Does anyone own the Nikon70-300 f/4.5-5.G Zoom ? If so, how is the zoom ring. If I turn mine manually it's really tight, if a slow turn is needed, it will move in spirts, not a smooth transition at all, kind of choppy movement. The auto focus seems to work fine, it gives me sharp images. I also discovered that if you hold the lens close to your head, and slowly move it back and forth, you can hear something moving in there. I called Nikon and they said it was ball bearings, it is normal. I kind of find that hard to chew, never experienced that before in any lens. What do you think...thanks
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Tighten up
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WhiteLight
Senior Member
No tightness or choppy movement.. but the background sound while auto-focusing is quite normal i guess
WileyCoyote
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Mine feels smooth with no choppy movement too. I do hear a small noise when it autofocuses, just about like all my
other lenses make. Which makes me believe that it is a quite normal sound.
other lenses make. Which makes me believe that it is a quite normal sound.
Mfrankfort
Senior Member
If it's the VR your talking about, I have it. It came with my Kit lens from Costco, and I love the lens. It's pretty heavy, but fits nicely in my bag, and has such a wide range, it's a good all around lens.
I have the VR lens Dave, the more expensive of the two, although this one is a refurb from Nikon, which I had sent in to them already for this problem, I got it back the same way, I might have to send it back in.
What really upsets me is that Nikon never said anything about the cause or repair of this lens, other than it was checked . Not a good policy in my opinion.
What really upsets me is that Nikon never said anything about the cause or repair of this lens, other than it was checked . Not a good policy in my opinion.
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