RF 16mm 2.8 stuck on manual focus

[briand]

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.

[Waddizzle]

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?

[briand]

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.

[Waddizzle]

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

[briand]

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 👍