John McMaster Posted December 11, 2017 Share #1 Posted December 11, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) My 180mm has started to not move the focus ring much, it is not the usual AF motor failure. If I do a rough focus then the AF will fine tune, but it will not do that from a wrong focus point..... Any ideas, it is cold here currently but it is not affecting any other lens. john Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John McMaster Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted December 11, 2017 Apologies for my spelling! john Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted December 11, 2017 Share #3 Posted December 11, 2017 John I shot my S in Japan recently in minus 3 degrees. The only significant problem I saw was battery life sucks with the S in the cold. As for your lens issue maybe it’s just the start of a AF failure but from what I remember with my 3 failures was it was instant and a squealing noise to go with it. Neil Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erlingmm Posted December 11, 2017 Share #4 Posted December 11, 2017 No reason not to send it in. The AF mechanism may be twin: one for micro-adjustments, one for longer focus changes. Anyway sounds like something you cannot live with. Get it upgraded, and achieve peace of mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmay Posted December 11, 2017 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2017 Did it change behavior after removing the lens and remounting? Jesse Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMaster Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted December 11, 2017 I have retried a few times with no difference, my AF failures have all been instant. I will contact Leica UK, but not send the lens off until the new year... john Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted December 12, 2017 Share #7 Posted December 12, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) send it back for evaluation. Albert Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMaster Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted February 1, 2018 Now returned, new AF motor fitted FOC john 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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