My first D90 shots, C&C, & a wierd sound coming from my Cam/Lens... Help :)

CrissAwad · Oct 22, 2010

What's Up Forum, I finally opened this thread to ask a question (And show you some pics).
First, I noticed this sound coming out of the camera today when i auto focused. It sounded like a click or a knock, something like 2 plastics knocking together. When i put it on manual focus, i still heard this type of sound when i click the sutter release button for a split second and take my finger off, wierd... So what i did is take out the lens (18-55mm kit) and half clicked the shutter release button. I saw the red light when looked into the cam but didn't hear the sound. Next, i closed the F-mount and took the lens alone, shook it abit and heard a similar sound...
This cannot be the motor in the camera now can it? If it is i'll be a very sad person (It's 2 weeks old, never fell, bumped into something or anything. I treat it better than i treat myself). Warranty is for 3 years anyways...
Now while in manual focus (Was trying some water drops, which I'll upload when i have some space on flickr, meaning next month) sometimes i tried getting multiple shots (not in continuous mode since i used the flash and it's a shame that i cannot go over 200th of a sec with the built in flash) and sometimes even if i took my finger all the way off the sutter release, it didn't take the pic, after moving the focus abit, it was fine (Note: this never happened in Autofocus)...
I don't have any other lenses to try and see where the source of teh sound is coming from. 50mm 1.8 coming in christmas though

Can someone give me some intup on this? Please...

Now for the pictures

Sorry for the links, something is wrong with my pc

tirediron · Oct 22, 2010

My first guess is that there is an issue with the focusing motor/helicoid in your lens, but that's only a guess.

CrissAwad · Oct 22, 2010

If it's the lens then my heart is at ease, if it's the Camera motor on the other hand my heart can't take it

Thanks for the input, I want to take my buddy's 18-55mm from his D5000 and check it there, also check my lens on his cam...

Anyone else?

CrissAwad · Oct 22, 2010

No one likes Alfa Romeos??

Any C&C? please

NCAFLeo88 · Oct 22, 2010

CrissAwad said:
No one likes Alfa Romeos??
Any C&C? please

I like the first picture. The rest of the car pix IMO are ruined by having people in them.

Love the one of the (cannon?) on the beach...

Gregry254 · Oct 22, 2010

Not much in the way of C&C since I am still noob.

But I LOVE Alfa's

I had a face lift 156 1.9 JTD last year

What one is yours?

KmH · Oct 22, 2010

The D90's in-the-camera focus motor is not used to focus when you have an AF-S lens mounted.

The AF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6G lens you have has an internal focus motor, and that motor is used. AF-S lenses have no way for the camera body focus motor screw-drive to drive the lens focus mechanism.

Unless you buy some AF D or other lenses that don't have an internal focus motor, you'll never use the D90's in-the-body focus motor.

The Nikon F-mount ↓ ↓ ↓ :

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses: This work is free software; you can redistribute it or modify it under the terms of the CeCILL. The terms of the CeCILL license are available at www.cecill.info. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nikon_D70_img_0725.jpg

Note: When the lens release lever is pushed, both the lens locking pin and the screw-drive retract. The 'baby' Nikons don't have the screw-drive.
AF-S lenses have a blind hole the screw-drive sits in. Lenses that use the screw-drive have a slotted receiver to connect the in-the-body screw-drive to the lens focus mechanism.

CrissAwad · Oct 22, 2010

Gregry254 said:
Not much in the way of C&C since I am still noob.

But I LOVE Alfa's I had a face lift 156 1.9 JTD last year

What one is yours?

None is mine actually, I kind of chase car meetings all over here...
Although I'm a big fan of alfas; mostly the 156, 146, 164 and the Mito.. Lately I've been leaning towards the Alfa 75 (Hot stuff) and the 159 (Murder IMO), so basically yeah, all alfas

My future car (no car ATM) will be either an Mk3 Golf or an MK2 golf Dropped, with some lips scratching the floor

KmH said:
The D90's in-the-camera focus motor is not used to focus when you have an AF-S lens mounted.

The AF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6G lens you have has an internal focus motor, and that motor is used. AF-S lenses have no way for the camera body focus motor screw-drive to drive the lens focus mechanism.

Unless you buy some AF D or other lenses that don't have an internal focus motor, you'll never use the D90's in-the-body focus motor.

You, sir, are my saviour. This is the kind of answer I was hoping for, since it seems that the problem is form the focus, only when i touch the shutter release button slightly. My heart is indeed at ease. Thank you very much.

Edit:
Kieth, you're the man, mang...
I saw the pic, i get it. The Camera focusing Motor won't work with any AF-S lens. Plus i heard the sound while shaking and i checked the shutter release while the lens was not mounted on. Next is checking it with my buddy's D5000 18-55mm lens and see the verdict. Altough I'm pretty sure it isn't the Camera itself...
Do you suggest that i get it fixed? or just be it?

CrissAwad · Oct 22, 2010

NCAFLeo88 said:
CrissAwad said:

No one likes Alfa Romeos??
Any C&C? please

Click to expand...

I like the first picture. The rest of the car pix IMO are ruined by having people in them.

Love the one of the (cannon?) on the beach...