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Quantaray lense

cameraf4 wrote:

Could you let us know which camera?

What good would that do?

Oct 20, 2020 06:58:02 #

Quantaray lense

Driver wrote:

I have a 70-300mm Quantaray lense that has recently stopped working in autofocus mode. Manual is fine and the images are still good, however the autofocus glitch is becoming a pain. Any help is appreciated.

Take or send the lens to a qualified repair technician - there are no magicians on this site.
Edit: Google "Quantaray lens repair."

Oct 20, 2020 06:41:06 #

guitarpicker1151 wrote:

It might be that people are selling stuff to afford living.
I LOVE guitars! But I'd sell them in a quick second, for whatever I could get for them. Not to raise panic but the day may come when I'd swap my prized Gibson acoustic for a loaf of bread. I thank God I'm not there yet!
Corona-19 has hit our economy from many different directions. Not bad for a single-celled, brainless virus so tiny you have to use an electron microscope to see it. just saying...

Why do you think the virus affects Nikon owners more than the owners of other brands?

Oct 19, 2020 22:23:06 #

Question on Z configuration

neillaubenthal wrote:

Can somebody with a Z body let me know the answer to this one. I use BBF and my wife hates it. I wonder if the U modes remember the setting for BBF or shutter button focus...if so then I can easily configure my wife’s soon to be Z50 to make both of us happy. Conversely...if using the A, S, or Auto modes automatically switches back to shutter button focus that would work too.

I’m gonna get her a Z50 anyway...but being able to configure it so either of us is happy would be a plus.

The answer should be in the user's manual.

Oct 17, 2020 07:44:42 #

DSLR pulled out of storage..

The way mirrorless adherents describe them, they sound like the answer to the snapshooter's prayers.

Oct 17, 2020 07:40:50 #

I'm looking for an adapter.

Don33772 wrote:

Hi friends, My name is Don and am sure glad of this forum being here!
I have a Panasonic 55mm 1:2.8 - 135mm lense. I need an adapter so I can use it on my Sony a6000...e-mount I've had the lens for a while and it is a 'hand me down' so I'd like to put it to good use. Can someone please help me with the right adapter? Thx

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Lens-Adapters/ci/3420/N/4077634486
Enter your camera body mount and lens mount to see what's available. FotodioX adapters are well made.

Oct 16, 2020 17:43:51 #

go figure lens hood

JD750 wrote:

Is that is because the polarizer is supposed too be on the outside of the stack if you are stacking filters?

Some eliminate the front thread to keep it thin. I'm not sure if it makes much difference, but I believe the polariser should be next the lens (never tried stacking).

Oct 16, 2020 16:58:51 #

Manuel focusing in very low light

kybill1252 wrote:

Just recently, I went to see some elk in Ky. They ... (show quote)

Unfortunately, the D5600's penta-mirror design is ill-suited for low-light manual focusing. It's bad enough in good light.

Oct 16, 2020 16:47:16 #

go figure lens hood

larryepage wrote:

That's a case when the filter can go on the front of the hood's mounting ring.

Is the HR-2 double threaded? I cannot tell for sure by the picture, and I do not have that hood.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/37614-REG/Nikon_538_HR_2_Lens_Hood.html/specs?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI05HbjP257AIVCNbACh0l0QQaEAQYASABEgKgqvD_BwE

Oct 16, 2020 15:41:52 #

go figure lens hood

haren wrote:

I have a Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D with a lens hood that came with it. If I put on any kind of filter whether a UV or polarizer and then try re-attach the lens hood it will not go on no matter what I try. It's frustrating.

The correct hood is the Nikon HR-2. It will screw into any female 52x0.75 thread. Some thin polarisers may not have a female thread.

Oct 16, 2020 08:12:15 #

DSLR vs. Mirrorless

Independent thinkers aren't concerned with what gear others use.

Oct 16, 2020 08:08:20 #

wingate2417 wrote:

why do people keep putting a “e” on lens. Am I wrong in the spelling?

Ignorance?

Oct 15, 2020 16:42:29 #

Switching systems is but one reason to sell. Many sell their present gear to finance an upgrade, some may find that a particular lens or camera model doesn't suit their needs, etc. I wouldn't assume that every seller is buying a different brand.

Oct 15, 2020 14:56:18 #

hj wrote:

Not trying to enflame a war of words, but watching the classified section I'm amazed that so much more Nikon equipment is being resold even though they don't have the total sales of Canon. Are people less satisfied?

What did the folks selling their gear say when you asked them??

Oct 15, 2020 14:52:22 #

Nikon d7100 and AF-P DX NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED VR

geezer7 wrote:

Thanks for the replies. It seems that I was obsessing unnecessarily! The obvious answer for me is to do my own testing. I wonder if different lenses react differently?

What does the lens manual say regarding the use of VR on a tripod? It's not the same with all lenses. Running your own tests is always best in any event.