have no inspection station, and I am sur this was  missed them.  its a Fixed focus. only troubleshootadvicewould be:  A any fingerprints on lens, plastic film (used to come with) B macro switch clearly in the down  position, and makes sure you place up,...

...aware of the continuous AF problems prior to purchasing and now with the new firmware it is still not perfect but it is a lot better than it was. For a lot of things I will choose fixed focus as once over a certain distance you are at infinity anyway so with a wide dof there is not an issue. It is only if you are using full ...

What about a fixed focus lens. The f/1.4 50mm is cheaper than almost any zoom, lots faster than any zoom, and sharper than most anything, at least at f/2. I think this is a lens everyone should have, especially great for portraits and candids. Oh and small. Quote: Originally Posted by firststring74 so my hubby bought me my dream ...

Quote: Originally Posted by inthedeck I'd say either exchange it for a new one (pending you can), or send it off to Canon for adjustment. It'll come back nice and clean, too. Or try it yourself if you feel handy. It looks quite easy. http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...ht=fixed+focus

... 2 prisms will suffer from differential focus between the horizontal and vertical planes. It's inevitable and... throws and throw ratios - can never be fixed by twiddling the angles betwwen prisms,... throw, the less this difference is and hence the best focus you get. Long throws and large throw ratios ... only works for fixed throws. Change the throw, and you have to change the focus correction required....