Nikon 200-500mm 5.6
Sep 22, 2019 08:16:35 #
Katydid wrote:
... Its a fool-proof lens imho.
Nothing is fool proof since they're making more capable fools these days.
The best you can do is fool-resistant.
Sep 22, 2019 09:19:35 #
First time I have ever heard of the problem and I'm on a couple of Nikon d500 forums and most people own the 200-500.
Sep 22, 2019 13:04:21 #
billnikon wrote:
I believe the comment you got, and I quote, "all I got was an email stating that the lens was working properly", says it all.
I would have to agree as this seems like operator error.
Sep 22, 2019 15:13:01 #
cjc2 wrote:
I would have to agree as this seems like operator error.
In computers we have PEBCAK (problem exists between chair and keyboard)
I guess the photographic equivalent would be PEBVAR (problem exists between viewfinder and release)
Sep 22, 2019 21:19:00 #
No problems with mine. Used it in mid-summer in Northern Calif., maybe 85 degrees. Always worked fine.
Sep 22, 2019 21:38:55 #
FB2 wrote:
No problems with mine. Used it in mid-summer in Northern Calif., maybe 85 degrees. Always worked fine.
I just got my D810 back from Nikon repair after having the lens mount ripped out of it. Now I get to try my new 200-500mm out with it and will see how it really shoots. Yea!! Will probably go out tomorrow and shoot a football or soccer match with it. Thanks
Tom
Sep 22, 2019 21:44:26 #
tshift wrote:
I just got my D810 back from Nikon repair after having the lens mount ripped out of it. Now I get to try my new 200-500mm out with it and will see how it really shoots. Yea!! Will probably go out tomorrow and shoot a football or soccer match with it. Thanks
Tom
Tom
Good luck Tom
Sep 23, 2019 05:52:51 #
Oct 3, 2019 12:57:32 #
I have this lens and love it. It's my go to on wildlife shoots. Never had a problem with Nikon service.
Jul 1, 2021 22:37:20 #
waynew1954
Loc: Utah
I am having this exact problem, so I'm very interested if there is/was a solution. My lens was working just fine and when I was finished shooting at thst location and tried to retract the lens, it hit a physical stop right at the 400mm mark. I've tried everything I can think of over the last two days with
Jul 1, 2021 23:16:02 #
Jul 2, 2021 08:52:34 #
sroter
Loc: Montreal,Quebec. Canada
waynew1954 wrote:
I don't own the 200-500mm, my 2 friends do. Both sent their lenses to Nikon. One friend kept the 200-500mm lens and it works wonderfully for him. The other friend closer to 77 yrs old and found it too heavy now, he sold his and got the Nikon 300mm F4 PF. I am having this exact problem, so I'm very interested if there is/was a solution. My lens was working just fine and when I was finished shooting at thst location and tried to retract the lens, it hit a physical stop right at the 400mm mark. I've tried everything I can think of over the last two days with
Good luck Wayne1954
Jul 2, 2021 09:00:13 #
Jul 2, 2021 09:10:09 #
waynew1954
Loc: Utah
I don't think it has anything to do with temperature. I've used it in single digits as well as triple digits with no problems. It's definitely a physical stop at 400mm. Not a gradual tension, no grinding or gritty sensation... just a stop.
Jul 2, 2021 12:36:28 #
David Martin
Loc: Cary, NC
I had Nikon's 200-500mm lens while living in Georgia for about 3½ years, including taking on Florida beach trips, and never had any such issues.
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