the laser is very faint. The lens is clean and clear. Any ideas why?
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I have had difficulties with the brightness of the laser, but after unscrewing it and clearing out the dust, it's back to full strength.
523621
Turn the dial that controls the laser. Make sure it's all the way on the right or left. You can intensify the beam by turning the knob.
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I would contact Makita's Customer Service Dept for warranty coverage if it is still within it's warranty that is. If not, I would try ordering and replacing the lamp bulb as it may have received a jarring and damaged the bulb slightly. I hope it works out well for you as I have had great success with mine until my son tried to cut a thick piece of plastic on it and the blade grabbed it and decided to toss it across the room just missing my son as it sailed by. Kids!!
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I have the same lens and it's my favorite lens. Mine does not make any noise like you've described.
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It is focused. I found the magnification to be pretty good and clear for such an inexpensive price. The only thing that I am disappointed with is that with normal use, it seems to pick up a lot of scratches and smudges easily, like the material is too soft.
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could be that your lens is bad. I had a problem with the 40-150 and sent it back to get fixed. If the camera still under warranty , send it in to get checked out.
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PS... The more I think about this, I am assuming that you may have inserted this Laser Lens Cleaner disc improperly. Make sure the graphics side is UP when you put it in. This disc should automatically start and make sure your volume is up and listen to the instructions which are quite simple. It's just a matter of pushing your forward button to #6 on the disc.
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Laser is not visible during the day light hours. The LED flashing lights are noticeable.
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There are two possible explanations that I can think of: 1) the Batteries are cheap/old, or 2) the product is defective/poorly designed. Perhaps there is a fault with a resistor that is letting the laser burn itself out.
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Return it for a replacement, they don't really clear up as much as claimed, if it arrives cloudy it's probably going to stay that way unfortunately, just send it back :)
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I second guessed myself as well in the beginning. The lens has a pretty long manual throw. i.e. it takes some big turns to get things into focus manually. Keep trying and it should eventually get things into focus.
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Try adjusting the diopter adjustment on the viewfinder- likely was off. Should view and record in focus.
2281971
The screen is way out of focus for a camera sitting within a few inches of the scrfeen, so you won't see the screen. There could be a decrease in the amount of light entering the lens, but this is generally insignificant
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I think you are right here. I don't believe it is a lens problem as I have see this problem across a couple of lens. I did two things that seem to make a different, the first was I completely reset all the camera setting and second thing I did was up grade the camera fireware from version 1.0. 4. to version 1.0. 9. This seems to have made a difference.
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No, it's not dust in lens. It is moisture condensation. Now, the camera is dry. Every picture it took is great without the ghostly translucent round spots. Guess the problem I have is different from yours.
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There are a number of things that could be happening. . . . is it blurry image, or camera shake. . . have you shot anything that is sharp. . . this is a very heavy lens and requires a bit of expertise to handle. . . . let's eliminate the obvious before jumping to conclusions about the lens. . . . my email address is bobglicksmith@me.com. . . send me an email and I'll be glad to setup a time to talk with you . . . . bgs.
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Mine works fine it's clear without any pink circle. So yeah it might be defective that the camera lens are not working right.
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When mine did that, it was simply a dirty lens. I cleaned it with a microfiber cloth. As the lens is plastic, is it possible that some substance came in contact with it and turned it cloudy? Sorry, these are the only simple things I can think of
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Yeah same here its all blurry and fuzzy i dont know how to focas it or anything i tried turning the lens but its not work help?