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Lee Turner · February 4th, 2011, 10:55 AM

Hi, Can i be this thick ? I have my 101 and brought a ef to mirco 4/3 adapter. Turned on the camera, witha lens fitted, all i have is black, adjusted the iso, shutter rate etc and nothing. am i doing something wrong ?

Joachim Hoge · February 4th, 2011, 11:40 AM

Did you take off the lens cap?

On a serious note..
What lens do you have?
I noticed some lenses don´t speak well with the camera. Like the older 4/3 9-18mm Olympus you can´t change focus or iris. You do get a picture though

Lee Turner · February 4th, 2011, 11:51 AM

I checked and checked again, im using a canon ef lens. It driving me nuts ,

Stephen Mick · February 4th, 2011, 11:53 AM

Under the OTHER FUNCTIONS menu you should see an item that says LENS CHECK. Set this to OFF and see if that helps.

Lee Turner · February 4th, 2011, 11:57 AM

still not working , all the displays are there, but just black, just link i have the lens cap on ,

Lee Turner · February 4th, 2011, 12:00 PM

I have the same adapter as this , and make of lens - http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/panasoni...nanoflash.html

Stephen Mick · February 4th, 2011, 12:28 PM

I don't have that particular adapter/lens combo, so I may not be of much help, but…

The aperture on your EOS lens may be closed.

I believe with those mechanical adapters, you have to set the aperture on your Canon EOS lens to "wide open" on a Canon DSLR. So if you've got an f2.8 lens, set it to f2.8 on your Canon DSLR, and remove the lens (while the camera is still on, I think).

Now your aperture should be open, and you should (maybe, I hope) be able to mount the lens to your AF-100/adapter and see something.

Maybe.

Olof Ekbergh · February 4th, 2011, 04:37 PM

Make double sure LENS CHECK is OFF. In other functions menu. This is usually the cause.

February 4th, 2011, 10:55 AM	#1
Lee Turner New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South of England Posts: 22	Not working Hi, Can i be this thick ? I have my 101 and brought a ef to mirco 4/3 adapter. Turned on the camera, witha lens fitted, all i have is black, adjusted the iso, shutter rate etc and nothing. am i doing something wrong ?

February 4th, 2011, 04:37 PM	#8
Olof Ekbergh Sponsor: Westside AV Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mount Washington Valley, NH, USA Posts: 1,365	Make double sure LENS CHECK is OFF. In other functions menu. This is usually the cause. __________________ Olof Ekbergh • olof@WestsideAV.com Westside A V Studios • http://www.WestsideAVstore.com/

February 4th, 2011, 11:40 AM	#2
Joachim Hoge Major Player Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 402	Did you take off the lens cap? On a serious note.. What lens do you have? I noticed some lenses don´t speak well with the camera. Like the older 4/3 9-18mm Olympus you can´t change focus or iris. You do get a picture though

February 4th, 2011, 11:51 AM	#3
Lee Turner New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South of England Posts: 22	I checked and checked again, im using a canon ef lens. It driving me nuts ,

February 4th, 2011, 11:53 AM	#4
Stephen Mick Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 167	Under the OTHER FUNCTIONS menu you should see an item that says LENS CHECK. Set this to OFF and see if that helps.

February 4th, 2011, 11:57 AM	#5
Lee Turner New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South of England Posts: 22	still not working , all the displays are there, but just black, just link i have the lens cap on ,

February 4th, 2011, 12:00 PM	#6
Lee Turner New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South of England Posts: 22	I have the same adapter as this , and make of lens - http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/panasoni...nanoflash.html

February 4th, 2011, 12:28 PM	#7
Stephen Mick Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 167	I don't have that particular adapter/lens combo, so I may not be of much help, but… The aperture on your EOS lens may be closed. I believe with those mechanical adapters, you have to set the aperture on your Canon EOS lens to "wide open" on a Canon DSLR. So if you've got an f2.8 lens, set it to f2.8 on your Canon DSLR, and remove the lens (while the camera is still on, I think). Now your aperture should be open, and you should (maybe, I hope) be able to mount the lens to your AF-100/adapter and see something. Maybe.