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Nikon D5500

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cliobd

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Hi i have a Nikon D5500 Body and i use either a Sigma 50-5500m or 150-500mm lens

i use them mainly to take aviation photos my problem is when using either is at full

range they wont auto focus. as anyone else had this problem and any one have any ideas

how to sort it out would.

 

thank you

 

Dennis



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Aren't those lenses among the ones needing a firmware update to be fully compatible with the D5500? I don't remember what the problem is, but there were quite a few third-party lenses on the list... Check with Sigma if that might be your problem.



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Thank you Nikonian . i dont thik the fire wall been update for a will so i will try that.



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a quick up date i have tryed cleaning the contacts but its made no diffrance it will still not foucs.

 

thanks 



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These old Sigmas don't use the dock, so they need to be sent in for a firmware update if that is the problem.

 

Nikon have started to use some reserved parts of the communication protocol lately that wasn't detectable when Sigma and others reverse-engineered the protocol for their lenses.







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