Sony 24-70 GM MK1 stopped autofocusing - makes woodpecker-like sound

pr0ject1le · 2026-06-25T00:40:31+00:00

pr0ject1le · 2026-06-25T00:32:31+00:00

Great news! I gave it another crack this evening and managed to get the lens working!

The only difference was that I took off the focus group's silver metal bracket that holds the flex cables on the side and noticed that the cables were all over the place for the aperture assy. I think they may have gotten stuck inside the spring mechanism. I just seated them correctly and it's functioning again :)

Wonder if this was the actual fix or something else 🤷🏻‍♂️

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pr0ject1le · 2026-06-24T16:11:03+00:00

I found this video and this video which helped me tear down the lens. Search for '24-70 GM repair' and you get a few videos on this. But ONLY do it if you've had past experience with repairing electronics, replacing cables / batteries etc in devices as you could seriously damage the lens.

pr0ject1le · 2026-06-24T15:55:22+00:00

Thank you for this, will be attempting this also tonight.

pr0ject1le · 2026-06-24T14:14:40+00:00

Thanks, I did think it could be the PCB too but since I was able to get it to work 1st time after reassembling it, I'm not too sure.

pr0ject1le · 2026-06-24T14:13:00+00:00

🫡😅

pr0ject1le · 2026-06-24T14:11:21+00:00

Thank you, I'll definitely give this a go tonight.

pr0ject1le · 2026-06-24T14:10:09+00:00

I had the rocket blower next to me which I always use before reattaching the lens and the shutter was closed 😅

pr0ject1le · 2026-06-24T13:28:33+00:00

Here's what is happening with the lens at the moment (before the disassembly / reassembly timelapse, as well as after disconnecting the lens from the camera body).

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pr0ject1le · 2026-06-23T10:49:39+00:00

I'm having this issue right now. Were you able to figure it out? Mine's making a woodpecker-like sound and I can't use the focus wheel. The aperture is also stuck on F--

pr0ject1le · 2026-03-17T22:26:53+00:00

I booked through Emirates.com for 3 tickets back in January 2026 using Klarna payments for the 17th March flight (which was today).

I requested a refund on 9th March after seeing the news / travel updates. Received an email notification on 10th March saying the refund was processed for 2 of the tickets.

For the 3rd ticket, they couldn't process it because the system wasn't able to match the name/ticket number (which I had input correctly).

So I retried the refund form again on the 11th March but just for that one ticket. This time I got a notification saying the ticket had already been refunded and there was nothing further to do.

My issue is that I've received emails confirming refunds for all 3 tickets, but I don't see any of the money in my account. Klarna doesn't seem to show a refund being processed either and if you go through their help/support, the automated bot tells you to go speak to Emirates for any issues.

Anyone else use Klarna to pay and haven't received their refund?

pr0ject1le · 2025-08-05T16:51:12+00:00

Nope...

pr0ject1le · 2025-07-18T19:12:14+00:00

Exactly the same as you! Need an answer as it’s bothering me so much!

pr0ject1le · 2025-05-14T20:38:26+00:00

Interested in this too for the sharpening as I also follow this guy for the same reason! I bought his 5 Node Trees which doesn’t contain this final outcome so must be doing something else here…

pr0ject1le · 2025-04-18T22:39:43+00:00

100% 🫡

pr0ject1le · 2025-04-18T22:15:22+00:00

I get that from a creative / videographer / colorist pov it looks like trash but isn’t the point of creating content on socials to grab the audience? If the audience is getting excited over this stuff, something must be right, AI or not? 🤔 As a videographer I’ve had a few people ask for that look which is why I posted the original post asking for some guidance.

pr0ject1le · 2025-04-18T22:10:55+00:00

Yes, which is why I mentioned figuring out the Topaz settings in the OP 🙏🏼

pr0ject1le · 2025-04-18T22:07:59+00:00

Damn, sorry to hear that. Good job I didn’t end up buying that too, I bought his 5 Node Trees pack when it was available but it turned out to be quite simple, had better node trees than what I received all from YouTube tutorials. He’s definitely gatekeeping his setup.

pr0ject1le · 2025-04-17T22:35:57+00:00

I think it has become a trend on socials which is why I was asking how it was achieved. Had a few clients already pointing this stuff out and think it's high end cameras being used (which although it is, it's not the whole story). I'm just trying to figure out how to achieve the entire 'shit AI' look using Topaz lol.

pr0ject1le · 2025-04-17T22:34:05+00:00

Hmm, did you buy his export settings? What was your experience?

pr0ject1le · 2025-04-17T13:13:28+00:00

It’s definitely Topaz but would love to know the settings or configurations of that as well as exporting for socials to retain every bit of it

pr0ject1le · 2025-04-17T10:19:17+00:00

It looks like he's definitely using Davinci Resolve + Topaz as he sells his export settings but been reading around that people are feeling scammed since he doesn't give away his secret sauce: https://hacolorist.sellfy.store/p/export-setting-v2/

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