Author Topic: Manual lens infinity stop - what is the factory spec?  (Read 4203 times)

Ian R

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Re: Manual lens infinity stop - what is the factory spec?
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2016, 22:45:19 »
Thank you for the thoughts and help. Well sliding the rubber focus grip back revealed plain sticking tape. I removed it and trying three of my cameras set up the correct focus. Now it is much better. I would never have guessed that the purpose of the tape was to lock focus!

The 135mm f/2.8 Ai-s I have is a little off too but not enough to be concerned about.

Thank you again

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Re: Manual lens infinity stop - what is the factory spec?
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2016, 02:28:48 »
Thank you for the thoughts and help. Well sliding the rubber focus grip back revealed plain sticking tape. I removed it and trying three of my cameras set up the correct focus. Now it is much better. I would never have guessed that the purpose of the tape was to lock focus!

The 135mm f/2.8 Ai-s I have is a little off too but not enough to be concerned about.

Thank you again

awesome! so long as it worked :o :o :o this is the reason why i started documenting what i do in detail, so i can help people who PM me on facebook ::)

the 135mm f/2.8 Ai-S is similar to the K in the picture. it requires some disassembly. so be careful ::)

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Re: Manual lens infinity stop - what is the factory spec?
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2016, 07:55:53 »
I am realizing that the Scotch tape-controlled infinity focus setting is one of Nikon's great innovations.
Keith B., Santa Monica, CA, USA