Broken AF-VR Nikkor 80-400mm HELP!!!

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D200freak

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I'm hoping that the gentleman who started this topic is still around. I would like to try to buy his lens, as I think that I can fix it and put it to good use.

Today I got a Tamron 150-600mm lens. What a beast! It's less than a year old and I paid 550 for it. I don't think I got hurt. It's in perfect condition.
 
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cwgrizz

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D200freak said:
Today I got a Tamron 150-600mm lens. What a beast! It's less than a year old and I paid 550 for it. I don't think I got hurt. It's in perfect condition.
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I think you are one lucky guy to get a Tamzooka for that price. Oh, and welcome to the forum
 
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Daz

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D200freak said:
I'm hoping that the gentleman who started this topic is still around. I would like to try to buy his lens, as I think that I can fix it and put it to good use.

Today I got a Tamron 150-600mm lens. What a beast! It's less than a year old and I paid 550 for it. I don't think I got hurt. It's in perfect condition.
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Its nearly 2 years old this post so I would he'd have done something, either fix or flog at this point, you never know though

Good price on the Tamron though !!
 
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D200freak

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I'm now reassembling the lens after making repairs to both the flex circuit and the lens frame.

In the process I may have invented a new type of spanner wrench for optical technicians to use.
It's very convenient, fully adjustable, and extremely solid. There might be a few bucks to be made here.
 
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D200freak

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I ran into a few snags (parts that went missing) but have managed to secure spares, in the form of yet ANOTHER broken lens of the same type. By being a bit more methodical in the teardown and having a better understanding of how it all goes together, I am cautiously optimistic that the repair and rebuild will be successfully completed this evening.

I'm video recording the process using my D800.
 
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