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Strange values on 17-55 distance indicator Anonymous
I noticed the following behavior of my Nikon 17-55 that puzzled me.

When the lens is in wide angle (17~30mm) and autofocused at infinity the distance indicator on the lens is in between 1 and 3 meters, nowhere close to the infinity mark.

When I zoomed to 55mm and autofocused at infinity the indicator was pretty much at infinity. Basically, I noticed the wider the angle the further away from infinity mark the indicator was.

When I manually turned the focus ring to infinity and then autofocused at, say, very very distant hill at 17mm, the focus ring turned back to about 2 meters.

The images were sharp and in focus even at f/2.8. I never noticed it before because I never looked. I looked at the scale by accident after doing some landscape shots and was surprised to see the mark at ~2m.

Further testing led me to the above description. I understand that the infinity mark may be off depending on temperature etc. but not so much?! Did anyone else notice this? Is there anything to worry about?
>> Anonymous
>>223292
This is true? I thought the display was mechanical.... dunno why i'd never thought that they could be electronic. As an electronics guy, i feel ashamed.
>> Anonymous
>>223296
the motors can get out of alignment, the battery thing helps to reset them all to 0
>> Anonymous
>>223297
The more you know... thanks :)
>> Anonymous
Please mail me your camera instead of destroying it with the battery tip.
>> Anonymous
>>223302
if you are the OP, PLEASE dont take my advice.
theres a very real chance of you destroying a lot of things by using my "battery" method.
the readout is an indication only. so what if its wrong. if it bugs you, contact nikon in your local area.

inb4 trolling gone horribly wrong (or right!)
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
Fucking gearfags trying to troll.

Isnt focusing dependant on focal length anyway? (although probably not to this extent)
>> Anonymous
>>223344

not when it's parfocal

which the 17-55 is
>> Anonymous
>>223271
enjoy your varizoom
>> Anonymous
the nikon 17-55 is parfocal