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Does d810/d750 really have compatibility issues with AF-S D?

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Was in Gray's this afternoon looking for an 80-200 to go with an occasional TC14 on a d750 and tried three models.

The "one touch" or "push-pull" model. Cheap and a bit clunky. AF tended to hunt a bit. Can't work with TC14II, so not ideal.

The most recent "N" model (which is most popular). Feels good in the hand. Smooth controls, reasonably quick to focus. Also incompatible with TC14.

So, maybe the most expensive one, the AF-S would be the ticket? Apparently it does work with TC14. Unfortunately this one wouldn't work with AF on the d750 at all. Faulty lens? Apparently not. This, according to the seemingly switched on sales assistant, was a known problem with "AF-S D" lenses that they became aware of only recently. WTF?!
 
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whats the manual say?
 
TheWineLake said:
Was in Gray's this afternoon looking for an 80-200 to go with an occasional TC14 on a d750 and tried three models.

The "one touch" or "push-pull" model. Cheap and a bit clunky. AF tended to hunt a bit. Can't work with TC14II, so not ideal.

The most recent "N" model (which is most popular). Feels good in the hand. Smooth controls, reasonably quick to focus. Also incompatible with TC14.

So, maybe the most expensive one, the AF-S would be the ticket? Apparently it does work with TC14. Unfortunately this one wouldn't work with AF on the d750 at all. Faulty lens? Apparently not. This, according to the seemingly switched on sales assistant, was a known problem with "AF-S D" lenses that they became aware of only recently. WTF?!
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The 80-200/2.8 AF-S works perfectly on my D800 and Df. It's an awesome lens.
 
Glad to hear it, but have you tried d810 or d750?
 
AF was very spotty with the 28-70 AF-S D on my D750. I ended up trading up to the newer 24-70.

I have heard of other compatibility complaints, too.
 
Becky from Grays has suggested that 17-35 AF-S, 28-70 AF-S and 80-200 AF-S are the problem cases. Although she has discussed this with the Nikon UK guys based in Ireland, they seem to have thought fit to keep this information under wraps. It would be nice if a software patch could fix it, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
 
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Becky from Grays has suggested that 17-35 AF-S, 28-70 AF-S and 80-200 AF-S are the problem cases. Although she has discussed this with the Nikon UK guys based in Ireland, they seem to have thought fit to keep this information under wraps. It would be nice if a software patch could fix it, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
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It certainly seems to be something that should be able to be addressed with a firmware update.

My 28-70 would work sporadically. When it worked, it was great, but then sometimes the AF just wouldn't engage. The metering would work, the little AF indicator would light up in the viewfinder, but the lens just wouldn't AF, I would mess around with some controls, flip this or that, and then it would work again.

Ultimately, I couldn't accept the unreliability. But I probably should have raised more of a stink; I really loved that 28-70...
 
What did you do with it?
 
My older model 300 f4 af-s won't work with my D750 either with or without the TC-14ii. It works perfectly with D90, D7100, and D600 so I'm not surprised there are some other compatibility issues.
 
I've got to say that it's a surprisingly well-kept secret
 
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My older model 300 f4 af-s won't work with my D750 either with or without the TC-14ii. It works perfectly with D90, D7100, and D600 so I'm not surprised there are some other compatibility issues.
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I have the AFs 300 f4 (not the newest version) and I also have a TC-14II. Both works beautifully with my D750.

There has been an update recently to the D750 firmware which was a bit cryptic in its description, as it said that it would make the camera "more reliable". I wonder if this update could have something to do with these issues? I did not have issues before the update though.
 
Becky didn't mention that lens as being troublesome. Maybe a fault?
 
No, Becky did not, but Virtual Photo mentioned that his Afs 300 f4 and TC-14II did not work with his D750. That's why I responded ;-)
 
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No, Becky did not, but Virtual Photo mentioned that his Afs 300 f4 and TC-14II did not work with his D750. That's why I responded ;-)
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Sorry. I did not want to to be rude. I can see now who Becky is. I should have read some of the other responds before I did mine... :-(
 
Having owned a 300 f4 AF-S that had unexplained autofocus problems with two D7100 bodies but not other bodies, I keep an eye out for such reports. There do seem to be a number of instances of problems with certain lenses, including 300 f4 AF-S and 80-200 f2.8, on D7100 and D750 bodies (examples below). Obviously you could not call this a scientific sample. At the time this happened to me, neither Nikon USA nor my retailer acknowledged it as a 'known incompatibility'. Unfortunately people rarely get back to forums to report what happened and whether the problem was ever resolved.

http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00cnRS

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/54646682

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/55329230
 
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I have the Nikon 28-70 2.8 AF-s D (D meaning it has a aperture dial on the Lens) and the 17-35 2.8 AFS D lenses. They work fine on both the D610 and D810. Maybe that salmon isn't as savvy as you think.
 
Have you looked at the 80-200 AF-D? Works great on my D750...apparently Kenko TCs will preserve AF as well.
 
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I do not think there is any doubt that the majority of 28-70, 80-200 and 300f4 lenses autofocus on all compatible bodies. The question is whether there is a high rate of misbehaving lens/body combos with certain newer bodies, and whether this indicates anything.
 
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