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jlehet wrote:
The focus-magnify was so intermittently twitch with the CV 65 on my camera, this morning I was contemplating sending it in for warranty. The magnification just would not hold, even moving the focus box around was weird. I had also started to notice some weirdness with the camera when using this lens, like the tripod timed exposure sometimes would fail and I'd need to restart the camera to get it reliable. This morning it seemed particularly bad, and I suddenly had the thought: Camera Firmware. I was still at 3.30 on the a7rii. When 4.0 came out in the summer I made the choice not to mess with anything before the August Iceland trip, and since then I've been really busy and had forgotten about it. I updated the camera to 4.0, and I do believe it is much much better. It was always a bit intermittent so it may be too soon to say for sure. Makes sense though: new lens, new firmware to deal with it....Show more →
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jlehet wrote:
I bet you're running firmware 4.0, Fred? Anyone running 3.30 or lower and using this lens without glitches in focus-magnify?
If the answer to the latter is yes, than I think I will send in. As it is, it seems good now that I updated the FW. I just made some afternoon exposures and the glitch didn't happen at all.
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Fred Miranda wrote:
I'm on FW 4.0.
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JimKasson wrote:
Spoke too soon. I had been using the EVF with no problem, but when I put the camera on a copy stand and use the LCD panel for viewing, now I have it, too. Guess I'll upgrade.
Sure wish there were an option to invert all the LCD menus. But then, the way the back multipurpose dial would have to me rejiggered.
Jim
I just received my copy (honestly it just found its way into my shopping cart ... no idea how ) but I have the same problem ... it only stays in focus mag (low or high) for a second or few.
I have a 2nd A7R2 body so I checked it and it has exactly the same issue with the lens. Both bodies on V4 F/W.
Then tried it on an a6300 and it again does the same thing.
I rechecked one of my A7R2 bodies with a 21mm Loxia (the only other MF E mount lens I have that auto magnifies when the focus it turned) and it still works fine (ie stays in focus mag as it should).
I boxed it up ready to return.
Mike
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