Nikon 24-70 f2.8 Zoom Ring Fix Repair

This video will help you fix or repair your stiff zoom ring problems with the NIkon 24-70mm f2.8. Disclaimer: Doing this will void your Nikon Warranty! Only do this if your warranty is expired, Nikon refuses to fix your stiff zoom ring, you need your lens ASAP and dont want to wait to get it back, angry at the world, jumping ship to Pentax. lol.

UPDATE*** 02/06/11 - SOLD my Nikkor 24-70 to my nikon buddy who will use this lens more than me, he is a wedding photographer, and the lens zoom ring is still smooth and doesn't stick or get stuck at all.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Nikon
• 24-70mm
• f2.8
• zoom
• ring
• problem

[jjdbest7]

Why is this lens soooooo expensive??? I don't get it is just little pieces of glass and metal $1,900 for this?? Great video Bro I'm sure you'll help thousands of people save $400 because thats what Nikon charges to repair this and this is their mistake.

[jqberry7]

@jjdbest7 Yes it is their mistake!! Thousands have this problem I'm sure! My buddy sold this lens to another friend haha! Its still going strong with the grease and still smooth :)

[Jaridb11]

PLease respond to Jenny's comment

[jqberry7]

@Jaridb11 Sorry I can't find Jenny's comment?

[MYTRB]

That is why people buy primes instead! I'd be so pissed off spending that amount of money on something to succomb to this.

[jqberry7]

@MYTRB Yeah I am kinda turned off getting this lens again. Update! My friend that purchased this lens has used it in the heavy rain, and even used it again tonight inside a club. It is still perfect after the grease fix, no problems at all :) My question is why can't Nikon admit they made some flaws when making this lens, its an easy fix, just lube it!

[TheGreenlips]

Just a side note from a personal experience: The front element can be offset a little, causing soft pictures with purple fringing at F2.8 Please note that this is not about rotation, but getting the front element EXACTLY in the centre.

For being it practically impossible to put back the front element with 100% alignment at the first try, you will need to make sample photo's and micro-adjust the placement between every photo. Key is to loosen the screws so you can just move the element a bit!

[1MeanMrMustard]

This is unbelievable. I was seriously considering buying this lens later this year but all the reports of this zoom ring problem have scared me off. There's no way I'd pay the huge price for such a fragile piece of cr%p. Shame on Nikon

[jsr7484]

fuck it's like watching surgery . . . makes me sad . . .

[Klarths]

Thanks for this video!! I just fixed mine. I thought it would be more complicated.

[Kiwiuk63]

Hi, Excellent video. I have just followed this to repair my identical lens. The only slight difference from your procedure is that you can remove the front element and the next section by removing only the lower 3 screws of the 6 (all comes out as one piece) - I used as a lubricant 3in1 white lithium grease in a spray can. I sprayed a little into the can cap then used a small artists paint brush to apply carefully to areas mentioned. Worked well for me. Lets see how long it lasts.. Thanks