Is Lens Check needed?

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Ken Hull

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I've just been using my old Nikon-mount lenses on my AF100, until a couple days ago when my Lumix 12-35 arrived. Seems like a nice lens, but something puzzles me. I'd been hearing about setting the Lens Check option to ON when using a micro 4/3 lens with auto functions. But those functions seem to work fine no matter which way the Lens Check option is set. Is the ONLY purpose of Lens Check to keep you from shooting without a lens? Are there no other "advantages" to having it ON? :huh: Do all functions of the lens work with the option set to OFF? If so, I think I'd want to keep it OFF all the time, since I sometimes use Nikon lenses with an adapter.

-- Ken
 
Only if the lens doesn't have cash or credit cards.


I think (theoretically) lens check ensures a more secure communication between the body and Lumix lenses... my 14-140 has been giving some fits lately, going black and telling me to "check lens" or somesuch. Usually just needs a wiggle to renew the connection... on a whim, I enabled Lens Check during one shoot, and the problem didn't crop up. Admittedly, that's all anecdotal.
 
Thanks guys!
I did a shoot this evening with the 12-35, with Lens Check OFF... worked great. It was some martial arts action, so I tried out the auto-focus. I just finished looking at the video full screen in my editor, and things look sharp. :thumbsup:

Also, this was the first shoot in which I used the Wave Form Monitor feature for setting exposure, since some veteran cameramen have been telling me that's better than zebras. They were right!

Thanks again,
-- Ken
 
If you've ever shaded cameras for a live multi-cam production, you know how important and useful that waveform monitor can be!
 
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