Prime lens wont focus with canon adapter on x-t1 help please!

[Flash01]

I can get my canon telephoto lens to manually focus but my prime lens don't focus using a canon lens adapter for my camera, is there a special setting i need to activate for the prime lens?

[milandro]

no there is no special setting other than shoot without lens  (but that has nothing to do with focussing).

 

I have used all manners of manual lenses with all manners of adapters (including canon EF lenses) and I was able to focus them all.

 

Of course IF your lens doesn’t use a manual focus system but, like most Fuji lenses, has focus-by-wire then you won’t be able to focus because it would need a connection with the camera ( a canon camera ).

[milandro]

don’t know which lens because you didn’t write but I have just found at least  two which focus by wire......they won’t work.

 

from wikipedia

 

 

The discontinued EF 50mm f/1.0L USM is a professional L series autofocus lens. ......In common with the EF 85mm f/1.2L USM it uses an electronic "focus by wire" system and requires power from the camera in order to manual focus. .....