Nikkor 18-300 3.5-6.3 vr lens creep
Apr 1, 2019 16:53:05 #
Hopefully i can get some comments from the group on this lens...last march i bought this lens...when i got it there was one point that it was very tight but the rest zoomed smoothly. after some use the tight spot loosed up a little...a few months later it developed a creep when held up or down...it will not hold between 35 and 135mm..
I sent to Nikon for repair...several things were replaced...i received the lens back and it still does it...i called Nikon and was told that this is normal in heavy zoom lenses...I could send it in again at my expense...
they also told me i could just put a rubber band on it to solve the problem...personally i don't feel this is a good fix for this rather new lens...
I love this lens for walking around, etc, but feel that this is wrong for a lens by Nikon and at this expense...
I am wondering of the people on here that HAVE THIS LENS do you have this problem? Any comments are welcome
Thanks
Chuck
I sent to Nikon for repair...several things were replaced...i received the lens back and it still does it...i called Nikon and was told that this is normal in heavy zoom lenses...I could send it in again at my expense...
they also told me i could just put a rubber band on it to solve the problem...personally i don't feel this is a good fix for this rather new lens...
I love this lens for walking around, etc, but feel that this is wrong for a lens by Nikon and at this expense...
I am wondering of the people on here that HAVE THIS LENS do you have this problem? Any comments are welcome
Thanks
Chuck
Apr 1, 2019 17:07:10 #
This may be a silly question, but do you have the “lock” switch on the body of the lens in place? It’s to prevent lens creep.
Apr 1, 2019 17:16:04 #
Apr 1, 2019 17:16:24 #
charlienow wrote:
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Its an "extending" zoom lens, they all creep, even more as they age. Its the nature of the beast and the only way to avoid it is to buy the intetnal zooming lenses, which are much more expensive and VERY few of that type are made in crop sensor lenses. Some extending zoom lenses do offer. A "Lock" switch that locks it at the widest position, but not at other lengths. A wide rubber band is what the vast majority of users resort to for alleviating this characteristic.
Apr 1, 2019 17:18:48 #
That's why lens band is in business. Some lenses creep. That's just a fact of life. Unpleasant perhaps but quite common. My 18-200 creeps rapidly bwhen the switch is off.
Apr 1, 2019 17:50:42 #
charlienow wrote:
It is only to lock it at 18mm. Wish is did it everywhere in the zoom
My understanding is it’s locked in that position when you’re not using it, but carrying it to a shooting destination. No lens creep while it’s not being used.
It seems to work well for me, and having to unlock it before shooting hasn’t been a problem for me.
Apr 1, 2019 20:31:42 #
charlienow wrote:
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You can spend $5 on a lens band, or the next time you buy a bunch of broccoli or asparagus, save the heavy rubber band that holds it together. There is nothing wrong with your lens. Lens creep is normal - annoying, but normal.
Apr 2, 2019 08:04:25 #
I have a Pentax 18-250 lens that creeps also. I found a source online for a bag of black rubber bands that work great. It is what it is...
Apr 2, 2019 08:13:38 #
I have this lens and use it as my main lens. The only creep I have experienced is when carrying it, lens front downward, gravity will extend the focal length. I have not seen any creep when the lens is in the horizontal (normal shooting) position. Good luck.
Apr 2, 2019 09:20:31 #
Zooms in that range tend to creep. Their 18-200 VR (I own one) has that issue but it does not bother me. Nikon was right, use a rubber band to end the creeping when extending the lens.
If you cannot live with it sell the lens and buy prime lenses.
If you cannot live with it sell the lens and buy prime lenses.
Apr 2, 2019 09:59:30 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
My Nikon 18-200 does the same thing. It’s annoying. I lock the lens at 18 but then forget that it’s locked. That’s life.
Apr 2, 2019 10:26:57 #
a wide rubber band solve this problem , it keep the zooming ring to rotate on its own , but does not create a problem when zooming , it makes it a little more firm .i make them out of a bicycle inner tube , cut a strip , glue it in a circle that will be tight enough lens barrel .so at WM buy 1 tube and one patch up kit [ for the glue ]and make a dozen + bands .
Apr 2, 2019 12:11:26 #
Most all external zooms creep. Thats just the nature of them when tilted down.
Apr 2, 2019 18:53:55 #
charlienow wrote:
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VIVA LA RUBBER BAND!
Lens creep is totally normal for Nikon telephotos built for APS-C cameras. I have read about it on the 18-300, I have experienced it on two 18-200, and now my older 16-85 is becoming a slider. The newer 18-200 and the 16-85 did not slide when new, but eased into it after many thousands of shots.
I started using the 3/16" wide rubber bands appearing on my postal deliveries; twice around is snug and allows to position the bands for varying friction.
The rubber bands also help hold on the rubber ribbing on the zoom ring, which seems to stretch loose after years of use.
Third I use them to quickly tell the camera/lens combos apart, since I keep multiple cameras ready to roll.
Fourth, the bands are cheap, easy to replace, and handy to have around.
and Finally they make the camera look used and less desirable to thieves.
Bonus: the spares look cool dangling around the wrist.
Boris
Apr 2, 2019 23:22:20 #
billbarcus
Loc: IPNW
Yep, the rubber band trick. I have a wide, pretty purple one that came on a head of romaine. Works just fine. Zooms creep, whether pointing up or down.
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