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> I just receive my Nikon 80-200/2.8D AF. While
>playing with it on my N6006 I found that in its LIMIT
>(autofocus) mode, my lens can only either focus between
>M (macro) and about 2.3m or infinity and about 2.8m.
>There is a range (2.3m to 2.8m) that can not be reached
>in this mode. This is not a problem if I use FULL mode.
>Is this normal for this lens (i.e., design flaw)? Or
>is it just a problem for my lens?
This is normal, and not a design flaw - a choice was made
for the limit points (and for a simple mechanism to provide
them) - they should work well to limit AF range for both
near and far work, but not for the area around 2.5m. For
most work, you will probably not use the AF limiter.
> By the way I shoot some pictures on my fairly
>light-weight tripod (Bilora) and found that the picture
>at 190mm setting with shutter of 1/8 is a bit blury.
>(yes I used the tripod socket at the bottom of the
>camera to hold the whole setup, I'm trying not to use
>a third-party tripod collar at this moment). Anyone
>has successful experience with other not-so-heavy
>tripod to get sharp pictures for such setup?
The problem is the shutter speed (isn't it always? ;-).
Even good tripods are at their worst around 1/8 second.
Alternatives: shoot 2 stops faster shutter speed (may
need faster film); shoot two or more stops slower
shutter speed; combine the above with mirror pre-release,
if possible; weight the tripod down by hanging the
(loaded) camera bag from it; do what I do at weddings
from the balcony (which are too often at 1/8-1/15th
with this lens wide open): hang on to the rig, and use
the tripod as a hand-holding aid (applying a bit of
twist or force to the tripod helps steady things -
usually....); get a sturdy and well-damped tripod.(;-)
Hope This Helps