diff --git a/src/Demos/osgtext/main.cpp b/src/Demos/osgtext/main.cpp
index 591a11612..4a9c26d4e 100644
--- a/src/Demos/osgtext/main.cpp
+++ b/src/Demos/osgtext/main.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void set2dScene(osg::Group* rootNode)
     osg::Geode*        geode;
     osg::Material*    textMaterial;
     osg::StateSet*  textState;
-    double            xOffset=250;
+    double            xOffset=150;
     double            yOffset=gFontSize+10;
 
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
index c5c0e467b..e8a98ca20 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/SceneView.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void SceneView::cull()
         cullStage(projection.get(),modelview.get(),_cullVisitor.get(),_rendergraph.get(),_renderStage.get());
     }
 
-    if (_camera.valid())
+    if (_camera.valid() && _calc_nearfar)
     {
         _camera->setNearFar(_near_plane,_far_plane);
     }