Help turned on the camera and all I see is black

**fyrsiege23** · 12-30-2010 09:53 AM

Help turned on the camera and all I see is black. Lens is attached but nothing is showing up through the camera. Is there a button or setting I'm missing? Thanks

**Zak Forsman** · 12-30-2010 09:55 AM

this is the new "what's that clunk sound?"

turn off LENS CHECK in the OTHER FUNCTIONS menu.

**fyrsiege23** · 12-30-2010 10:05 AM

Thanks that worked scared me at first

**ZazaCast** · 12-30-2010 10:06 AM

Sticky?

**f64manray** · 12-30-2010 11:47 AM

I'm assuming this only happens with an adapter and a third party lens. If you turn it on with the Lumix 14-140 attached to the AF100 body, the camera would function normally without the disconcerting "My camera is broken!!" blackness. Correct??

**Barry_Green** · 12-30-2010 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by f64manray

I'm assuming this only happens with an adapter and a third party lens. If you turn it on with the Lumix 14-140 attached to the AF100 body, the camera would function normally without the disconcerting "My camera is broken!!" blackness. Correct??

Correct. It will work normally, regardless of how that menu item is set, if it can detect a lens (any m43 lens with electronic communication would work, so any Olympus or Panasonic should work, but the Voigtlander or CP.2's won't because they have no communication with the body.

That's why the menu item exists. You should leave "lens check" set to "on" if you have an electronically communicating lens. If you have a lens that is strictly manual and non-electronic, you can get it to work by turning lens check to "off".

**Shooter** · 01-03-2011 03:26 PM

Once set to "OFF"... does it stay set that way ? (ie. Default to OFF)

**Barry_Green** · 01-03-2011 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Shooter

Once set to "OFF"... does it stay set that way ? (ie. Default to OFF)

It stays at what you set it. If you set it to OFF, it will stay OFF.

**D10S** · 01-04-2011 02:32 PM

So when the LCD door is open the viewfinder doesn't work? What do I need to change to make BOTH work at the same time?

**Barry_Green** · 01-04-2011 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by D10S

So when the LCD door is open the viewfinder doesn't work? What do I need to change to make BOTH work at the same time?

Turn the HD-SDI off and turn EVF MODE to "ON" and both EVF and LCD will be active at the same time.

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