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? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

