Whirring/Clicking sound
Mar 5, 2012 17:03:20 #
photogrl57 wrote:
Yep that's when it does it when you are too close for that lens to focus properly .. take a step back it will stop
or switch it to manual focus
dirtpusher wrote:
believe i'd drop in one of the macro threads nikonan72 would know some times a lens will do that when it cant but keeps trying to focus if to close
Yep that's when it does it when you are too close for that lens to focus properly .. take a step back it will stop
or switch it to manual focus
In that situation most lens will "hunt" going from each extreme of it's focus range. A clicking sound makes me think broken gear teeth. Usually the plastic in the barrel where a brass gear on the motor contacts that part. I repaired a lot of lenses over the years with that problem. Just a thought.
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