Don, Chris B., & others who replied,
I had experimented with camera parameters, to no avail. I am not aware of
any firmware updates. However, that set me to thinking about another
change. I put the lens on my E-1, and it works perfectly. It has found a
home, for now.
More to think about..................
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Holbrook" <donholbrook@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Speaking of lenses [was Speaking of sharpness ... ]
> Jim, my first 35 (refurb) did the same thing. Cameta replaced it......no
> more problem. Try changing your AF parameters. If it stays the same,
> must be the lens. Good luck.
>
> ----- Original Message -----From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To:
> Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Sent: Sun, 15 Sep
> 2013 06:17:40 -0000 (UTC)Subject: Re: [OM] Speaking of lenses [was
> Speaking of sharpness ... ]
>
> OK, I will toss out a few words. In the days of 4/3, before it got
> upstaged by m4/3, Fuji, etc., Oly put forth a macro for the masses, a ZD
> 35/3.5 that sold for under $200US. After reading about it, I decided it
> would make a fine companion for my 14-54, because AF is nice when
> cataracts are developing. Despite the low price, the optics turned out
> quite good, and I have enjoyed using it, until yesterday.
>
> It was noted in the early reviews that this lens would hunt when trying to
> AF at close distances. I accepted that and took it into account. But,
> while shooting rose closeups yesterday, it would go all the way out to
> about 1:1, and stay there until I turned the power off. After several
> attempts, with no success, I tried the pencil eraser contact cleaning
> trick, but this hardly made a difference. When I put the 14-54 on the same
> camera, AF is fine, which, to me, says that the lens has a problem.
>
> Any suggestions? Or similar experiences?
>
> Jim NicholsTullahoma, TN USA
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