Mon Oct 08, 2018 5:02 pm
Jim, sounds like the lens is not communicating with the camera. Check the lens contacts for any damage, and clean if necessary. Then mount the lens and make sure it clicks firmly in place, you should hear and feel the click. Then see if the camera focus button will focus the lens (lens switch set to AF). Also, check the iris control wheel to see if it will change iris f/stop.
If all this is working, lens is working. As to the f/stop ring on the lens, this does Not work with BM or Olympus Camera bodies, it only works on a few Panasonic cameras, like the GH4/5.
The focus ring, however should work. Try turning it slowly to see if the focus changes, also you may need to switch the lens control to MF on the side of the lens to get eye focus ring to work.
This lens behaves differently on different cameras, I use it with my Olympus Pen F, and I can use manual focus regardless of the lens AF/MF setting, however on a Panasonic camera, it needs to be switched, as it does on BM cameras. I have used this lens on the original Pocket camera, and both Micro cameras, without any issues.
Cheers
Denny Smith
SHA Productions