Sounds like the manual focus clutch is engaged. Do you see the distance
scale at the end of the lens? If so, push the focus ring forward until it
clicks and that should solve your problem.
Stee Troy
On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 2:30 PM DZDub <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sadly, I think my new-to-me mZ 12-40/2.8 may be dead. The telltale sign is
> that regardless of AF setting, it wants to be in MF. I cannot change to
> S-AF through the menu. I can make the lens work in MF and take photos, so
> it just won't autofocus and won't get into a position even to try.
>
> All other lenses work appropriately, whether mZ mount or DZ lenses + MMF
> adapter. I have a dead DZ 14-54 and, on MMF of course, it is also locked
> on MF, except that light won't even pass through the glass on that one.
>
> So I believe it must be a problem in the specific lens itself, not the
> camera.
>
> Anyone come to a different conclusion or have anything to try other than
> what I have already tried?
>
> TIA,
> Joel W.
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