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55-200 lens issue


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Ridgewoodwoody

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I was using my D7500 with the Nikon 55-200 attached yesterday after turning the zoom ring down to the 55 setting the shutter would not fire and the top panel showed an 'r65' message. Moving the zoom to 7m the shutter still wouldn't fire and the r65 was still there. Once up to 80mm all was OK. As I turned the zoom back to towards 55 as the ring passed 70mm to 55mm there was a slight resistance and a click as if locking the ring at 55.I can't say I'd noticed this previously and wondered if the two issues were related.

 

Advice gratefully received.



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Check manual as r number could be buffer or self timer remote release issue ?

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The r followed by a number is the shots remaining counter, not a fault indicator.

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Ridgewoodwoody

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OK but still not sure why the shutter wouldn’t work with the zoom between 55 and 70mm.



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Were you shooting with single-shot AF? At the wide end, the active focus sensor can fall on elements at different distances at the same time and fail to achieve focus. If you shoot in AF-C or change the priority to release instead of focus, the camera will release even if it doesn't identify focus.



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Ridgewoodwoody

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Merco, thanks. I’ll try that. I was in single-shot AF and have back-button focus set with shutter at release only. I’ll try switching to AF-C.