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It was Mike, yes ... it's been repaired so hopefully it will perform as it should.Thats good news, i missed the reason for the return was it just poor battery performance.
It was Mike, yes ... it's been repaired so hopefully it will perform as it should.Thats good news, i missed the reason for the return was it just poor battery performance.
From Panamoz?Mine’s “delayed” in Germany..
Great news Roger, I know I can leave mine in a bag for weeks at a time and never seems to move much so hopefully yours is all good nowWell haven't been out with the camera yet due to man-flu ( ) but it's been back now over 24 hours and there has been no battery leakage with it left off, so it looks as though whatever has been done may well have fixed the problem ... it'll be Monday before I get the opportunity to test how it performs 'in the field'.
Great news Roger, I know I can leave mine in a bag for weeks at a time and never seems to move much so hopefully yours is all good now
Just my luck.
I’ve emailed them to see what they say
You're right, Trevor - it's bloody annoying but worse things happen at sea. We'll see how they respond.
On a more positive note, Snapbridge worked out of the box but boy does it use the battery - 9% in 14 shots which is more than Olympus. Turned it off, airplane mode on, everything else off. Hopefully..
Just a reminder, my D500 spent 43 days at Nikon Service ... Panamoz will send you all the paperwork and arrange collection if you do decide to send it for replacement.Panamoz emailed this morning, apologising and giving me the option of returning the lens for replacement or getting it serviced at Nikon at their cost. I'll go for the latter I think, I'm working abroad in 10 days for the week so won't need the lens then
Hopefully they have a department for camera repairs and one for lenses ( yeah...right ). I've picked up the 35 f1.8 so I can use that and I still have the e-m1 if they take too long. I guess it should be a quick fix so provided they're not toooo snowed under.. we'll see
I am with the others I’d be having a replacement for surePanamoz emailed this morning, apologising and giving me the option of returning the lens for replacement or getting it serviced at Nikon at their cost. I'll go for the latter I think, I'm working abroad in 10 days for the week so won't need the lens then
and..we're off
i love the 1.8s.. must resist something longer
Enjoyed today - still trying to teach my brain that Nikon zooms zoom the "wrong" way...I'm sure it will happen
What have you learnt today, Mark ?
lens collected before 10am this morning, emailed Panamoz to tell them..they replied in 2 minutes thanking me for my patience and saying that they'll send the tracking details for the replacement soon ( i don't expect it this week )
so..i've been thinking about needing more length ( ) and had a brief play on Sunday with a d810 and Sigma 70-200 OS HSM thingy. Asking the owner, he said it does 95% of the stuff Nikon's 70-200 does but for around £550 used. That got me thinking..is it any good ? or should i just get a VR1 ? Then, as my ( cough ) budget was going up, i looked at the Tamron g2 which is around £900 grey and is supposed to be excellent and their TC doesn't appear to degrade IQ...
Negatives- f2.8s are big and heavy, need large filters, don't need f2.8 all the time, cost ( ? )
Pros - love the ability to separate the subject and the background, can add a TC and still have a relatively quick lens
or am i mad and i should just go for the 70-200 f4 ? But its a bit short so if i add a TC it turns into f5.6 at 200mm, then i start thinking about the considerably cheaper 70-300VR again.
( m43 was much easier, i had 1 "choice" for f 2.8 with this FL )