Thanks very much, Peter.  A little more info.  When the lens is pointed upwards (totally vertical with the front element) that is the only time creep happens.

Turn the lens inverted and there is no creeping.  Not at all.  Since it is still under warranty, the best thing to do is to return it.

Again, many thanks.

Tony.

Have had this lens for about a month now and just noticed last night a problem with zoom creep.  Should I send it back to

the seller or learn to deal with it?  Is there a home remedy for this issue?

Muchas Gracias,

Tony

A Christmas Angel.

Pentax K-7 with an SMC Takumar F 70-210mm, F/4-5.6 Lens.

1/60s, F/5.6, ISO 400, Manual Priority Mode with Spot Metering and 1EV.  F/L @70mm.

Thanks very much for viewing.   Plse view large.  Thnx.  TT

Tony

Our backyard Crocus. 

Nikon D300 with an AFNikkor 18-105mm, VR, SWM, DX, G, ED Lens.

1/60s, F/ 6.3, ISO 200, Manual Priority Mode with Spot Metering.  F/L @105mm.

Thanks very much for viewing.   Plse view large.  Thnx.  TT

Tony

A very well constructed capture.  Many thanks for sharing this beauty. 

Cheers mate, and "Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones."

Tony )

Canon EOS 80D body with a Canon EF-S 55-250mm, IS, STM Lens.

1/60s, F/5, ISO 200, Manual Priority Mode with Multi-Segment Metering. F/L @113mm.

Thanks a million for viewing.  Please view large. Thnx.  TT

"Happy Holidays."

Tony )

I wish to thank you all very much. ))

Tony

I like the idea a great deal.  However, currently I do not possess any Nikon gear.   I have been in the market lately and am seriously considering a 

Nikon D90 or another D200.  If it is required to use Nikon gear exclusively, then for the time being I will have to bow out.  Again, Peter an excellent idea.

Cheers,

Tony 

Pentax K-7 body with an SMC Takumar F 70~210mm, F/4~5.6 Lens.

1/60s, F/6.3, ISO 400, Manual Priority Mode with CWA Metering.  F/L @170mm.

Thanks very much for viewing.  Plse view large.  Thnx.  TT 

Tony

g4aawpete,

Wonderful wildlife photography.  A very well constructed series and many thanks for the treats. 

Cheers mate,

Tony

Very nice series there, Bart.  If you really like images of old, rusty, relics/hulks, I will post a few of my selfies.  )

Thanks very much for sharing, friend.

Cheers mate,

Tony

A superb series.  Black & White to boot.  A great many thanks for posting sir.

Tony

What a magnificent personal portrait.  A very lovely young lady, beautifully captured.  Nothing to not fall in love with here.  Outstanding work and many

thanks for sharing. )

Tony

A very touching, very moving expression of honor and pride.  Bravo to both the salutor and the shooter.  Many thanks for the moment.

Tony

Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm, IS, STM Camera: Canon EOS 7D MKII Photo Location: Neighborhood ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/15s Aperture: F11.

Aperture Priority Mode with CWA Metering. -0.33EV. F/L @100mm.  Plse view large.  Many thnx.  TT )

Thanks very much for viewing.

Tony )

Thank you all very much.

Tony )

The only other noticeable issue with the D300 is the very loud shutter.  Perhaps I am used the much quieter shutters on my Pentax and Canon gear.

I do however recall my D200 having a very loud and clunky sounding shutter.  I do not know if anything can be done about a very loud shutter. 

Many thnx.

Tony

Just received a Nikon D300.  I noticed on the LCD panel the numbers: 5.2 k.  Been trying to find out what that means.

Also, How do I find the number of shots just taken?

Thnx very much. 

Tony

Okay, when I adjusted the size of my images to Large, these numbers changed to 1.3 k.  Does this number indicate how many shots can

be taken with this setting?

I also had a problem with a CF Lexar 128GB UDMA 7 160MB/s, 1066X.  The LCD panel had the word "Full" flashing with "0" in the lower

right hand corner.  I replaced the CF Lexar card with an older, Maxell 400X 8GB Maxdata CF and the camera then functioned just fine.

BTW, the Lexar CF card works just great on my Canon gear.  Interesting that the Nikon D300 does not recognize it.

Thanks for your assistance.  Tony

Alright, just received all of the answers I needed from Nikon.

Thnx.  Tony

Would you mind sharing the answers?

No, of course not.  The Lexar CF Card is too big.  The camera is old technology and can only handle 8GB or less.  When viewing the image, in the upper

right hand corner, the number of shots taken is displayed this way:  1/1, 2/2, 3/3, etc., etc..  The numbers such as 5.2k or 1.3k indicate how many shots that

can still be taken before reaching CF Card capacity.  Fortunately,  I have two of these Maxell 8GB CF cards, so that helps save a few denaros. 

Thanks, Tony

A D300 without any firmware updates done maxes out @8 GB, one of the early updates made 32 GB cards usable. Most, but not all, 64 GB cards can be used after formatering them in-camera, but they will only format to 32 GB. I mostly used 32 GB SanDisk Professional cards in the one I had.

I understand.  Thank you.  My mistake was thinking that the camera had a dual card slot.  My computer, unfortunately does not have a CF Card reader.

So now I need to get USB cable or a CF Card Reader.  Any recommendations?

Thnx.  Tony

When fidgeting around with this camera in Shutter Priority Mode, I noticed it was impossible to adjust the Aperture Setting.

Is this normal?  I should add that when I set the Mode to Shutter Priority, the Aperture automatically defaults to F/4.2.  

Thanks very much for any and all assistance.

Cheers,

Tony )

Thank you all very much.

Tony

Lens: AF Nikkor 18-105mm Lens Camera: Nikon D300 Photo Location: Sherwood Forest ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/60s Aperture: F11.

Manual Priority Mode with Multi-Segment Metering. F/L @75mm.

A million thanks for viewing.  Plse view large.  thnx.  TT

Tony

Lens: AF Nikkor 18-105mm,VR Lens Camera: Nikon D300 Photo Location: My backyard ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/60s Aperture: F5.6.

Manual Priority Mode with Spot Metering. F/L @105mm.

Thanks very much for viewing.  Plse view large.  Thnx.  TT

Tony )