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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fred Kingston_RIP" data-source="post: 773764" data-attributes="member: 10742">With the lens in your hand and NOT on the camera, does the focus ring turn smoothly, and you can see in the distance window on the lens that the focus distance wheel inside smoothly turns as you turn the focus ring?   Or does it only lock up when ON the camera body? If it is locked up when OFF the body, then something is jammed inside the lens and you should return it.  If it turns freely OFF the camera and only locks up ON the camera, then something is wrong with the focus motor engaging/not engaging...  Either way, I'd return it.</blockquote>