New R7 owner - issue with EF 70-200mm 1:2.8 L IS ll USM lens

[Liondog]

I have recently switched from the 7D Mk ll to the R7 and purchased the mount adaptor ring. My Sigma 150-600mm works fine as did the Canon EF 70-200 1:2.8 L IS ll USM lens when I started playing with the camera. Picked up the camera again today and the 70-200 will not focus. I have updated the firmwear on the camera and reset to factory settings without success. Any suggestions beyond buying a new lens?

[jrhoffman75]

Assuming the camera works fine with all your other lenses except the 70-200 you should contact Canon to have the lens checked. No reason to buy a new lens. 

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

We have to ask.  Have you checked the AF/MF switch on the camera body and the lens?

Is your adapter Canon brand?  What shooting mode are you in?  Have you tried others?

I think the EF 70-200 mkII just went out of support.  Not sure, so do try Canon of course 🙂

[jrhoffman75]

According to the site I check: Products Subject to the Repair Period|Canon it is still in service window.

AF switch is a good check.

[Liondog]

TY!

[jrhoffman75]

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@jrhoffman75 wrote:

According to the site I check: Products Subject to the Repair Period|Canon it is still in service window.

AF switch is a good check.

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Thanks. So reading in the inverse, if the lens has an AF/MF switch the lens won’t focus if switch is in MF position. 

[deebatman316]

The AF/MF doesn't apply to EF lenses. It only applies to RF or RF-S lenses which don't have an AF/MF switch on them.

[jrhoffman75]

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@deebatman316 wrote:

The AF/MF doesn't apply to EF lenses. It only applies to RF or RF-S lenses which don't have an AF/MF switch on them.

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There is an AF/MF switch on the lens. I don’t have an RF body. Are you saying that the RF bodies ignore that lens switch?

[deebatman316]

RF bodies ignore the switch on the camera body if the lens has one. Some RF & RF-S lenses lenses omit the AF/MF switch on the lens. They also omit the IS switch too. Though IS is controlled from the camera menu if the lens has IS but lacks the switch on it. I think this a cost cutting measure on cheaper lenses. 

[Liondog]

Thanks for responding … Adaptor is Canon, shooting in M but also tried other modes.