Re: D200 autofocus issue

[Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx>]

Cleaning the contacts is a good inexpensive place to start.  If you can, very  gently use a soft pencil eraser like a pink pearl,  then wipe them with a lint free cloth dampened with 70% alcohol.   I use alcohol swabs used by diabetics prior to testing their blood sugar  or insulin injections.

Bob

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On 2/18/2012 4:04 PM, Trevor Cunningham wrote:

hey gang,

My D200 autofocus is doing weird things. I've noticed, recently, that it sounds like gears skipping in the lens. That particular lens I had repaired for actual damage issues, so I thought it was just a poor repair job. But then another lens started acting up. So, I tried both lenses on my D300s and they work fine there. So, the culrpit is the D200 body. Is there a setting that adjusts how the autofocus communicates with the lens motor? Do I need to clean the contacts (with what)? I fear that I'm just damaging the lenses using autofocus on this camera.