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Damage to Canon EF 50 mm f/1.4 USM

Started Apr 30, 2022 | Questions thread
OP JJCuriosus New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Damage to Canon EF 50 mm f/1.4 USM

Scott Larson wrote:

If it still focuses then it's OK. But don't do that. Just one tap against a hard surface can destroy the focusing mechanism and you won't even be able to manually focus it.

Thanks for the heads-up! I will definitely try to be more careful from now on.

Would you say I can judge if the focusing mechanism is damaged by checking whether the lens can autofocus or not (by which I mean, notify me it achieved focus through focus confirmation light and beeping)? Or do I have to evaluate the sharpness of the pictures?

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