DL(109) Focusing Problem

[fotografr]

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My DL(109) has started exhibiting strange behavior occasionally when first turned on. It won't autofocus and red numerals appear at the bottom of the LCD that read, "0.03 - Infinity." When I turn the camera off and back on, it functions normally. Has anyone experienced this? I thought perhaps I'd inadvertently set something in the menu so I did a reset but the issue persists.

[Adam]

I have had that too, like twice or three times over the last year and a half.

 

I thought it might be due to me accidentally pressing the lens, when it turns on and starts to expand. It goes away after turning it off and on. I never could replicate the error on demand.

Edited May 2, 2016 by Adam

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[fotografr]

Thanks,Adam. I'd been wondering if using a collapsable lens cap was somehow affecting the motor that extends and retracts the lens. I took it off but the problem persists. I think I'll have to send it in.

[Adam]

Let me know if you do. I am curious if it is something more serious. Let us hope it is nothing to worry about.

 

I don't have a collapsible lens cap, but I do have a filter and the cap on a string. Because of the filter, the string is not long enough when the lens extends, so there is tension when I turn the camera on with the cap on. The lens should retract automatically when faced with resistance but seems to be less inclined to do so when nearly fully extended.