Something expensive is broken...
Posted 15/08/2010 - 17:55
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clean the contacts on the lens?
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 15/08/2010 - 22:27
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Also check you have the latest firmware on the camera.
Posted 15/08/2010 - 22:40
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I've got the latest firmware, but cleaning the contacts fixed it. How weird! Thanks guys - option 3 it was!
Man, with this new job I've got the time to take photos has really really shrunk. Hope I can find time in the next few weeks!
Man, with this new job I've got the time to take photos has really really shrunk. Hope I can find time in the next few weeks!
K-5; Siggy 10-20 f4, 30mm f1.4, 18-50mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8; Tammy 400mm f4, 500mm f8
Posted 16/08/2010 - 08:47
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Glad it's ok whelmed
Z-1p, K-1, P50
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon, and a Canon T70.
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon, and a Canon T70.
Posted 16/08/2010 - 10:34
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Me too Whelmed, as you know I'm now interested in any potential problems with the 70-200. Did you manage to find an old non macro Sigma in the end?
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
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Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 16/08/2010 - 11:41
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He bought my old one Tim, so when I read the first post it was squeaky bottom time
Last thing any vendor wants to know that their old equipment soon starts misbehaving.
Last thing any vendor wants to know that their old equipment soon starts misbehaving.
Z-1p, K-1, P50
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon, and a Canon T70.
F50 1.7. SMC-FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135. HD-FA15-30, DFA24-70, D-FA*70-200. The SMC-FA Limited Trinity.
Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon, and a Canon T70.
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I tried a 18-50mm and a 10-20mm and both were normal focusing speed. So I'm left wondering one of three things.
1) Is the lens fuct? Other lenses work so it could be this...
2) Is the camera fuct? When a TC is on it works ... maybe the motor is starting to lack the uumph?
3) Is there something else which might be a problem?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I may go to pcworld and see if the lens works on a k7/K-x