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BUSTED canon EF-M 15-45 "set the lens to the shooting position"

Started 7 months ago | Questions thread
nnowak Veteran Member • Posts: 9,074
Re: BUSTED canon EF-M 15-45 "set the lens to the shooting position"

bernraf wrote:

hey, I wasn't paying attention and I got a EF-M 15-45 for 20$ on eBay. I was psyched. did not notice that the listed said that the lens was non functional. I get this error:

"set the lens to the shooting position"

so.. .the outer contacts look clean.

any repair guides for one of these? or as they are basically computers in a tube, too complicated and not worth trying? any trouble shooting? or worse, any reasonable repair services?

Many thanks

R

Are you getting the error message when the lens is actually set to the shooting position?  You need to slide the little lock switch on the side of the lens forward while simultaneously rotating the zoom ring to any position between 15mm and 45mm.

If you are still getting the error, then there is an electrical fault in the lens.  It will be cheaper to just replace the lens than attempt a repair.  Canon does not even bother to repair this lens.

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