18-200VR finally died.....

[lsisaxon]

Wow, you're a very brave man. I think I would have panicked and rush down to NSC at the earliest available moment, instead of calmly disassembling the lens and posting a show and tell here! Thanks for the in depth look into the internal design of the lens, learnt something today

I'm not a brave man.. I'm just an engineer. ;p

 

[me_jul]

I'm not a brave man.. I'm just an engineer. ;p

Ok ok…then you are a very brave engineer then

1st thing I did was to go down NSC….but am still considering whether worth it to fix it… wondering whether if it will fail again due to the design.

 

[ongbenghui]

By the way, I find that my 18-200 is a bit loose, causing a bit of len creep. is this normal ?

 

[giantcanopy]

By the way, I find that my 18-200 is a bit loose, causing a bit of len creep. is this normal ?

Not normal, but not an uncommon issue especially for the 18-200mm.

Ryan

 

[lsisaxon]

Ok ok…then you are a very brave engineer then

1st thing I did was to go down NSC….but am still considering whether worth it to fix it… wondering whether if it will fail again due to the design.

The failure now doesn't seem to be the FPC itself but might be a loose joint on one of the electrical connectors or probably the VR has reached it's end of life. Will see what's the verdict when it comes back. I still have lots of faith in Nikon products.

 

[jimny]

My 18-55 mm died on me

Went to NSC.. it is the SWD.

45 dollars for the motor and 60 for the labour

Worth to repair ? DIY ?

Is it worth repairing ?

If any one know "imposterism" . ? Can let him know I am looking for him

Thanks

 

[me_jul]

The failure now doesn't seem to be the FPC itself but might be a loose joint on one of the electrical connectors or probably the VR has reached it's end of life. Will see what's the verdict when it comes back. I still have lots of faith in Nikon products.

Whats the verdict? How much did it cost?

 

[lsisaxon]

Whats the verdict? How much did it cost?

They changed the FPC again. Cost nothing this time because it's still under warranty from the first repair.

 

[azhar33]

hi guys...
i have same problem....

but i already repair my lens..in its working perfectly now! i have shops who can repair the damage...but its in kl....but not sure he have any other spare lens to take the parts off...thanks u

 

[lsisaxon]

hi guys...
i have same problem....

but i already repair my lens..in its working perfectly now! i have shops who can repair the damage...but its in kl....but not sure he have any other spare lens to take the parts off...thanks u

Wow. The FPC broke at exactly the same point!! Is yours the MiJ version or MiT version?

 

[Henessy]

Wow. The FPC broke at exactly the same point!! Is yours the MiJ version or MiT version?

Seems like a design flaw

 

[lsisaxon]

Seems like a design flaw

Yup.. Highly likely. That's why I made the remark "It was designed to fail.." in #1.

 

[nakedtoes]

izzt MIJ or MIT one?

 

[lsisaxon]

izzt MIJ or MIT one?

Mine is MiJ.. Waiting to see if azhar33's is MiJ or MiT. ;p

 

[fatigue]

I wonder if there's any shops overseas that sells this spare parts.

 

[azhar33]

hi....sorry i dont understand what is MIJ and MIT ?? pls explain...tq :thumbsup:

 

[psychobiologist]

hi....sorry i dont understand what is MIJ and MIT ?? pls explain...tq :thumbsup:

made in japan or made in thailand

 

[wuminlee]

made in japan or made in thailand

i just bought a 18-200mm lens before i saw this.
omg !! so which version is having problem? MIJ or MIT??

 

[jtchoy]

i just bought a 18-200mm lens before i saw this.
omg !! so which version is having problem? MIJ or MIT??

Looks like the MiJ vversion is designed to fail according to TS.

The MiT one could be improved. I believe all those on retail now are MiT? Or at least mine is MiT...

 

[wuminlee]

Looks like the MiJ vversion is designed to fail according to TS.

The MiT one could be improved. I believe all those on retail now are MiT? Or at least mine is MiT...

yes .. just checked that my one is MIT .. lets hope this one is improved. *finger crossed*