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Distance scale on XE2 disappears with with 14mm/f2.8

Started Jul 5, 2016 | Questions thread
OP vagabondino Forum Member • Posts: 80
Re: Distance scale on XE2 disappears with with 14mm/f2.8

That is eaxctly what's NOT happening. If the clutch is forwards, the distance scale is on. If I pull it backwards (into manual focus), the distance scale disappears. If the clutch is forwards, but the camera is set to MF, the distance scale is gone.

If the camera is in AF and the clutch on the lens is back, the distance scale shows, but it does not register any manual focus turns on the lens.

bs1946 wrote:

You are not doing anything wrong and that is correct; the MF distance scale is not turned on in the X-E2's EVF or LCD with the 14mm f/2.8, 16mm f1.4, or 23mm f1.4. All three lenses have the AF/MF clutch and the minute you pull it back to go into MF, you have both distance and DOF scales on the lens.

I took my X-E2 with the 14mm for some landscape work using my tripod as well. When I do landscape, I set film simulation to B&W, and peaking to red. The red peaking shows up very well on the B&W image. It only took a moment to focus the lens using the DOF/distance scale and the peaking verified it was spot on.

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