Posted by Andy Astbury on February 20, 2007 at 3:38 AM
Just wondering if anyone has the same problem as me - with my Nik fit Kenko tubes I'm having problems keeping electronic contact between my D200 and the tube - if I let my 'rig' just sit on the pod all I get in the vf is the EE error code, if I rotate the camera body slightly left - into the mount as it were - I get my electronics back.
Works every time but it's a pain in the bum and it doesn't half cramp the old right wrist
It happens with all the tubes in the set.
It is a problem with the cam/tube interface not the lens/tube - just wondered if it was a prob anyone else has had, or if I've got a 'duff' set of tubes.
Regards
Andy
Posted by Tim Munsey on February 20, 2007 at 3:45 AM
Not good when the extension tube cramps the wrist, I can only suggest you go to a shop or somehow try another set to see if you have the same problem. Mine where OK but seem to have deteriorated with time, perhaps I need to clean the contacts. They do feel cheap and nasty it has to be said.
Tim
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 20, 2007 at 4:14 AM
They do feel that way don't they.
Think I'll put up with it for a bit yet though - why are Nikon bits SOOOOOOOOOO expensive and Canon not
Andy
Posted by stuart scott on February 20, 2007 at 12:59 PM
I get it from time to time with the Kenko ones.
They have always been loose and wobble a little but I've almost got used to them, though they seems far worse on my D200 than my trusty old film bodies.
Sometimes I find the aperture info from lens to camera gets a bit screwy, jumping from its current setting ( say F4 ) to something like F16 and back.
The very expensive Nikon ones are pretty old now...I seem to remember they may not have all the contacts a new camera and lens requires. You best check before shelling out on them!
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 20, 2007 at 3:51 PM
Thanks Stuart - I noticed that with the f-numbers but I thought I was imagining it!
The Nikon ones are too much money and no auto focus - and now I've worked out a way to support the cam body so the tube stays in contact.
All the best
Andy
Posted by Martin Fowler on February 21, 2007 at 11:37 AM
I've had similar problems. D70 + Kenko tubes. I also have a Kenko pro300 convertor which is similarly effected. Problem usually shows when I have two or more devices fitted. The torerance on the mounting plates just isn't quite there.
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5 repliesWorks every time but it's a pain in the bum and it doesn't half cramp the old right wrist
It happens with all the tubes in the set.
It is a problem with the cam/tube interface not the lens/tube - just wondered if it was a prob anyone else has had, or if I've got a 'duff' set of tubes.
Regards
Andy
Tim
Think I'll put up with it for a bit yet though - why are Nikon bits SOOOOOOOOOO expensive and Canon not
Andy
They have always been loose and wobble a little but I've almost got used to them, though they seems far worse on my D200 than my trusty old film bodies.
Sometimes I find the aperture info from lens to camera gets a bit screwy, jumping from its current setting ( say F4 ) to something like F16 and back.
The very expensive Nikon ones are pretty old now...I seem to remember they may not have all the contacts a new camera and lens requires. You best check before shelling out on them!
The Nikon ones are too much money and no auto focus - and now I've worked out a way to support the cam body so the tube stays in contact.
All the best
Andy