Hi, I bought this lens second hand recently and only really tried it at close quarters for portraits and it worked brilliantly at all focal lengths. However this weekend I decided to try some landscape/street photography with the lens but it would not auto focus further than 10-12 feet away when I tried all ranges from 35mm - 50mm. Even setting it to infinity and then switching to auto focus still didn't help and the lens just would not focus but when I set it from 50mm-70mm it auto focused without any problem.
SOURCE: I have a Nikon 18-70 DX kit lens as well and it
HI I AM SAGHA FROM MUMBAI I AM A REPAIRER AND I THINK UR PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVABLE BY YOURSELF YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE LENS TO EXPERT THERE YOU HAVE TO GET THE AF SENSOR CHANGED.THIS WILL SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM DON'T TRY ANY MORE ADJUSTMENTS WITH CAMERA IT MAY CONFUSE YOU MORE.
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try powering cam without lens then put on. try different lens. if not internal menu should have a lens cleaning option
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Hi there!
I experienced the exact same problem with my 100-300mm lens and I was never able to get it to work correctly again. In fact, attempting to use it further seemed to exacerbate the problem.
The further you zoom, the wider the aperture opens allowing more light for the camera to focus properly. If the aperture mechanism is damaged, the auto-focus process may not work as it should; which would explain why the auto-focus feature works only when at 18mm.
Regardless, I strongly recommend you discontinue use of the lens until a professional technician can examine the lens and figure out what's going on. I'm sure you can contact the manufacturer to open a support case or you can find a camera store that offers repair services.
I hope this helps!
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I had the exact same problem, took it to a repair shop, and they said the motor had to be replaced completely for $140! The lens is only 18 months old and was not used THAT much! Argh.
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From the sounds of things it sounds like a part is worn in the lense, my advise is to contact Nikon and send away to be repaired, they have a great service department. I have used them and they are quite inexpensive to.
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