Now suddenly working normally?
Sony A7 III + Tamron 28–75 G2 — focusing issue after a drop, now suddenly working normally?
Hi everyone, I’d like to get some opinions from anyone who has experienced something similar.
I’m using a Sony A7 III with a Tamron 28–75mm F/2.8 G2 (A063, Sony E-mount).
A couple of days ago, I accidentally dropped the camera while the lens was attached. The impact was on the front/lens side.
Immediately after the drop, I noticed that the lens was having focusing issues:
\- Autofocus still worked for close subjects.
\- It struggled to focus on subjects further away.
\- Manual focus also wasn't working properly.
\- The issue appeared immediately after the impact.
I removed the lens from the camera and left both alone for around two days as it was weekend.
Today, I mounted the lens again and, surprisingly, it seems to be working normally. AF is now focusing on both close and distant subjects, and I can't reproduce the problem I had before.
Has anyone experienced this kind of behaviour after dropping a camera/lens?
Could the impact have temporarily affected the focusing mechanism or lens communication, or should I still assume that something inside may have been damaged even though it's currently working normally?
I have an important shoot coming up, so I'm trying to figure out whether I should get the lens inspected or whether it's reasonable to keep using it and monitor it.
Any advice or similar experiences would be appreciated.