Electronic full-time MF not working on EOS R8

[RogenerPavinski]

This option allows you to manually focus with RF lenses even when autofocus is active, but this option is not working on the R8, as it does on my other R6 and R10 cameras.
Anyone experiencing the same problem?

[RogenerPavinski]

Some lenses, like the RF16mm has a switcher button to focus control or just "control" (can be customized to speed, aperture or ISO). So the ring has more than one function. Some lenses, like the RF35mm has a ring dedicated just to the focus control.

[RogenerPavinski]

 There is no AI on R8

[deebatman316]

So the R8 only has Servo AF and One Shot. I thought it had AI Focus too. That might be the R6 Mark II then. Servo AF was called AI Servo in DSLRs. Don't know why they dropped "AI" from the name.

[RogenerPavinski]

UPDATE: I just updated to the new firmware released today, 1.1.0 and nothing has changed. I still can't use Electronic full-time MF on video with lenses with independent focus ring

[RogenerPavinski]

This is the situation with the R8 with the RF35mm 1.8

And this is the R6 with the same lens, and the Manual Focus working properly

[Anonymous]

What happens if you press the shutter button halfway to establish initial focus, release the button, and then try the manual focus ring adjustment? Does it work then?

I also noticed that you have eye detection enabled (eye icon on the screen) in the R6, but not on the R8. Does that make a difference?

As a last resort, you could reset the camera back to factory defaults, along with custom functions.

[RogenerPavinski]

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@Anonymous wrote:

What happens if you press the shutter button halfway to establish initial focus, release the button, and then try the manual focus ring adjustment? Does it work then?

No, it does not works that way on video mode.

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@Anonymous wrote:

I also noticed that you have eye detection enabled (eye icon on the screen) in the R6, but not on the R8. Does that make a difference?

 The icon does not exist on R8 and eye detection on or off does not make difference

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@Anonymous wrote:

As a last resort, you could reset the camera back to factory defaults, along with custom functions.

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The camera is brand new, i don't see how this could help in this case.

[chickenpunk13]

Hello my friend! 

Have you figured out with that issue? I experience the same problem with my R6 mk2 & R7. I have R6 and the full time manual focus works just fine, but not with R6mk2 & R7.

I hope you found the solution and can share it! Thank you!

[p4pictures]

Only limited lenses work with Electronic Full-time MF.

There is a list on the Canon website here: https://cam.start.canon/en/H001/supplement_0060.html 

[chickenpunk13]

Thank you for the input, I hope you've read all of the previous OP's posts.