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Leonie Reynolds · June 26th, 2009, 07:31 PM

I used the macro function on my v1 the other day for the first time... worked fine... but now I don't seem to be able to get macro working again. Go into the menu, select macro, but when I manually focus I just get the 'portrait' icon if I try to go below 80cm. Is there something I'm doing wrong or is my camera a little bit busted? Seems to behave the same whether i have macro on or off.

Mike Beckett · June 27th, 2009, 04:53 AM

Leonie,

I've just checked that with my V1.

Are you absolutely sure that the LCD doesn't show the Macro Off (little flower with "off" beside it) along the bottom? I always find it very counter-intuitive that there's an icon to show macro off rather than macro on.

If not, are you sure you're not in auto-focus mode or the camera hasn't got locked into full auto mode by mistake?

Leonie Reynolds · June 27th, 2009, 04:28 PM

Duh...

Yep, was in autofocus mode. Actually I didn't realise that meant macro wouldn't work. Thanks...

Garry Moore · June 28th, 2009, 06:10 PM

Good Job Mike!

Mike Beckett · June 29th, 2009, 02:16 AM

Such a pain... I have been caught out *so* many times.

And not to mention the image stabilizer... I am always forgetting to turn that off when I'm on the tripod, the number of times I've ruined a pan or tilt with that.

Lee Berger · July 3rd, 2009, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Beckett

And not to mention the image stabilizer... I am always forgetting to turn that off when I'm on the tripod, the number of times I've ruined a pan or tilt with that.

I too get caught, but I assigned the stabilizer to the middle assign button (the one with the raised dot) and I try to look for the symbol in the viewfinder.

June 26th, 2009, 07:31 PM	#1
Leonie Reynolds Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wellington New Zealand Posts: 57	macro not working I used the macro function on my v1 the other day for the first time... worked fine... but now I don't seem to be able to get macro working again. Go into the menu, select macro, but when I manually focus I just get the 'portrait' icon if I try to go below 80cm. Is there something I'm doing wrong or is my camera a little bit busted? Seems to behave the same whether i have macro on or off.

June 27th, 2009, 04:53 AM	#2
Mike Beckett Trustee Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 1,569	Leonie, I've just checked that with my V1. Are you absolutely sure that the LCD doesn't show the Macro Off (little flower with "off" beside it) along the bottom? I always find it very counter-intuitive that there's an icon to show macro off rather than macro on. If not, are you sure you're not in auto-focus mode or the camera hasn't got locked into full auto mode by mistake? __________________ Irish Railway Videos on Youtube

June 27th, 2009, 04:28 PM	#3
Leonie Reynolds Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wellington New Zealand Posts: 57	Oh. Right. Duh... Yep, was in autofocus mode. Actually I didn't realise that meant macro wouldn't work. Thanks...

June 28th, 2009, 06:10 PM	#4
Garry Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Aurora, IN Posts: 45	Macro off Good Job Mike!

June 29th, 2009, 02:16 AM	#5
Mike Beckett Trustee Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland Posts: 1,569	Such a pain... I have been caught out so many times. And not to mention the image stabilizer... I am always forgetting to turn that off when I'm on the tripod, the number of times I've ruined a pan or tilt with that. __________________ Irish Railway Videos on Youtube