Lens not working

[kat]

Thank you for the help!!! I'm on to cleaning!!

[kat]

Well. FINALLY got the word back. It's my apreture shutter thing. Not under warranty so now I have to dish out $230. Fun fun...

[Mad Aussie]

Your aperture shutter thing?

Your aperture ring? Something along these lines ?


Tough decision to fix a lens with that much collateral damage and it will still be 2nd hand ... or go that bit further and get a new one ... or different one.

[kat]

Well. New news since this morning.

I was pretty upset this morning. In shock that they wouldn't warranty any aperture part. I told my husband when he got home from work and the first thing he asked me was, did you bang it? He knows as well as I do that I didn't. I'm so careful of everything to do with my camera. It's my third baby and I can't afford a new one of anything. So he called Nikon. "You banged it and that is why you aren't under warranty.", is what he was told. No we didn't. So are call got forwarded to the technician. Once again you banged the lens your fault. Nope. I then explained how one day I went to change the focal lenght of hte lens and it got hard and made a noise and then it just didn't autofocus after that. "Ohhh". Forwarded to another technician who now sees that there is a piece of something "glass he says" in the lens and that the aperture thing was cut (hence why I don't know the piece).

Getting the lens fixed under warranty now and all happy. I've learnt today to question things when you just don't understand. I never did what they said I did. The guy that we talked to was wonderful. Whew..now to take that money and get a new lens that I wanted to add to my collection!

[Mad Aussie]

Great news !!

Let me celebrate for you Kat ...



So ... what lens will you be getting now then

[kat]

Well. I was looking at this lens. The one I want is over 1000 so it's going to have to wait a bit bit I think this one may do...what do you think?

Nikon AF-S 70-300mm VR Zoom-Nikkor F/4.5-5.6G ED-IF $579 cnd

I'm not to sure yet. I won't get another lens until I can get into Winnipeg and actually visit a camera store with the lens in stock. I like to see them, feel them and ask every possible question.

If you have any thoughts please do tell!

[Mad Aussie]

I'm not a Nikon expert but I can only go look and think about what others say myself I guess.

I just read this one http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/70-300-vr.htm which seems to suggest it's alright lens but a bit pricey for the prosumer lens.

I think it depends on your own factors as well. For instance, what you it for, what lenses you already have or intend to get, budget etc etc.

At f4.5-5.6 it's not a fast lens but then that's the same min aperture rating as my Canon L 100-400mm lens I get most of my bird shots with. What you might find is there will be times when a good flash is also necessary to get those bright colours and get rid of shadows.

I think one thing that is over looked with lenses is how heavy the expensive pro ones are. My wife or daughter could never carry around my Canon 40D with my 100-400 attached. It hurts my wrists after awhile. I've seen my daughter out do me and my 100-400 with the cheap lenses I sold her so it's not all in the lens for sure.

I'm guessing you are looking at expanding your range to include sports and wildlife a bit more rather than the more wide angle landscape/kids style shots you have taken recently?

[kat]

The lens I have coming back to me is the Nikon AF-S 18-135mm DX Zoom-Nikkor f3.5-5.6G IF-ED. I find I can get most landscape shots with it. I't s been a great lens (maybe because I haven't tried anything else though).

Yes, I would love to get those hockey shots this winter. Lots of wildlife up here but I'm not going to get that close to them :P

That was a good read MA. It's hard sometimes to figure out what you want. Ha ha..I'll go down the list and see soemthing that peaks my interest, take a look and bang, $2000. I told my husband if I can sell my photography, start doing jobs and pay for it myself through my photography then I think I can get a wonderful f/2.8 200-400mm lens :P

All that aside though, I'd like to get something good for my money. We got accepted for the house..so money isn't what it will be for a while. Ahh..the joys of life

[Barefoot]

Yes, I would love to get those hockey shots this winter.

I don’t know that you would get the kind of indoor action shots that would make you happy with the AF-S 70-300mm VR F/4.5-5.6G mounted on the D40/40x. I think it would mean taking the ISO a little higher than the D40 and D60 like to go.

With that f/2.8 200-400mm lens, on the other hand, your "hockey" won’t stink.

[kat]

I don’t know that you would get the kind of action shots that would make you happy with the AF-S 70-300mm VR F/4.5-5.6G mounted on the D40/40x. I think it would mean taking the ISO a little higher than the D40 and D60 like to go.

With that f/2.8 200-400mm lens, on the other hand, your "hockey" won’t stink.

I know :( I'm living in a dream world here. I know it's going to have to be go big or go home when it comes to that. I tell yah, lottery gods hear my voice and let me win some money!

In general though, would it be a good lens outside the arena? Summer is almost here and we live for camping and the wilderness. Maybe I should wait and just keep saving up. Although to be honest I would rather get a better base for that price then a lens.