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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mikew_RIP" data-source="post: 204943" data-attributes="member: 14174">Jeff the problem with the lens was shall we say focus stutter,it behaved as if you where at its closest focusing point so stuttered back and forth rather than snap into focus and hold it,it first happened just after i bought the secondhand D7000 so i thought it was the camera and exchanged it for a new one,then last weekend it did it a couple of times and this morning it was hopeless,so took it back to the dealer and it actually did it for him so he exchanged it.The need for a tripod with this lens goes beyond shutter speed, most of the time i just no longer have the ability to hold it any where near steady,problems with my right shoulder,left elbow and old age <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> mean i have the camera set on higher iso than i really want to use any way to try for the high shutter speeds.After saying that the dealer told me to take the camera and new lens out side to check it was working ok,i shot a few things hand held and they where sharper than i have been getting so am now wondering if the old lens had OS problems as well as focus problems.Going to take the new one out tomorrow for some handheld and tripod tests and will report back but at 1.6kg without the camera i do find it heavy after a hour or so.mike</blockquote>

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