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R7 - 18-150mm Kit Lens - Focus Ring/Control Ring Separation

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Karpath Junior Member • Posts: 26
R7 - 18-150mm Kit Lens - Focus Ring/Control Ring Separation

I'm looking for a way to automatically use the focus/control ring on the 18-150mm kit lens with the R7 as a control ring in AF Mode, and as a focus ring in MF Mode.

Originally I thought this would be the best way to use a combined focus/control ring but somehow it looks like there's no way to set it up like this

Does anyone have an idea if this is even possible?

Another way to use this single ring as both, control ring and focus ring would be a shutter half press separation, like generally using the ring as a focus ring, but when you half press the shutter, it turns to a control ring. But also this doesn't seem to work

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Canon EOS R7 Canon RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM
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BBR5 Regular Member • Posts: 212
Re: R7 - 18-150mm Kit Lens - Focus Ring/Control Ring Separation

I don't believe any of the possibilities you suggest are available.  With the two current RF-S lenses, the only way to switch the ring between Control and Focus is via the menu.  Regular RF lenses with a combined Focus/Control ring have a switch on the lens.

CameraCarl Veteran Member • Posts: 9,193
Re: R7 - 18-150mm Kit Lens - Focus Ring/Control Ring Separation

Can you set it up so each configuration gets its own C1, C2, C3 settings?

Robbey TC
Robbey TC Forum Member • Posts: 82
Re: R7 - 18-150mm Kit Lens - Focus Ring/Control Ring Separation

Karpath wrote:

I'm looking for a way to automatically use the focus/control ring on the 18-150mm kit lens with the R7 as a control ring in AF Mode, and as a focus ring in MF Mode.

Originally I thought this would be the best way to use a combined focus/control ring but somehow it looks like there's no way to set it up like this

Does anyone have an idea if this is even possible?

Another way to use this single ring as both, control ring and focus ring would be a shutter half press separation, like generally using the ring as a focus ring, but when you half press the shutter, it turns to a control ring. But also this doesn't seem to work

Helo Karpath

This is my set up for the smaller lens (RF 50mm 1.8).

I use it for MF when the camera is in AF mode ... but the switch has to be set to focus.

I dont use MF often so the switch is set to control almost all of the time.

To use the control options go to Orange menu Page 3 Custom Dials ... set focus ring to any one of 18 options.

The control ring, albeit the slider is set to Control, wont do many contols (SS, Aperature, ISO, EC) unless the shutter button is half pressed.

Regards

Robbey TC

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Canon EOS R7 Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM Canon RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM
OP Karpath Junior Member • Posts: 26
Re: R7 - 18-150mm Kit Lens - Focus Ring/Control Ring Separation

Robbey TC wrote:

Karpath wrote:

I'm looking for a way to automatically use the focus/control ring on the 18-150mm kit lens with the R7 as a control ring in AF Mode, and as a focus ring in MF Mode.

Originally I thought this would be the best way to use a combined focus/control ring but somehow it looks like there's no way to set it up like this

Does anyone have an idea if this is even possible?

Another way to use this single ring as both, control ring and focus ring would be a shutter half press separation, like generally using the ring as a focus ring, but when you half press the shutter, it turns to a control ring. But also this doesn't seem to work

Helo Karpath

This is my set up for the smaller lens (RF 50mm 1.8).

I use it for MF when the camera is in AF mode ... but the switch has to be set to focus.

I dont use MF often so the switch is set to control almost all of the time.

To use the control options go to Orange menu Page 3 Custom Dials ... set focus ring to any one of 18 options.

The control ring, albeit the slider is set to Control, wont do many contols (SS, Aperature, ISO, EC) unless the shutter button is half pressed.

Regards

Robbey TC

Thank you Robbey!

Wouldn't it be just so nice and simple to control the lens control ring behaviour with the MF/AF Switch on the front side of the R7? Like for example when it's set to AF, the control ring sets the aperture, and on MF the control ring lets you manually focus? I just don't get why you have to fiddle around in the menu each time, when there's a button for AF/MF switch that could also take control of this.

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