Heads up if you lose auto focus
Jan 10, 2022 15:22:44 #
I was sitting in a chair photographing birds at the feeder. My lens quit auto-focusing. I turned off the camera and turned it back on. Didn’t fix it. I checked the lens to see if it had switched to manual focus, it was still on auto-focus. Then I felt the lens slip.
What happened is that somehow I had pressed the lens release button on the camera and the lens was no longer locked into place on the camera body. It still took pictures though. I am soooo happy the lens didn’t fall off the camera. I don’t look forward to replacing a 500 f4 lens.
Just a heads up for you.
What happened is that somehow I had pressed the lens release button on the camera and the lens was no longer locked into place on the camera body. It still took pictures though. I am soooo happy the lens didn’t fall off the camera. I don’t look forward to replacing a 500 f4 lens.
Just a heads up for you.
Jan 10, 2022 15:34:22 #
Jan 11, 2022 07:34:59 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
jim quist wrote:
I was sitting in a chair photographing birds at th... (show quote)
Thanks for that. Fortunately I shoot Nikon and Sony so I do not have to worry about that.
Good luck to Canon owners however.
Jan 11, 2022 07:53:44 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Close call. Glad that worked out. Maybe never fully clicked in when you put it on the camera?
Jan 11, 2022 09:23:45 #
Jan 11, 2022 09:34:34 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
jim quist wrote:
I was sitting in a chair photographing birds at th... (show quote)
It can happen.....a good reminder for all!!!
I almost did the same thing - (nearly dropped my Bigma) just after Christmas....I caught it as it was leaving my Sony...heart nearly stopped!!!!! I thought I heard it "click in"....NOT!
Jan 11, 2022 10:07:02 #
billnikon wrote:
Thanks for that. Fortunately I shoot Nikon and Sony so I do not have to worry about that.
Good luck to Canon owners however.
Good luck to Canon owners however.
Glad you have worry free shooting
Jan 11, 2022 10:48:14 #
Good thing you discovered the issue quickly. I shoot with Pentax and when installing a lens I listen carefully for the "click" letting me know it has been locked into place.
Jan 11, 2022 11:28:26 #
That was a real close call. Glad it didn't cause a serious monetary headache. I've developed a habit of always softly trying to turn the lens in the "remove" direction to verify that it is locked in place.
Jan 11, 2022 13:14:46 #
Jan 11, 2022 13:29:31 #
billnikon wrote:
Thanks for that. Fortunately I shoot Nikon and Sony so I do not have to worry about that.
Good luck to Canon owners however.
Good luck to Canon owners however.
This can happen on a Nikon as it did on my D7500 recently. Same symptoms, everything seemed right but would not focus. Turns out lens wasn’t quite clicked in.
…Cam
Jan 11, 2022 15:41:18 #
lbrande wrote:
That was a real close call. Glad it didn't cause a serious monetary headache. I've developed a habit of always softly trying to turn the lens in the "remove" direction to verify that it is locked in place.
I've been doing the same thing for a couple of months now, after I could no longer autofocus and found that the lens was not installed properly
Jan 11, 2022 16:43:39 #
phot0n0ob wrote:
I've been doing the same thing for a couple of months now, after I could no longer autofocus and found that the lens was not installed properly
To give you some perspective, when I was getting my IFR ticket, I was using a Mooney that had manual flaps and manual landing gear extension / retraction. I always attempted to pull the lever out of it's locked position because I had read that some Mooney pilots didn't verify that the gear was locked. Fortunately, I never had that problem and I've never had a "gear up" mishap.
Sometimes we are fortunate to learn from others mishaps without experiencing the same.
Jan 11, 2022 19:27:04 #
I always listen for the tell tale "click" when attaching a lens to my Nikon cameras. Then try to twist the lens without the "attached" button being pushed.
Have made a LOT of camera mistakes but not that one, YET.
Don
Have made a LOT of camera mistakes but not that one, YET.
Don
Jan 12, 2022 23:12:53 #
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