Just got a bad new from Nikon repair shop indicate it cost almost $500 to repair this 11 years old lens of 17 - 35mm f2.8. The problem occured when I was playing this len with my D800E on live view. After turned off the live view, 800E and this lens can't perform any auto focus. Try on my other len, 50mm f1.8, and it kills as well. Submit all three items to Nikon factory for repair, D800E and 50mm were fixed under warranty, but this len of 17 - 35mm f2.8 just does not auto focus anymore. Anyone has experience with that and any suggestion would be appreciate. Thanks advance,:smile-new:
Out of Auto Focus on 17 - 35mm f2.8
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BackdoorArts
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Didn't someone else here have a D800 kill the AF on a pair of lenses? Scary to think that it's potentially a camera glitch.
BackdoorArts
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Found it. http://nikonites.com/d800/9876-d800-has-killed-two-lenses-maybe.html
Don't label me an alarmist, and don't say that I said that D800's kill lenses, but I'm curious about this. Did a Google search on D800 and breaking lenses and didn't come up with anything, so it may just be a coincidence. The other example wasn't using LiveView as far as I can tell.
Don't label me an alarmist, and don't say that I said that D800's kill lenses, but I'm curious about this. Did a Google search on D800 and breaking lenses and didn't come up with anything, so it may just be a coincidence. The other example wasn't using LiveView as far as I can tell.
Have you tried using the lens on another Nikon just to make sure it's not the body again?
Right after the lens does not auto focus, I did try it on my D300S, but it did not work. The lens just been treat it as manual len for now...At least, it is not my 70-200 F2.8 len.