Jim, my first 35 (refurb) did the same thing. Cameta replaced it......no more
problem. Try changing your AF parameters. If it stays the same, must be the
lens. Good luck.
----- Original Message -----From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To:
Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Sent: Sun, 15 Sep 2013
06:17:40 -0000 (UTC)Subject: Re: [OM] Speaking of lenses [was Speaking of
sharpness ... ]
OK, I will toss out a few words. In the days of 4/3, before it got upstaged by
m4/3, Fuji, etc., Oly put forth a macro for the masses, a ZD 35/3.5 that sold
for under $200US. After reading about it, I decided it would make a fine
companion for my 14-54, because AF is nice when cataracts are developing.
Despite the low price, the optics turned out quite good, and I have enjoyed
using it, until yesterday.
It was noted in the early reviews that this lens would hunt when trying to AF
at close distances. I accepted that and took it into account. But, while
shooting rose closeups yesterday, it would go all the way out to about 1:1, and
stay there until I turned the power off. After several attempts, with no
success, I tried the pencil eraser contact cleaning trick, but this hardly made
a difference. When I put the 14-54 on the same camera, AF is fine, which, to
me, says that the lens has a problem.
Any suggestions? Or similar experiences?
Jim NicholsTullahoma, TN USA
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