06-02-2020 07:02 AM
I have searched and searched through these posts, and elsewhere online, but have not found a solution.
70D camera seems to not be able to focus.
Was working great a few days ago, have never had a problem in the previous 2 years.
Have recently been using the camera for video, and busted back out the kit lens. Was working great for a couple weeks.
Then it started to not autofocus. Assumed it was that the lens autofocus motor went bad.
In doing photography like I had previously always done, started noticing other lenses were having trouble focusing.
They they would take multiple instances of focus attempts before they finally found focus.
Now it seems like I can't get a focus at all.
Lens most recently tried is the 24mm2.8
Tried focusing on several different distances. Lens just keeps focusing near and far continually, never landing on a focus.
I cleaned the contacts of the lenses. Didn't help. Cleaned the contacts of the camera, didn't help.
Tried different settings on the camera, didn't help.
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06-02-2020 07:34 AM
Welcome to the forum schaffs.
First try resetting all camera settings and clearing all custom functions using the camera menu system. If that doesn't resolve your problem, try here:
06-02-2020 10:07 AM
You can AF using either the optical viewfinder, or the LCD screen on the back. Have you tried using both methods to AF?
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