10-20-2024 04:53 AM
Hello!
I have a Canon EOS 60D with a 50mm f/1.4 USM lens. When I try to focus the lens there is no movement at all, but I can hear a really quiet, fast ticking sound when I hold down the focus button as if the motor is trying to move. I can hear about 3-4 separate ticks each time i press the button. When I hold my hand in front of the lens (too close for the lens to be able to focus) there is no sound.
Later I opened the lens up to see if the motor was stuck or broken, but I'm not sure. The motor looks fine, but has quite much resistance when I try to spin it. Though, when I lifted the bottom metallic part of the rotating thing at the top of the motor, the motor spun with close to no resistance. Could the motor be broken? Or is there anything else that could be the problem?
Thankful for any help I can get!
10-20-2024 05:27 AM
The moving part in the front is fragile. A lens hood protects it from hits/bumps.
There should be some tutorials on YouTube if you search for EF 50 1.4 af repair.
10-20-2024 05:48 AM
I have been looking for a solution, but haven't found anyone with the same problem as I've been having.
10-20-2024 10:17 AM
It belongs in a professional service shop. Not knowing how to repair a camera lens can make a small repair escalate to an impossible repair.
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