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...or succumbing to GAS?
Found a 24~120mm 3.5~5.6G Nikkor "kit" lens yesterday, cheap 'cause the AF is INOP. All else is quite good. Got the service manual downloaded, had time to do a partial "exploratory" in the evening. Had some interesting half-results from just cleaning contacts on the main PCB. Sometimes the AF will now work after turning the manual focus ring to shortest distance. Intermittent AF? So now a more thorough tear-down and diagnosis. Meanwhile, this AM, a bit of play with it:
Some "barreling" evident at 24mm:
Found a 24~120mm 3.5~5.6G Nikkor "kit" lens yesterday, cheap 'cause the AF is INOP. All else is quite good. Got the service manual downloaded, had time to do a partial "exploratory" in the evening. Had some interesting half-results from just cleaning contacts on the main PCB. Sometimes the AF will now work after turning the manual focus ring to shortest distance. Intermittent AF? So now a more thorough tear-down and diagnosis. Meanwhile, this AM, a bit of play with it:
Some "barreling" evident at 24mm:
