On the side of this lens, below the VR on/off switch, there is a switch for "normal/active". What is that switch for? Thank you!
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The switch is to use normal vibration reduction or an enhance vibration reduction. Do not use either of these for long exposures. Probably best at 30th of a second and faster.
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Hello, Norma. If the photographer is in motion, for instance when shooting from a moving car or ferris wheel, 'Active' should be selected. If stationary, 'Normal' will do just fine. Here's from Nikon: "This mode (active) effectively compensates image blur caused when shooting from a moving vehicle, or some other unstable position, providing stable viewfinder images and blur-corrected captured images."
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VR normal is when you shoot hand held from a certain spot and you stand still. VR active is for when you shoot from a moving place that is vibrating, like a vibrating platform, or a place that has a great amount of vibration. VR active counteract this condition.
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Normal is for everyday shots that are stationary or moving very little. The active mode would be for sporting events, children and folks on the move and so on where there is a lot of motion to contend with.
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As I under stand it, If you are photographing events which you expect to be moving your camera allot, sports, kids running and playing etc., you use the "Active" setting. If you are doing more still photography you would use normal. It's basically a motion sensitivity adjustment for the expected amount of camera movement. I always keep mine on "Active" and I seem to do O.K. in every type of situation.
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Here is a REALLY obvious one. You can switch between manual and autofocus on this lense by pushing and pulling the autofocus ring in or out. It reads AF (autofocus) when pulled out, MF when pulled back in. This is distinct to Tokina, so not intuitive if you're used to other lenses. This lens autofocuses extremely well on my D7000 - it's my sharpest lens.
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Although I have never had this problem with this lens, I have seen it before with other lenses. My first thought is that the electronic contacts between lens and camera aren't working properly. They may simply be dirty - try wiping them off with a clean rag. The contacts may also be misaligned where the lens meets the camera, maybe because of something getting in the way or a faulty mount on the lens or camera. I think dirt on the contacts is most likely the cause.
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I have the same equipment. The situation you describe is not normal in any lens mounted in any camera. But this combination lens/camera use to do it. Put the lens and the camera on manual focus, because the autofocus in this lens on this camera is a nightmare. But in manual mode, this lens is pristine, wonderful.
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No, it doesn't and you don't want VR on such a short focal length lens. The lens is very short and light. You won't pick up any hand shakes. VR or IS is useful for long and heavy lenses.
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There is no power IS switch on this lens. That´s why it´s much cheaper than others. Some panasonic cameras can control the IS system from internal menus on REC mode. Best use is with tripod on BMPCC.
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Which camera are you using? Which lens are you using? Some of the lenses have switches on the barrel. For those which do not , you should find the "off" in the same place where you select the stabilization mode (i.e. mode 1, mode 2). Look under the Rec Menu. It should be there. Without knowing what items you are attempting to work with, that is about as specific as I can get.
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The apertue setting is set to f22 on the lens and then you can change the aperture via the camera. That is normal for all D lenses.
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The default mode is "Auto". In this mode, when the camera detects you putting your eye up to the EVF (viewfinder) it automatically turns off the LCD and turn on the EVF. Take your eye away and it turns the EVF off and LCD on. You can also set up the camera via the menus to have only the LCD OR only the EVF turned on. You can't turn them both off at the same time, nor I think, would you want to since it would make it impossible to use the camera.
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There are 3 switches outside of the lens. Top switch is called the limiter for limiting focus from full focus to limited range of focus so it doesn't hunt. Second switch is right below it which is your auto focus/manual focus. The last switch is for your optic stabilizer which involves off if attached to a tripod, option 1 which is used when hand holding, and option 2 that involves attached to monopod and moving in a panning motion.
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For some reason, Canon seems to use FULL TIME Continuous AF - which is active even when you're not touching anything - and turned it on by default. Very annoying feature. I didn't realize this either until I popped on a noisy EF lens and it just wouldn't stop auto-focusing. I suspect Canon decided this would somehow make the camera "easier to use".
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This lens has a vibration reduction system (VR), and also has a switch to turn off the system. It predominantly stabilizes the image against shutter vibration.
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There is a "slide" type of switch on top of each unit. Assuming you got the same ones I did, there is a rubber band that attaches to the bottom of each unit. Then there is the switch on top. The lens goes in front. If they don't turn on it may be that the non-replaceable batteries are dead. If you make them work, then be sure you turn them off after you're done.
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Hi Shaun! The lens has no electric functions so it can't talk to the camera like more advanced/expensive/modern lenses do. If you can continue shooting you're good to go, you'll just have to adjust your iris and focus manually, as opposed to those functions being camera controlled. Most cameras should just let you say "okay" and keep shooting though. Have fun! The lens has a really unique and beautiful flare, so make sure you check that out. Cheers, Colin.
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This is a very good auto focus lens. However you can turn auto focus off with a switch. When in auto focus mode, you can also refocus the lens to another subject by simply rotating the focus ring without the need to turn off auto focus with the switch.
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On the top of the camera do I leave the switch kept on the Green Camera? I don't know which setting that should be on either. Do I use the flash with the flower button? Need more light? I don't know what my image quality should be set on or my image size, should it be set on portair, number of pixels to use. Sorry so much, but this camera is new and I can't figure it out. So frustrating. Thanks for answering.
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I agree with Paula - I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Is it that you want to toggle between the view finder and the full screen view? To do that, there's a little button to the immediate right of the eye viewfinder that says "EVF/LCD", which you can push to go back and forth between the two. To turn off the camera (and the screen) completely, push the power button the top right of the camera.