Originally posted by itshimitis I would hope not as it would mean no manual focus at all, which is something I use sometimes.
That would certainly be an unwanted surprise. I read the specs on a few sites, it is silent on this point. There must be a way to put it into manual focus mode. The push/pull feature on the existing lens perhaps is the way, I cannot see a manual switch in the photos like the newer lens.
The design between the 2 lens is very similar (almost identical ) around the focus ring and the lens hood. While the old lens shows the words
auto focus, perhaps the new one shows
manual focus when the focusing ring is moved towards the front to engage manual. Or the pictures of the new lens are showing it in manual focus mode and we cannot see the words auto focus. I think it is the second option, as the focus ring is very close to the distance scale window.
Last edited by TheDocAUS; 11-19-2015 at 04:14 AM.