At one time, I used a Kiron-made manual focus Vivitar 70-210mm Series I AI f/3.5 zoom lens on my Nikon SLRs. Eventually, I replaced it with a Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D auto focus zoom.
Recently, my 80-200 made a high-pitched noise and then the auto focus no longer worked on my F4. I tried manually focusing and that did not work either. I tried another auto focus lens on my F4 and it worked perfectly.
I also tried my 80-200 in manual mode on my manual focus Nikon F2. I still could not get the lens to manually focus. When I rotate the focus ring, it will only focus from 20 feet to beyond infinity. When I try to focus on something closer than 20 feet, the focus ring with continue to rotate but the lens elements do not move.
Have any of you had similar problems with auto focus lenses?
Could something more serious than a broken auto focus motor be causing the problem?
Should I get the lens repaired or go back to using my manual focus Vivitar?
Telephoto Zooms by Narsuitus, on Flickr
Recently, my 80-200 made a high-pitched noise and then the auto focus no longer worked on my F4. I tried manually focusing and that did not work either. I tried another auto focus lens on my F4 and it worked perfectly.
I also tried my 80-200 in manual mode on my manual focus Nikon F2. I still could not get the lens to manually focus. When I rotate the focus ring, it will only focus from 20 feet to beyond infinity. When I try to focus on something closer than 20 feet, the focus ring with continue to rotate but the lens elements do not move.
Have any of you had similar problems with auto focus lenses?
Could something more serious than a broken auto focus motor be causing the problem?
Should I get the lens repaired or go back to using my manual focus Vivitar?
Telephoto Zooms by Narsuitus, on Flickr