No auto focus

[01301johnny]

Listers,

I have the current AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens and it will sometimes refuse to auto focus.

It seems that this happens mostly when the unit is set at 300mm and I ask it to go down to say 200. This has happened at other settings.

I have a group of both older and current lens and they all, except this one issue, work fine on my Nikon D700 and D7000.

Please thoughts and ideas!

Happy clicking

Thank You

 

[cwgrizz]

I don't know what to say about this, but have you tried switching the Focus Switch mode from MA to M and back again for a few times. This might clean up the switch contacts.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

Which camera do you have it on?


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[01301johnny]

I often use the camera D700 on a tripod and try to remember to turn the VR off. I will give the manual/auto switch a bit of work.

 

[01301johnny]

Thanks for the reply

 

[01301johnny]

More Info !!

What happens is that the camera will not fire because the lens will not focus in auto mode. If I then move the zoom it will focus.

Manual focus works fine.

Good clicking !

John