Where to get a 300mm lens repaired
Hello all. Where would one go to have a Tokina 300mm lens repaired? after shooting about 4,500 images at a youth baseball tournament this weekend, mine went ka-put (Tokina AT-X 300 SD) ... :cry
It appears the focus ring (whatever you call the thing you turn with your hand when doing manual focus) is broken. Where I used to get resistance when I turned it, now it is as loose as can be ... My camera's autofocus has no effect on it at all either. I don't recall dropping it or banging it on anything. I just got it out and wanted to shoot and noticed that the focus no longer worked...
it's a great lens otherwise, and I'd like to get it back into my rotation ASAP... thanks all!
I should note that the lens is for Nikon camera...
AZ
It appears the focus ring (whatever you call the thing you turn with your hand when doing manual focus) is broken. Where I used to get resistance when I turned it, now it is as loose as can be ... My camera's autofocus has no effect on it at all either. I don't recall dropping it or banging it on anything. I just got it out and wanted to shoot and noticed that the focus no longer worked...
it's a great lens otherwise, and I'd like to get it back into my rotation ASAP... thanks all!
I should note that the lens is for Nikon camera...
AZ
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http://www.thkphoto.com/support/support-05.html
I think Mack is the largest private camera/lens repair store in the US.
http://www.mackcam.com/about/index.htm
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=helpcenter&A=getpage&Q=contactForm.jsp&destination=status
http://www.keh.com/OnLineStore/repair.aspx
The Tokinas have a rather odd clutch arrangement, so before you send it in make sure the clutch is either fully one position or another. (Focus ring either fully forward or fully back.)
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