On 27/3/16, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Nope. No focus by wire.  It's old school, at least as old school as an 
>auto focus lens can be.  To override auto focus you must disengage the 
>lens from the screw drive by switching off AF on the body.  The one I 
>have is older and a bit beat up, the gears no longer mesh quite 
>perfectly so there's a slight whirring sound during manual focusing.  It 
>doesn't bother me since I don't shoot video, but it is noticeable, and 
>probably happens to all copies as they age.

So if the lens is not attached to a camera body, if you turn the focus
ring, does the lens focus?

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Cheers,
  Cotty


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