I have a brand new 5d MKIII, that arrived today. I took it out of the box, and put my (also) brand new 24-70 L series on it. Looking thru the viewfinder, I cannot get the lens to manually focus. I try the lens on a different body, it's working proper...
Thanks Tim. On my 5D, I don't get even the dashed circle without the battery. This morning I set the camera (with a battery in it) up on a tripod and framed up on the garden. Perfectly sharp. Then while looking the VF, I removed the battery. Instantl...
It's not a lens issue. It's a viewfinder issue. I've since discovered that there is an LCD overlay in the Viewfinder, and without a battery in the camera it causes the VF to go dark and soft. Annoying, but not a major problem. Thanks.