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E-P5 has lost its focus

Started Mar 30, 2017 | Questions
PoohBill
PoohBill Regular Member • Posts: 363
E-P5 has lost its focus

We went for an evening drive last weekend on rumors of Snow Geese and Bald Eagle fledglings, only to discover one of my two E-P5s has lost its focus, no matter which lens is mounted or which focus mode I select. Even MF gets no response from focus ring turns.

1. Current firmware: 1.7

2. Full Reset

3. Removed battery for a time

Has anyone something else I should give a try? Thank you.

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Bill

UPDATE: The body appears to be unable to detect a lens is mounted. Firmware display only shows Camera version. Clean the contacts?

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JaKing
JaKing Veteran Member • Posts: 6,300
Re: E-P5 has lost its focus

Bill, wipe the camera contacts using a clean dry lint free cloth. Check to make sure all the pins move freely and fully by carefully pressing and releasing each one. Check that none are failing to fully extend first.

Other than that, it might need to go on holidays to the service centre ... .

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PoohBill
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Re: E-P5 has lost its focus
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JaKing wrote:

Bill, wipe the camera contacts using a clean dry lint free cloth. Check to make sure all the pins move freely and fully by carefully pressing and releasing each one. Check that none are failing to fully extend first.

Other than that, it might need to go on holidays to the service centre ... .

Well, your sordid past must have included a stuck pin or two. Thank you! Back on focus.

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JaKing
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Re: E-P5 has lost its focus

Haha!

Not my own, but plenty of other people's.

Glad to hear that all is well, Bill 😀.

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