topic RF 16mm 2.8 stuck on manual focus in EF & RF Lenses

RF 16mm 2.8 stuck on manual focus

briand — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:37:13 GMT

Hi, I'm using an RF 16mm 2.8 lens on an R6 body. For some reason, it is only displaying manual focus in the AF/AF operation menu. My other lenses give me the autofocus option with no problems but this particular lens seems stuck on manual. Changing the Focus/Control switch on the lens makes no difference. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Re: RF 16mm 2.8 stuck on manual focus

Waddizzle — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:57:54 GMT

I am not familiar with that lens. However, it does not have an AF/MF switch, which leads me to believe that AF could or can enabled and disabled by a setting in the camera. Most people disable the setting that keeps the lens focusing continuously. How is your camera set?

Re: RF 16mm 2.8 stuck on manual focus

briand — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:14:16 GMT

Hi Waddizzle, thanks for responding. No, there's no switch on the lens and selection of focussing mode can only be done via the menu. The problem is that when I access that in the menu the only choice I'm given is manual; AF appears to have dropped from the menu. As I said, this is not the case with, for instance, my RF 35mm.

Re: RF 16mm 2.8 stuck on manual focus

Waddizzle — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:05:18 GMT

Which Menu screen are you looking at. There should an option for “Focus Mode” on the first AF Menu screen.

Re: RF 16mm 2.8 stuck on manual focus

briand — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:32:47 GMT

Got it! Focus Mode is on AF screen 2 and had manual selected. This locked AF Operation on screen 1 to manual, which was what I was looking at. Not exactly intuitive is it.? Many thanks, Waddizzle, much appreciated 👍