Nikkor 70~200 VR G lens loose on camera mount

Hello All! This is my first time posting, so I hope I have the right news
group. If not, would someone be so kind as to point me in the right
direction. I have checked out message threads (back to October 4th) in this
news group over the past four days, but have yet to come across one with my
problem.

Last night, while taking pictures at a minor hockey game, I noticed the
lens was somewhat "loose" on the camera mount. So, I removed the lens and
remounted it. This did not remedy the situation. After the "click" to
confirm proper coupling of the lens, there was still a bit of movement in
both directions while on the mount.

The lens in question is the Nikkor 70~200 VR G Series zoom lens. It was
mounted on a Nikon D100. I tried the lens on my D70 and had the same
problem. It is not a large amount of movement but, being a lifelong Nikon
user, I find this somewhat troubling. Picture quality does not seem to be
affected.

I do not recall having this happen before — I have been taking pictures for
over 30 years — nor can I recreate this problem with any other Nikon body
and lens combination.

Has anyone in this group heard of this before?

Thank you in advance for your help!




Marcus

Kibo informs me that Marcus stated that:

Hello All! This is my first time posting, so I hope I have the right news
group. If not, would someone be so kind as to point me in the right
direction. I have checked out message threads (back to October 4th) in this
news group over the past four days, but have yet to come across one with my
problem.

Wow, I'm impressed. I didn't think there was anyone left with the
manners to do that.

[loose zoom lens]
The lens in question is the Nikkor 70~200 VR G Series zoom lens. It was
mounted on a Nikon D100. I tried the lens on my D70 and had the same
problem. It is not a large amount of movement but, being a lifelong Nikon
user, I find this somewhat troubling. Picture quality does not seem to be
affected.

I'd do some focus tests with the aperture wide open before assuming that
the quality is okay. If it's not 100%, I'd get it checked out by an
expert.
(BTW, I'm mostly a Canon user, so I have no idea whether this symptom is
a known issue with that particular lens. OTOH, I'm sure people would be
bitching about it here if it was.

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Kibo informs me that Marcus stated that:

Hello All! This is my first time posting, so I hope I have the right news
group. If not, would someone be so kind as to point me in the right
direction. I have checked out message threads (back to October 4th) in this
news group over the past four days, but have yet to come across one with my
problem.

Wow, I'm impressed. I didn't think there was anyone left with the
manners to do that.

[loose zoom lens]
The lens in question is the Nikkor 70~200 VR G Series zoom lens. It was
mounted on a Nikon D100. I tried the lens on my D70 and had the same
problem. It is not a large amount of movement but, being a lifelong Nikon
user, I find this somewhat troubling. Picture quality does not seem to be
affected.

I'd do some focus tests with the aperture wide open before assuming that
the quality is okay. If it's not 100%, I'd get it checked out by an
expert.
(BTW, I'm mostly a Canon user, so I have no idea whether this symptom is
a known issue with that particular lens. OTOH, I'm sure people would be
bitching about it here if it was.

--
W
. | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because
\|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est
---^----^---------------------------------------------------------------

Kibo informs me that Marcus stated that:

Hello All! This is my first time posting, so I hope I have the right news
group. If not, would someone be so kind as to point me in the right
direction. I have checked out message threads (back to October 4th) in this
news group over the past four days, but have yet to come across one with my
problem.

Wow, I'm impressed. I didn't think there was anyone left with the
manners to do that.

[loose zoom lens]
The lens in question is the Nikkor 70~200 VR G Series zoom lens. It was
mounted on a Nikon D100. I tried the lens on my D70 and had the same
problem. It is not a large amount of movement but, being a lifelong Nikon
user, I find this somewhat troubling. Picture quality does not seem to be
affected.

I'd do some focus tests with the aperture wide open before assuming that
the quality is okay. If it's not 100%, I'd get it checked out by an
expert.
(BTW, I'm mostly a Canon user, so I have no idea whether this symptom is
a known issue with that particular lens. OTOH, I'm sure people would be
bitching about it here if it was.

--
W
. | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because
\|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est
---^----^---------------------------------------------------------------

I'm glad to find someone else with my same problem, Marcus.

Last year I purchased a Nikon D70 Outfit that comes with an
original 18-70mm DX Zoom-Nikkor lens, and I'm very happy about
the camera quality.
Last month I purchased a Sigma APO 50-500mm F4-6,3EX telephoto lens.
The Sigma lens is also excellent,but from the moment I mounted it on
my D70, I noticed the same problem you describe with your Nikkor
70~200 lens.

I called Sigma and consulted with some photo equipment retailers, and
all of them said that this may be "normal" for "such a big and heavy
lens",but I'm not sure that they are right, or they just think than I'm
a very picky customer.

A salesman said he had tried the D70 with more than one telephoto lens
(even Nikkor originals) and the mount seemed always a little lose.

The Sigma works fine with my D70, without losing focus or electronic
connection at any time, but I still don't like the "lose" fitting between
the lens and the camera body, as if the locking mechanism somehow was worn.

Your post describes the same, supporting the theory that this could be
in fact "normal".

It still worries me that the original 70-70mm Nikkor lens that comes
with my D70 fits perfectly tight, as I believe all the other lenses
should, so I don't know what to believe.

Please let me know if you find any other answer or solution out there,
I'll let you know if I learn something new.

Regards,

Paul




"Marcus" wrote in message
...
Hello All! This is my first time posting, so I hope I have the right news
group. If not, would someone be so kind as to point me in the right
direction. I have checked out message threads (back to October 4th) in
this
news group over the past four days, but have yet to come across one with
my
problem.

Last night, while taking pictures at a minor hockey game, I noticed the
lens was somewhat "loose" on the camera mount. So, I removed the lens and
remounted it. This did not remedy the situation. After the "click" to
confirm proper coupling of the lens, there was still a bit of movement in
both directions while on the mount.

The lens in question is the Nikkor 70~200 VR G Series zoom lens. It was
mounted on a Nikon D100. I tried the lens on my D70 and had the same
problem. It is not a large amount of movement but, being a lifelong Nikon
user, I find this somewhat troubling. Picture quality does not seem to be
affected.

I do not recall having this happen before - I have been taking pictures
for
over 30 years - nor can I recreate this problem with any other Nikon body
and lens combination.

Has anyone in this group heard of this before?

Thank you in advance for your help!




Marcus

"Marcus" wrote in message
...

Last night, while taking pictures at a minor hockey game, I noticed the
lens was somewhat "loose" on the camera mount.

I don't believe it should move. Even my very heavy 80-400 mm VR does not
move in the lens mount.

I don't think it should change your autofocus much, though, because the
camera will change focus until the picture is sharp. Manual focus might be
another problem -- not because the camera is hard to focus, but because
after you focus the lens might move a little bit.

The other thing I would worry about is the lens damaging the lens mount on
the camera.

I use Nikon gears and so far never had one lens that was "loose". Even the
old 80-200 mounts just perfectly on my new D70. I think you should have this
lens checked out.

Gregor

"Marcus" wrote in message
...
Hello All! This is my first time posting, so I hope I have the right news
group. If not, would someone be so kind as to point me in the right
direction. I have checked out message threads (back to October 4th) in
this
news group over the past four days, but have yet to come across one with
my
problem.

Last night, while taking pictures at a minor hockey game, I noticed the
lens was somewhat "loose" on the camera mount. So, I removed the lens and
remounted it. This did not remedy the situation. After the "click" to
confirm proper coupling of the lens, there was still a bit of movement in
both directions while on the mount.

The lens in question is the Nikkor 70~200 VR G Series zoom lens. It was
mounted on a Nikon D100. I tried the lens on my D70 and had the same
problem. It is not a large amount of movement but, being a lifelong Nikon
user, I find this somewhat troubling. Picture quality does not seem to be
affected.

I do not recall having this happen before - I have been taking pictures
for
over 30 years - nor can I recreate this problem with any other Nikon body
and lens combination.

Has anyone in this group heard of this before?

Thank you in advance for your help!




Marcus

wrote in
news
Wow, I'm impressed. I didn't think there was anyone left with the
manners to do that.

Thank you I, for one, am a firm believer that good manners are never out-
of-date or oldfashioned.

I'd do some focus tests with the aperture wide open before assuming
that the quality is okay. If it's not 100%, I'd get it checked out by
an expert.
(BTW, I'm mostly a Canon user, so I have no idea whether this symptom
is a known issue with that particular lens. OTOH, I'm sure people
would be bitching about it here if it was.


Thank you for your suggestion. I will try some focus tests tomorrow when
there is better lighting available.

Once again, I am most appreciative for your prompt reply.


Marcus

wrote in
news
Wow, I'm impressed. I didn't think there was anyone left with the
manners to do that.

Thank you I, for one, am a firm believer that good manners are never out-
of-date or oldfashioned.

I'd do some focus tests with the aperture wide open before assuming
that the quality is okay. If it's not 100%, I'd get it checked out by
an expert.
(BTW, I'm mostly a Canon user, so I have no idea whether this symptom
is a known issue with that particular lens. OTOH, I'm sure people
would be bitching about it here if it was.


Thank you for your suggestion. I will try some focus tests tomorrow when
there is better lighting available.

Once again, I am most appreciative for your prompt reply.


Marcus

John A. Stovall wrote in
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You might want to run this by Nikons online tech support. I used it
recently with some questions about Focusing screens and found it to
work well and the answers correct.

http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?goingto=dtc_home

http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin...user/std_alp.p
hp


Thank you for your suggestion and the links to Nikon.

I must say I am indeed impressed with the help of those in this group! I
just refreshed the headers and have three more replies!


Marcus