fyrsiege23
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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
Help turned on the camera and all I see is black
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Zak Forsman
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this is the new "what's that clunk sound?"
turn off LENS CHECK in the OTHER FUNCTIONS menu.
turn off LENS CHECK in the OTHER FUNCTIONS menu.
fyrsiege23
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Thanks that worked scared me at first
Barry_Green
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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".
Barry_Green
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It stays at what you set it. If you set it to OFF, it will stay OFF.
Barry_Green
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Turn the HD-SDI off and turn EVF MODE to "ON" and both EVF and LCD will be active at the same time.
G
Guest
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Please Panasonic, update the firmware to modify the behavior of Audio output during VFR mode.
I am always working with C.P.2 lens and i work always in lens off mode. but some times camera switch off and switch on time it is going to dark screen, only menu is appearing at that time i tried lens off and lens on but it wont work. i have to remove the PL adapter and attach the lumix lens then only display will come. then only i have to go back and attach PL..like that it is going on is there any solution for that
As an SLR user I had no idea about this issue and I spent like 2 hours trying to figure out how to get "no lens detected" to go away on my NEX5.
I don't understand why they can't design these things to check for lens data but STILL WORK if they don't find any, rather than having to turn off lens data entirely to use a non-CPU lens...
I don't understand why they can't design these things to check for lens data but STILL WORK if they don't find any, rather than having to turn off lens data entirely to use a non-CPU lens...
Barry_Green
Moderator
Or if the lens-unlock button is slightly pressed in, the message will come up. Make sure that button is clear.
Hate to tell you but it's in the User Guide on page 11. Quote:
" - When using lenses other than those conforming to the Micro Four Thirds and Four Thirds standard, see the LENS CHECK item in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen of the MENU settings."
The Panasonic GH2 camera has the same thing, except it's a setting called "SHOOT W/O LENS".
Perhaps it's a safety feature so you don't accidentally shoot with the lens not mounted.
I use both µ4/3 and manual lenses and I just leave "lens check" to "off" and the µ4/3 lenses continue to work just fine.
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