08-03-2023, 06:22 AM
Hi everybody!
I would like to reanimate this thread - I also have Nikkor AF-S 80-200/2.8 and it has some problems:
From time to time the lens just does not work in auto mode. Some years ago it was repaired in the Nikon service center - there were problems with AF (they replaced the USM motor), but it wasn't like now.
Symptoms: after changing the objectives the AF does not work and the aperture is indicated as "11". It stays the same for many tries, but at some lucky moment, it just starts working again (mostly after mounting on the camera or sometimes after switching between M/A-M modes). And then I'm afraid to take the lens off the camera for not to lose this "working condition". Switching the camera on and off does not influence this, only taking the lens off the camera. And I also noticed that sometimes the "fEE" error appeared (Nikon D300) - it went away after a while or switching the camera off-on.
Is the lens dead or there is still hope? I'm a hobby photographer and my budget is not that big to afford the new Nikon 70-200/2.8...
And a personal plea to daviddmanze (https://forum.opticallimits.com/member.p...e&uid=6260 ) - may you, please, share with me/us the end of your story with fixing of 80-200/2.8?
I would like to reanimate this thread - I also have Nikkor AF-S 80-200/2.8 and it has some problems:
From time to time the lens just does not work in auto mode. Some years ago it was repaired in the Nikon service center - there were problems with AF (they replaced the USM motor), but it wasn't like now.
Symptoms: after changing the objectives the AF does not work and the aperture is indicated as "11". It stays the same for many tries, but at some lucky moment, it just starts working again (mostly after mounting on the camera or sometimes after switching between M/A-M modes). And then I'm afraid to take the lens off the camera for not to lose this "working condition". Switching the camera on and off does not influence this, only taking the lens off the camera. And I also noticed that sometimes the "fEE" error appeared (Nikon D300) - it went away after a while or switching the camera off-on.
Is the lens dead or there is still hope? I'm a hobby photographer and my budget is not that big to afford the new Nikon 70-200/2.8...
And a personal plea to daviddmanze (https://forum.opticallimits.com/member.p...e&uid=6260 ) - may you, please, share with me/us the end of your story with fixing of 80-200/2.8?