55-200mm Lens problems with D90

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richardschey

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Hi, apologies in advance if this has been asked before, as i'm just at my wits end after trying to sort out this problem quickly!

I've been fortunate enough to be given a D90 as a 'hand me down', and long story short - the person who has given this to me has never been able to get the longer range lens to work correctly with the camera. I'm not sure if its a faulty lens, as i don't have another nikon to try it with, however the default, smaller lens - 18-55 - works perfectly. Basically whenever the lens is changed to the 55-200mm (1:4-5.6G ED) lens, the image goes completely blurry. This is via everything, live view, shots loaded onto a PC, etc. I've tried changing shutter speeds, ISO levels, VR mode on and off, flash on or off, and a mixture of all and still cannot get a clear image.

Is this a faulty lens?

Any advice is much appreciated,

Richard
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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If the lens is set to AF and not M then you may have an issue with the contacts not making contact. The plastic mounting rings on those lenses are rather notorious for losing contact with the camera over time. There are some posts here that speak of similar problems if you hunt around - or someone else points you to one.
 
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mikew_RIP

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Welcome to the forum,if you post some results it may give us more of an idea,you do make it sound like a lens problem is it blurry at all focal lengths.
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
mikew said:
Welcome to the forum,if you post some results it may give us more of an idea,you do make it sound like a lens problem is it blurry at all focal lengths.
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Which brings up a good question - can you focus it manually? If not, then it sounds like you have a broken lens on your hands.
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
With the lens mounted and set set to AF, if you point the camera at a close object and then a distant object, and back and forth between the two, can you hear/feel the lens motor attempting to get a focus-lock?

If you *can't* hear/feel the lens attempting to get a focus-lock then I'd say the problem is probably with the internal focus-motor of the lens.

If you *can* hear/feel the lens attempting to get a focus lock but you can't get a clear picture even when it thinks it has, then I'd say it's a "communication" error between lens and camera body.

The question about being able to use Manual focus would be very telling, too...

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