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

Started Jul 5, 2016 | Questions thread
marco1974 Senior Member • Posts: 2,399
Re: There is a work-around!

bs1946 wrote:

marco1974 wrote:

With the "focus clutch" lenses (14/2.8, 16/1.4, 23/1.4), you can still visualize the electronic DOF scale in the EVF if you:

- enable the AF+MF function (i.e., AF with manual override),

- set the camera to AF-S

- pull back the focus ring to the "manual focus" position

- AF normally using the shutter button half-press and THEN tweak focus by turning the focus ring.

Hope this helps!

Marco

Turning on the AF+MF function prevents the X-E2 to be put in MF mode. I found that out when I got my 14mm. I thought my new 14mm was broken because the clutch would not put my X-E2 into MF and even using the S-C-M switch didn't work until I figured out that I had to set AF+MF to OFF.

Weird. Are you 100% sure?

I have an X-E2s, and I can definitely get the XF 14mm lens into MF mode while still having the AF+MF function ON, just by setting both the lens (clutch) and the body to "MF".

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