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How to repair rubber zoom ring
Rick Hiebert, Photographer
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Morden | Manitoba | Canada | Posted: 1:34 AM on 02.22.10 |
->> Does anyone have a home remedy for repairing a slightly stretched ring on a Nikon 70-200 2.8 lens?
I've never removed it and part of it is still tight, but about half has come loose and always wants to slip out of the grove and onto the lens barrel. Doing this seems to have stretched the rubber ever so slightly and its not tight any longer.
Is there a way to shrink it a touch and/or re-glue it? What kind of glue would one use?
Thanks for any suggestions. |
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Rick Hiebert, Photographer
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Morden | Manitoba | Canada | Posted: 1:42 AM on 02.22.10 |
| ->> Sorry for doubling this question. Can't seem to make my search feature work and just saw the same question further down the list. |
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Allen Murabayashi, Photographer
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 2:02 AM on 02.22.10 |
->> rick
you don't want to glue it -- if it's loose, the rubber has just worn out. just send it back to nikon to replace it, or if you ever see an event with NPS, they sometimes have rubber rings with them.
i had a 28-70mm replaced at the eddie adams workshop. had the same probs as you're describing. |
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Greg Francis, Photographer
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Rochester | NY | USA | Posted: 9:14 AM on 02.22.10 |
->> Nikon parts at 310-414-8107
Also these people might have it:
http://www.uscamera.com
bocaphoto.com |
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Tim Kelly, Photographer
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Troy | MI | USA | Posted: 10:20 AM on 02.22.10 |
| ->> Do Nikon Parts. It's a few dollars and it is SO easy to replace it's stupid... |
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Bradly J. Boner, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Jackson | WY | USA | Posted: 10:51 AM on 02.22.10 |
| ->> Agreed. Send to Nikon and have them replace it. DO NOT use glue. You'll regret it. |
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Ilan Klein, Photographer
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NYC | NY | USA | Posted: 11:39 AM on 02.22.10 |
->> I also had this problem with the 80-200 2.8 AFS.
As you already told , just send it to Nikon to replace it.
Nikon is known by their glue issues :) . |
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Joshua Brown, Photographer
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Waynesville | NC | USA | Posted: 12:18 PM on 02.22.10 |
| ->> I called Nikon parts at the number Greg Francis posted about a month ago and ordered a ring. I took off the tripod foot, put the ring on the lens from the bottom and now it works great. The only issue I encountered was that the ring I was sent was slightly shorter than the original ring, so the new ring didn't fill the groove entirely. Still, the ring is snug and works like a champ. |
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Matt Kartozian, Photographer
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Scottsdale | AZ | USA | Posted: 10:16 PM on 02.24.10 |
| ->> I ordered a new ring last week and put it on today. Super simple. |
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