I bought this lens and it seems great, but I noticed the aperature stays closed to aprox 2mm when it is unpowered and disconnected. Is this right?
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Yes. There is a small lever on the camera body end you can use to open the aperture but it's spring operated to fully close without something holding it open. By the way, this is the best lens I have in terms of image quality. I think you'll love it.
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Its infinitely variable as far as I can tell. Its like twisting a knob. I don't use this very often, only on one particular lens. I almost forgot about it. Thanks for reminding. No issues with this at all. Just guesstimate only for aperatures.
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Hi Ben,I just ordered this camera, but currently have the k100d. I did use an older lens with my k100d a while back and I had to press the a/e button for about a second to get it to stop down, the camera won't know what the aperature is set at, but it is still usable. I find dpreview.com is really helpful for those sort of questions. Just type in your query in the 'search' area and any discussion about it will come up. Good luck.
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Send it back immediately- Amazon is great about returns. Mine is as solid as a brick and is the best built lens I own. You will see when you get another one back.!
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Yes, I have not had any issues with this lens, in fact, I love it. I use the auto setting on the camera and all pics have been great!
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This is a good quality lens. Yes you can preserve the original f2.8. As regards image quality I don't have a laboratory to measure such things but there certainly isn't the obvious problem with distortion or focus out near the edges that you see with cheaper lenses. I'm sorry I can't be more specific.
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Hi All, very interested in these postings but still can't get this lens to work with my D70 in M or AF. I too get fEE message displayed and shutter won'r fire, even after locking off at f22 etc. Starting to wonder if its a camera setting or am I missing something?
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My lens is very smooth & quiet. We did have an issue with dirt inside the elements of the first lens and had to get a replacement. I suspect their manufacturing is not 100%
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I don't know. I love my lens. Haven't had any problems with it. Wish i could buy a stronger one than 200mm. Sherry
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I bought this lens about two years ago. I have not used it because of the there is a slight delay in using the focus.
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I've been using mine for a long time now and never had any focusing issues. One of my favorite lens. I was so pleased with it I also now have the 30mm f1.4
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One issue: sometimes it loose part of the conection and loose the Aperture control. You need to reconect an its ok. The same thing with metabones, so I recomend it.
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This is the first 10-100mm lens I have ever bought and I purchased it specifically for a Nikon 1 J3 so I did not 'shop it' at all. I am very happy w/the lens but am not conversant enough to explain why. Sorry.
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If it is sold directly by Amazon, I don't believe you have an issue. If it's a 3rd party (even selling through Amazon), you should check. Usually it'll say something like "USA Warranty" in the description. And if a lens is significantly cheaper than at the usual places, be doubly suspicious.It's a great lens, but its strength is in the 16-24 range, not as much in the 24-35 range. Since I have the 24-70, that's not such a big deal -- but be aware.
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I don't know. Ask the vendor. I've never had any problem with mine, although I wish it were a faster lens. But, then, the $ would have been faster too.-amicuscuria.com/wordpress-
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Are you happy/satisfied with the one you've got? I'm not sure how you can tell but I'm sure there are those who know. My opinion is "if it aint broke, don't fix it". That being said, I am very satisfied with this lens and would highly suggest it.
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Mine works perfectly and I have no issues with sharpness. It's a very good walk-around lens when I don't want to carry a lot of gear.