After about 20,000 clicks, something happened to my favorite lens, the 18-200. Behind the front element and on part of the focusing mechanism there appears to be two "burned" holes with streaks going out to another lens element. I am sending the lens into Nikon for warranty repair. The lens is about 2.5 years old, luckily I bought a USA lens and not gray market! [attachment deleted by admin]
Oh, ugly. ; Let us know how it turns out and how much time Nikon took to turn it around. ; I'd be lost without that lens. ; Only lens I wish Nikon would duplicate in FX at 28-300 (I know there's a Tamron version but would gladly pay for Nikon quality and glass.)
I'm back in business! The repair went flawlessly. Nikon recieved the lens by ups on 6-11. on 6-13 I received an email showing the lens was in the system and detailing the no cost warranty repair. I recieved the lens yesterday on 6-25. I'm very happy with the turnaround time. I was expecting a much longer time. The details: adj infinity focus General check and clean RPL SWM ( replaced the autofocus motor) RPL front element lens adj auto focus operation The repair left no tool marks or any sign of being worked on. I am very pleased and very happy that I bought a USA lens for the extended warranty.
nope, no clue! It never stopped working, and the flare on the lens doesnt show in any photos, so I just kept using it until we got home from WDW. Every picture from my June 2009 WDW trip was taken with the "broken" lens!
