E-LP1, E-P2 & 20mm F1.7 lens issues

Does your camera freeze with any other lenses?

I don't use face recognition at all because I think it really is hit and miss. Generally I like to take the shot as quickly as possible to capture the moment. I use centre focus for more single people and if there is a group I put it on multipoint to focus on a larger area.

When you point out that pictures without people come out clear and sharp it makes me wonder if it's the face detection screwing things up.

Could you try putting it on AFS on 1 area and the metering mode on centre weighted. This may help.

I have a GF1 but I am assuming the EPL1 will have the same options for AF and metering.

Here is a picture I just took now with those settings. This is RAW. 20mm f1.7 1/15 iso 400.
My brothers face came out fairly clear.
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I forgot to welcome you to the forum! Thanks for joining and I hope to see some of you'r images in the near future.
Regards,
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arthur, hello - I have an E-PL1 and haven't noticed any problems like this at all, however there may be something different about our shooting styles - that said there the camera should not be freezing up if the lens can't autofocus.

I wonder if you might post a few photos with the EXIF data available - either in a gallery here or via Flickr?

Meanwhile, let's see if some of our Olympus users have some more specific insights.

 

Hello and welcome Arthur I hope you will stick around...

We had a tip recently on an issue to do with misbehaving auto focus....

Give that a go?

Cheers

Brian

 

I think the shot is in the right angle and good focusing direction,

 

Hey Arthur in my humble opinion the woman looks like she's in focus. The whole image is actually!

 

20mm 1.7 focus problem

I'm not sure that my problem with the above lens is the same but although the lens has been returned to panasonic under warranty and "repaired", I cannot get it to work properly on my EP2 I got the lens back yesterday after about 6 or 7 weeks but it still freezes focus. I tried resetting the camera as suggested above but to no avail. Mather's, where I bought the lens, said that they tested it again when they received the lens back from Panasonic and it works fine for them... Don't know what to do next?

 

arthur, the photo looks pretty good to me. Of course if one were to see it in all its pixel glory, there probably would be some imperfections.

I can see your frustrated. As an aside, Christilou, I used to have an E-P2 and don't recall any problems with this lens, now I use it on my E-PL1 and don't have any issues.

I wonder if it's possible that the excessive heat we're experiencing plus the heat of the camera might be effecting things for you?

 

You most certainly can NOT say that the PL1 and Panny 20mm f1.7 have issues together. I've used mine a fair amount, and certainly enough to say it works flawlessly at this point.

 

Just received mine 2 days ago...hasn't come off yet.
It takes great pics in all sorts of conditions.

 

Still having trouble with mine

 

Christilou, I'm wondering if it's a problem with the pins in your E-P2... do you have any problems with any other of your lenses?

Cheers

Brian

 

Hello Brian, I've wiped both sets of contacts yet again but no joy. I've also noticed that sometimes the green focus flashes as even though the picture IS in focus! Something's not right with the way it's talking to my camera. I can't think of any settings that I may be using that would make it so off

 

Sounds as though you might need to take a trip to the camera store, if you bought it locally? Or call Olympus?

I used to use mine with my E-P2 without any issues whatsoever. I feel badly for you.

 

Tried mine out yet again this morning. Checked the above. Mine were ON anyway so I turned them OFF just to see. Checked all settings yet again. Still freezing. I notice that pressing the shutter release to free it does not work but if I do nothing for about 7 seconds, it will reset itself. Does anyone in the Uk have an ep2 that they would be willing to try it on? I've already had the lens sent back to Panasonic for repair, the shop I bought it from have tested it themselves and it works fine. The shop don't sell Olympus though so I assume that they only tried it on a Panasonic camera.

 

If you can't find anyone nearby Christilou, I'll be happy to help.

Cheers

Brian

 

Looks pretty good to me too.