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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 445166" data-attributes="member: 12496">Lucien asked for confirmation via private mail, and I will respond here.&nbsp; FWIW, I fully agree with Elliot on all of this, but there is one feature he did not mention.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is correct to say Zoom is entirely different from focus, and zoom is always manual, and is not related to Auto Focus. We can zoom anytime at will, no issue.&nbsp; &nbsp; And it is correct to say to set the lens for Manual focus before doing focusing manually, however modern AF-S lenses have a different feature.&nbsp;&nbsp; The AF-S lens is NOT to be confused with the cameras AF-S setting however, they are very different things.&nbsp; If the lens is marked AF-S, it is an AF-S lens.One of the AF-S lens features is that attempting manual focus will automatically release their gears, and so AF-S lenses do allow manual focus in AF mode.&nbsp; The lens switch is marked M/A and M.&nbsp; The&nbsp; M/A means it will manually focus in AF mode, it offers M or A.&nbsp; You have to hold shutter half press to do it, else the next shutter button will refocus it again automatically, but if you keep holding half press, you can tweak AF focus manually.&nbsp; Only on AF-S lenses.The M position on AF-S lenses just means the camera will never attempt auto focus, but it is not required, in this one AF-S case.&nbsp; Non AF-S lenses, it is required.Lucien, I've never seen anyone ask, but never accept even repeated&nbsp; answers?&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 445166, member: 12496"] Lucien asked for confirmation via private mail, and I will respond here. FWIW, I fully agree with Elliot on all of this, but there is one feature he did not mention. It is correct to say Zoom is entirely different from focus, and zoom is always manual, and is not related to Auto Focus. We can zoom anytime at will, no issue. And it is correct to say to set the lens for Manual focus before doing focusing manually, however modern AF-S lenses have a different feature. The AF-S lens is NOT to be confused with the cameras AF-S setting however, they are very different things. If the lens is marked AF-S, it is an AF-S lens. One of the AF-S lens features is that attempting manual focus will automatically release their gears, and so AF-S lenses do allow manual focus in AF mode. The lens switch is marked M/A and M. The M/A means it will manually focus in AF mode, it offers M or A. You have to hold shutter half press to do it, else the next shutter button will refocus it again automatically, but if you keep holding half press, you can tweak AF focus manually. Only on AF-S lenses. The M position on AF-S lenses just means the camera will never attempt auto focus, but it is not required, in this one AF-S case. Non AF-S lenses, it is required. Lucien, I've never seen anyone ask, but never accept even repeated answers? :) [/QUOTE]

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