28-70 & 50-135 Questions

[Scott Loveless]

William Robb wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Loveless"
> Subject: Re: 28-70 & 50-135 Questions
> 
> 
>> William Robb wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> The Don gave me the two above mentioned lenses to test drive over the
>>> weekend. I'm presuming these are USM lenses. Right now, they seem to be
>>> using the body motor for focusing. Do I need to upgrade the firmware to
>>> utilize the lens's focusing motor?
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> William Robb
>>>
>>>
>> Yes.  You'll need the latest firmware to use the focusing motor in the
>> 50-135.
> 
> Thanks Scott. This means I have to be willing to give up fiddling with the 
> auto focus offset, I guess.
> 
> William Robb 
> 
> 
You can always send it to Pentax for adjustment, but I'm not sure they 
sell the K10D in North America.  <g>

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