Sounds like some grinddage of the gear. it could be manual focusing and autofocusing are interfering with each other because the lens is unable to disengage some sort of locking mechanism correctly.
woah, didn't realize this was getting comments... sorry for the delay in response...
I had purchased this used via ebay, and the seller was surprised also at the sound... He willingly accepted the return at full refund, so I was only out the cost to ship it back to him...
I'm still in the market to buy if anyone knows of a (working) deal!
it maybe a clutch mechanism, when the lens reaches focus point and needs to stop the locking mechanism slips
igogosh 1 year ago
@leperchaunPower Canons break my fingers.
iGeekPro 1 year ago
Poor Nikon :(
rafael145pl 1 year ago
I think you need to send it for repair and change the AFS motor
702dickson 2 years ago
*cough* hahaha, and I'm a Nikon guy *cough*
automazing 2 years ago
I would call Nikon and have the lens repaired before your lens gets worse.
fallenembers08 2 years ago
sounds like lake of oil
AZNFlipy12 2 years ago
Sounds like some grinddage of the gear. it could be manual focusing and autofocusing are interfering with each other because the lens is unable to disengage some sort of locking mechanism correctly.
SamsungGX20 2 years ago
Air brakes?
Whatthatguysaid 2 years ago
*cough* buy a canon *cough* ... :D
canonheadmk1 2 years ago
*cough* buy a Pentax *cough* This issue has faced up before. Sending it in for repair has always fixed the problem.
GLXLR 2 years ago
lol canons cameras aren't as good and optical quality is about the same as nikon
turlesRfun 2 years ago
*cough* get in hell instead of getting in heaven....
HeavenOfTrance 2 years ago
hi, my 18-200 vr have a slightly higher pitch noise than that. but doesnt affect the functionality of the lens.
did you send yours in yet? what did nikon do or say?
thanks
xuchenxixu 3 years ago
well... but his 70-200 is much more expensive than your consumer lens 18-200.... so such things shouldn t happen to such a lens
HeavenOfTrance 2 years ago
woah, didn't realize this was getting comments... sorry for the delay in response...
I had purchased this used via ebay, and the seller was surprised also at the sound... He willingly accepted the return at full refund, so I was only out the cost to ship it back to him...
I'm still in the market to buy if anyone knows of a (working) deal!
Thanks!
juneaucody 2 years ago
yeah contact Nikon. something is wrong there
gazgunman 3 years ago
i like how you rake it way past the limiter...good job. busted af motor.
bpopd 3 years ago
lol, all the 70-200 lenses go past the focus limiters.
gazgunman 3 years ago
most, (possibly all) AF-S lenses are designed to do this. its a "feature".
kslagerman 2 years ago 2
not supposed to squeak like that. there IS a problem
Chicagois2 3 years ago
Ok, no problems, go to Nikon :/
pAcO42146 3 years ago
So... which is it?
"No problems" would suggest I don't need to go to Nikon...
"Go to Nikon" suggests that the lens has some problems.
juneaucody 3 years ago
It was a joke . .
You must to go to Nikon :/
pAcO42146 3 years ago