This is my first thought too, but I have repeated the AF shots with focus
lock (AF Lock) at MF mode and got the focus confirmation from the camera
before taking the shots. It seems that the camera accepted the "error" and
treated the target as in-focus.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:30 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: E-3 focus problem
> For these low contrast problem images perhaps the camera is not actually
> "locking on" and you are unaware of or unintentionally ignoring the
> problem. On a Canyon 5D, if the camera is set in "one-shot" mode it
> won't fire unless it believes the image is in focus. I don't know how
> the E3 works or what sort of settings are available but perhaps it's set
> to allow shooting whether or not focus is achieved and, with the low
> contrast targets, it's not achieving it at all or perhaps not fast
> enough before you fire the shutter.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
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