clarnibass
Senior Member
I bought a Nikon 28mm 1.8G lens after it seems fine at the store but after testing it more thoroughly at home I found a strange issue.
The lens focuses fine in LV. When using the viewfinder, if focusing from the infinity side it focuses fine and is as sharp as LV. If focusing from the macro side there is significant front focus. If focusing from the macro side, then once it "thinks" it is focused I refocus, then it's fine too. This is at f/1.8. It is completely consistent and repeatable.
The reason I'm posting this is... I noticed a dead zone in the focus ring. However, my 50mm 1.8G also has a dead zone but no focus issues at all. So I suspect the dead zone is just the way this lens is, but want to make sure from others who own the lens.
In addition, after a few minutes of testing my camera was suddenly paralyzed (turning on and off did nothing). I changed battery and it turned on but gave an error message. This has never happened with any lens, including third party. So I really suspect something is wrong with the lens.
I'll call the store anyway and see what they can do, but wanted to confirm the dead zone in the focus ring first (if others don't have it then a problem is very obvious).
Thanks
The lens focuses fine in LV. When using the viewfinder, if focusing from the infinity side it focuses fine and is as sharp as LV. If focusing from the macro side there is significant front focus. If focusing from the macro side, then once it "thinks" it is focused I refocus, then it's fine too. This is at f/1.8. It is completely consistent and repeatable.
The reason I'm posting this is... I noticed a dead zone in the focus ring. However, my 50mm 1.8G also has a dead zone but no focus issues at all. So I suspect the dead zone is just the way this lens is, but want to make sure from others who own the lens.
In addition, after a few minutes of testing my camera was suddenly paralyzed (turning on and off did nothing). I changed battery and it turned on but gave an error message. This has never happened with any lens, including third party. So I really suspect something is wrong with the lens.
I'll call the store anyway and see what they can do, but wanted to confirm the dead zone in the focus ring first (if others don't have it then a problem is very obvious).
Thanks