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 Posted: Sat Feb 10th, 2024 02:27
novicius



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I have been dissatisfied with the rendition of my 24-70 VR, For a week or so have I been trying all sorts of tests ,so yesterday ,D3s with the 24-70 VR perched on a tripod ,during a gruelling test, with VR set to Off...Normal...Active..with different apertures..shutterspeeds..distances...the Inevitable happened,..

As the rig was mounted by means of a cheaply bought copy of an ARCA -SWISS coupling , I managed to trip the tripod , yet , hastly prevented it from toppling over when the cheap knock-off lost its make-belief grip ,and the rig bounced on the wooden kitchen floor....

The world had come to a standstill...and in a flash , Eric`s " tale of woe " of his 24-70 on a D3 that were sailing down some stairs came to mind....as in a nightmare I carefully inspected my precious, and all seemed to be fine...after a coffee sipped with trembling hands, I resumed the testing, and the photo`s are good !!...what seemed to be a problem was no more.

Later on, I remembered having read somewhere that VR can get Stuck, and when that happens , quality is Impaired, the remedy is then to tap the lens gently, yes, I had suspected that being possible as I had bought the 24-70 second hand, and have been tapping the 24-70 , but without any difference to see.

But a Severe Tumble on a wooden kitchen floor has done the trick it seems ,yet I sincerely hope that not ever to happen again.

It is something that I do not wish on even the worst of an enemy.

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