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p.1 #10 · 80-200 AF-D Repair Manual? | |
Wingspar wrote:
jmcfadden wrote:
if the camera is set to S or C and the lens is set to M and you turn the ring on the lens then it causes the motor in the camera to move , This set of circumstances can damage the camera
my thought is that this really doesn't hurt the lens but the camera motor 
J
If that was so, why do they put the manual control on the lenses? I use that feature all the time on my 60mm Micro and a fair amount of time on my two ring 80-200 with the camera in S or C. Focus ring turns smooth too.
Gary , and others please take note as Not operating your equipment in the intended fashion Will after a time cause something to fail
Manual Focus on a Nikon body is properly done in the following fashion
Set Camera to M on the little switch on the body that has 3 markings C , S, M,
where C=Continuous focus as in tracking a moving subject
where S = single shot mode AF , AF is achieved by depressing shutter release half way
where M = Manual Focus
Set camera to M , Set Lens to M , this is the proper way to use Manual Focus on ALL Non AFS , Nikkor lenses , All AFD , and AFG Lenses need to be used in this manner.
IF you set the lens to M and do not set the camera body to M , then the focus ring on the lens causes the screw in the Body to spin and instead of being a Drive it is forced into being a Driven component.
Sorry but that's just the way it is 
J
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