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Hello all,

Reciently I've been seeing an abundance of my images with crooked horizons. At first I thought it was me, however it seems to be getting worse and im getting tired of correcting so many in photoshop. I suppose it could be me. Has anyone ever had this problem. If it is me what is a strategy to correct this?

Here is a few shots i've recently taken.

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If you have a tripod, try taking a photo when the spirit levels indicate that you're perfectly horizontal. If the photos turn out to still have a slant horizon, the camera is at fault. If not, you're at fault

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Thanks PGtips ... ill try that...

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Bonsoir

I experienced the same problem on my Pentax K10D, but the tilt was less than 1°.

• First idea was I wasn't handling the camera tight enough.
• Second idea was a mis-alignment between the view-finder and/or the camera body and/or the sensor. I perform some tests at home.

Finally, based on the results of those tests, I sent the camera for repair and now, the view-finder and the sensor are perfectly aligned.

Please have a look at the full story and the protocol I used here Twisted Pictures On K10D?

I hope there's nothing serious with your K200D.

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--- rei_vilo
Pentax K-5 + BG4 + DA* 16-50 + DA* 50-135 + DA* 60-250 + AF-540FGZ
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K-7 horizon adjustment feature might seem nice to you then...

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Bonsoir GLXLR,

Yes, indeed Along with decent LV, horizon adjustment is a must-have feature of the K-7

But my K10D works like a charm, and I'm not yet decided to change for a K-7

By the way, the K-7 body had drop from introductory price of EUR 1,200-1,300 down to current price-tag of EUR 1,000-1,100 now in France, 19.6% VAT included. I'm waiting further for a drop below the EUR 1,000 line

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Before Nikon or Canon releases a camera they go to Ken and they ask him to test them, the best cameras get a Nikon sticker and the less good get a Canon sticker

* Once Ken tested a camera, he said I cant even put Canon on this one,thats how Pentax was born

Ken Rockwell's shots are so perfect, Adobe redesigned photoshop for him: all it consists of is a close button.

I just thought this was funny

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I have a variety of gadgets that capture and create light... people tell me their cameras, lenses, strobes, and speedlights...who knows

If his stuff was so "perfect" why did he need photoshop?

Slick, any update?

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