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I recently bought a Nikon 18-200 lens which takes good pictures and is so versatile. The problems I am having with it are pretty severe lens creep and some focusing issues when zooming out. Does anyone have this lens and are you seeing these problems

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

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Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC

I've never had a problem with the VRII.

andiamo236

I have had the same problem with my 28-300. Cured the issue by installing a small/wide rubber band. Please see attached photo.
The rubber band does not get in the way when operating the zoom function.
You can also send the lens out for repair. These rubber bands are cheaper and function well enough for my use.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Lens creep, death, taxes - facts of life. Sorry, but lenses generally creep. I just live with it, or I snap on the "Lock" switch. I don't like those rubber creep preventers. I often keep a hand on the lens, or I just let it creep.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

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camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Many zooms creep. I use the 18-200 VR often and it is capable of excellent images. Always wait for the VR to stabilize BEFORE making the shot. You have been shown how to control creeping using a rubber band. I do not carry my lens upside up or down but if I do I do not let carry it extended.
Come to think of it, creeping is the lesser of my worries when I use the lens.

agillot

a few days ago , this issue was visited ,i made wide rubber bands using a bicycle tube .so get a bike tube [ 700c or ? ]a patch kit , so , you have about $ 8 .[ walmart ] make strips , wrap it around lens , set the tension you want , mark the ends , glue the ends together where marked using the patch kit [ follow direction ]if you are a bike rider you know .you can make a large number of bands that way .have a tamron lens that unwind itself when in inverted position , really annoying , this has fixed it .also , the bands will be black , same as lens .

jaycoffman Loc: San Diego

I had that lens and liked it OK but ultimately I used my Tamron 16-300 more. I eventually traded it in for the Tamron 18-400 that I like even better. I didn't have lens creep with the Nikon though.

Geegee Loc: Peterborough, Ont.

I have an 18-200 VRII on my D7200 and I use back button focus. I found that too many of my pictures were out of focus when they shouldn't have been. I realized that after I focused my left hand was inadvertently touching and moving the manual focus ring which is very easily moved. I now use a rubber band which I place half on and half off the manual focusing ring and it eliminates the problem while still allowing manual focus at a slightly stiffer degree of movement.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

I would wager that lens is a varifocal zoom, too. That means it doesn't maintain focus when you change the focal length. If you are using a "locking" focus method and forget to refocus after zooming, you'll get an out of focus image. Either use a continuous form of focusing or make a point of re-focusing, any time you change the zoom focal length, and you'll get far fewer missed focus shots.

It's easy to test a zoom, to see if it's varifocal or parfocal. Varifocal = loses focus when zoomed... parfocal = maintains focus when zoomed. Simply set up focused on something using a method that locks focus, then zoom while maintaining half-press on the shutter release (or continue pressing the back button, if using BBF). Did the image go out of focus after zooming? Note: it might be easier to tell if you use Live View magnified to some extent, while doing this test.

Many of the less expensive zooms are varifocal. It's mostly the more expensive ones that are parfocal. Some lenses are partially varifocal.... only lose focus when working up close, for example.

tsca Loc: USA