If you have AF ON - the camera wont let you take a pic it thinks is out of
focus. If you have AF OFF, you can take any picture you want!
Don't worry about damage...your ok on that on.
At 10:56 AM 1/2/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>this is probably a stupid question but here goes:
>
>I just received my first non-AF lens and I want to make sure I use it
>correctly. I guess my basic questions is whether I need to switch my camera
>to the MF setting BEFORE attaching the lens to the camera? I know that I
>can cause damage by to the camera or lens by not switching on an AF lens if
>I try to focus manually but not sure of the danger on a MF lens. Please
>excuse the 'newbieness' but just want to keep my camera out of the repair
>shop.
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>Delano
>
>
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